Adopt a grapefruit tree from our farm in Villar del Arzobispo (Spain). During the process of adoption you can choose a name which we will use to identify your grapefruit tree. The grapefruit is a very leafy tree that develops large fruits in clusters of 3 or 4 pieces. Our grapefruits are grafted onto 20-year-old mandarins. We did the grafting in 2018 and they already have a stable production. At the beginning you have grapefruit branches and mandarin branches that you eliminate until you only leave the grapefruit. Grafting varieties is an art and we are fortunate to have found an artist for our grapefruits. We chose the star ruby ​​variety because it is one of the best known and best suited to our area. We decided to start with grapefruit out of curiosity since a neighbor has planted them on his field and they work well for him. Like all citrus fruits, grapefruits are sensitive to cold but at the same time they need it to create high quality fruits. The differences between the cold of the night and the heat of the day are what cause the color changes in the skin to occur and the flavors to concentrate. Grapefruit is a very interesting citrus fruit since it provides you with vitamin C but with less sugar. The productive life of a grapefruit tree is around 30-35 years. For as long as you want to keep it and we can continue taking care of it, you can renew your adoption year after year. If your grapefruit tree dies, we will replace it with no additional cost and assuring the delivery of your harvest from others. A grapefruit tree from our farm produces an average of 40 kg each season. You do not have to commit to the consumption of the whole harvest. Each season you may decide what quantity to reserve and pay the maintenance in accordance with the amount you reserve. This way you will only pay for what you consume and we can plan and sell the remaining harvest amount to others.

During harvest season you can progressively receive the quantity of harvest that you reserve on the moment of adoption. Shipping format: __10 kg box of grapefruit__ * Star Ruby grapefruit (from January to mid-April): it has a slightly flattened globe shape, the rind is slightly rough and the pulp is reddish-pink, it has a characteristic bitter taste due to naringenin but it has slightly sweeter flavors and usually doesn't have seeds, you can consume them fresh or in juice due to their high juice content * Farming without pesticides and herbicides, respecting both the fauna and flora of the farm * They are not treated with wax or preservatives (you can use the peel) * Harvest on request, shipped without wax or preservative treatments in a cardboard box without plastics * The box includes some extra fruits, in case some of them arrive damaged * One kilo contains between 3 and 6 fruits (the box contains 40 fruits approximately, depending on the size) * In one tree you have everything from small to large fruits, so your grapefruits will be heterogeneous * If you keep them in a fresh and airy place, they can last 10 days in good condition (if you want them to last longer, you can keep them in the fridge)

Please, check the deadline for participating in this project (deadline for adoption) below. As of this date shipments begin. You can plan all the deliveries once you completed the adoption process. The Farmer will collect your harvest on demand and just before shipment so you will receive it fresh, not treated with wax or other preservatives. Grapefruits begin to ripen from mid to late December in our area. We will harvest the grapefruits from the beginning of January to mid-April. This is the perfect time because as the heat begins, they do not hold the same way in the tree and we could not send them as we would like.

* Learn who produces your food, how and where. Receive your food in a conscious manner. * Buy directly from the farmer. Help to generate wealth and better jobs in the rural areas. * Plan ahead and enable the Farmer to produce on demand. This way we can avoid overproduction and fight food waste. * Reward Farmers who make an effort to use environmentally-friendly packaging and cultivation techniques.