Adopt a mango tree that we cultivate under the Organic Farming regulations of the European Union since 1977. During the process of adoption you can choose a name that we will engrave on a plaque and hang on your tree. The Mango is a plant native to parts of Asia such as India (which is the world's largest producer) and Southeast Asia. Its cultivation has been spreading to tropical and subtropical climate zones around the world. It grows wild, but once grafted it is when its sweet taste is most delicious. Due to the age of the farm, in La Atalaya we cultivate five varieties of mangoes: Tommy Atkins, Kent, Osteen, Keitt, some old Indian, however the most abundant because they are the ones that best adapt to our land and climatic conditions and at the same time the most suitable for shipping are the Osteen and Keitt varieties, which we will send you. However, if you are lucky enough to visit us during the harvest season, we invite you to try one of the other rare varieties that we keep! We have adult and newly planted mangoes, each adult tree can produce about 40kg of fruit each season. We selected the young trees for the CrowdFarming adoption project so that you can see their development year after year, although we will ensure the shipment of fruit from the mature trees. Our mangoes are organic, since the farm has been organic since its plantation in the late 70s, being one of the first tropical farms in Malaga. The productive life of a mango tree is around 35-40 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 mango tree dies, we will replace it with no additional cost and assuring the delivery of your harvest from others. A mango tree from our farm produces an average of 20 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: __box with 5 kg of organic Mango, Osteen or Keitt__: * Mango Osteen: ripe orange, sweet and fruity flavor * Mango Keitt: ripe yellowish, sweet, fruity flavor, with a slightly acidic touch * Both types of mangoes have a sweet taste * A mango weighs between 400g and 1000g * Mangoes will come home with various shades of color, red, green, purple and yellow, therefore the color is not the best indicator of their ripeness. To know if the piece of fruit is ripe, it is best to press it gently and notice if it is soft and gives off a sweet aroma, then you can taste it. If it's overripe, don't worry, make a smoothie or jam! It may be that the mango presents some external damage caused by chafing of branches or fungi, which do not penetrate inside the fruit. Although it can vary due to factors such as the temperature of the environment, in general it will take about 10 days for the mango to fully mature from the time it is harvested, so you may have to wait a few days for it to reach its optimum ripening point. It should only be kept in the fridge when it has matured at room temperature, if you put it in cold before, the fiber textures break and you will not appreciate the authentic flavor. If you want to speed up its maturation, leave it in a fruit bowl surrounded by other fruits. To eat it you can cut it in two, on each side of the bone, make some longitudinal and transverse cuts so that you create little squares, which you can cut, eat with a spoon, or even eat directly in bites!

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. Depending on the year, the weather can vary the date, but the mango season in Malaga begins in early September and lasts until mid-November.

* 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.