You adopt an avocado tree from our farm in Motril (Spain). Cultivation certified organic by the European Union and regulations of the Bio Suisse since 2014. During the process of adoption you can choose a name which we will use to identify your avocado tree. At La Reala, we grow the Hass, Fuerte and Bacon avocados. The Hass variety is native to California, and is the most popular in the world and the main variety grown in our area. The Bacon variety also originated in California, while the Fuerte variety is native to Puebla (Mexico). Both are harvested earlier than the Hass and are green when ripe. The avocado trees on the farm have different ages, with some being around forty years old and others as young as just five years old. Their height varies depending on their age, reaching about 4 metres. The avocado trees are planted on mountainside terraces overlooking the sea and are drip-irrigated with pure water from the snowmelt of the Sierra Nevada. We harvest the avocados at their optimal point of ripeness and do not store the fruit in cold rooms. Instead they are sent directly to your home. We started with the organic certification of the farm in 2010 and it now holds the strict Bio Suisse organic certificate, awarded by the largest organic farming association in Switzerland. What's more, the cooperative where we pack the fruit currently holds the GLOBAL G.A.P. and Grasp quality certifications. Our farm has large areas of Mediterranean forest and mountains with abundant flora and wild fauna. There are many sections of pine forest and Mediterranean scrub where you can see foxes, mountain goats, chameleons or birds of prey. This finca is one of the largest associated with a farming cooperative, with which we market our agricultural products. The fruit you'll receive will come mainly from this farm, but we also rely on other members of the cooperative. We all grow under the same quality parameters controlled by the cooperative's technicians. Together we're stronger and provide better service. My father was a founding partner of the cooperative and our avocados have helped us receive the following awards: * Innovative Initiative Award, granted by the Andalusian Federation of Cooperatives * First Prize for Corporate Social Responsibility, awarded by the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs * Generosity Award, granted by the Granada Food Bank Foundation * Ecovalia Andrés Nuñez de Prado Award for the Promotion and Research of Organic Production The productive life of an avocado treeis around 60 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 adoption dies, we will replace it with no additional cost assuring the delivery of your harvest from others. Your avocado tree produces an average of 20kg of organic avocados 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 that amount. This way you will only pay for what you consume and will be able to sell any remaining harvest to others.