Tag Archives: oranges

How much water do we need to produce 1kg of oranges?

The average water consumption of our adult orange groves is about 3,000 cubic meters per hectare. In our orchard, we produce on average 35,000 kilos of organically cultivated oranges per hectare which would give us about 86 liters per ... Continue reading

Citrus season 2021 / 2022

We’re starting a new season more eager than ever. Thanks to the orange tree adoptions we are achieving: that 40 people can live from agriculture with fixed contracts throughout the year and be able to send the harvest directly to the ... Continue reading

Nature always has the last word

The cold freezes the inside of the orange and ends up drying it out. This damage is the most difficult to assess, as it cannot be seen from the outside. You only see it – or feel it, rather – when you eat the orange and find that it ... Continue reading

Citrus season 2020 / 2021

Protocol. This is the word that we have said, written, and read the most to prepare for this very special season of clementines and oranges. We have prepared ourselves to work more as a team than ever before. More coordinated than ... Continue reading

What are the production costs of 1kg of oranges?

Thoughts of a young farmer Resources: Water to irrigate, petrol for the tractor, electricity for the irrigation system to work, fertiliser and around 150 other things you need throughout the year. Salaries: Salaries ... Continue reading

The Calendar of Naranjas del Carmen

January until April Harvest season of our oranges and seasonal vegetables such as artichokes. Our few lemon and grapefruit trees carry fruits as well. April until May We place our beehives in the middle of the orange trees. They ... Continue reading

Crowdfarming® – A Revolution to Fight Food Waste

[embed]https://youtu.be/s2fqsHa0AKg[/embed] How was Crowdfarming® born? When Gabriel and Gonzalo Úrculo decided to continue to run the orange plantation of their grandfather and to dedicate their life to agriculture, they were ... Continue reading

Crowdfarming® : The baptism of the orange trees

Thanks to Crowdfarming® our customers and friends can plant their own tree on our plantation. Moreover, we give them the opportunity to chose a name for it. As soon as the orange tree is planted on our finca, we produce wooden name ... Continue reading

From the blossoms to your home – how we produce your honey

Within our agricultural revolution Crowdfarming® you have the opportunity to adopt a beehive. From the beginning of spring until the end of the orange season the bees are living on our plantation in Valencia to produce our orange ... Continue reading