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Crowdfarming - or how to become a 21st century farmer -
What does Crowdfarming of oranges mean? We plant an orange tree for you in our orchard in Valencia. You can watch its evolution with your smartphone and receive your fruits any European address. If you want to become a part of Crowdfarming, then reserve an orange tree for the next season.
Participate in Crowdfarming® and reserve a tree!
How does it work?
The harvest of our trees is reserved for our orange tree owners. We will prepare new fields to plant more trees. How do you become an orange tree owner?
1. Reserve a tree and choose its name
2. We will inform you by email as soon as we have completed the preperation of the fields for the next plantation.
3. Once we have planted your tree you will get access to your garden in your account to watch it grow, download your certificate or give it as a gift to someone else.
1. Reserve a tree and choose its name
2. We will inform you by email as soon as we have completed the preperation of the fields for the next plantation.
3. Once we have planted your tree you will get access to your garden in your account to watch it grow, download your certificate or give it as a gift to someone else.
Orange Tree
(entire harvest)
(entire harvest)
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Orange Tree
(half of the harvest)
(half of the harvest)
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This is the amount of oranges that we will send to you in the frequencies and quantities you prefer. If the entire harvest is too much for you, have a look at the possibility to receive only half of it.
We plant your tree and we will take care of it. During the first years, until it starts producing fruits, we will reserve oranges of one of our grown trees for you. Like this, you can enjoy your oranges right from the beginning.
Price of the tree: 80.00€
If you have enjoyed your first orange season, you can keep your tree during the upcoming seasons. You do, however, not enter in any commitment: You can give back your tree at any time. Of course, we will continue taking care of it and you can take it back whenever you like.
Price: 60.00€/year
For the entire life of your tree the maintenance costs will remain the same, as long as our costs do not change. In the following, you'll see the logistical costs for picking and shipping your fruits to the address you indicate in each order.
This is the amount of oranges that we will send to you in the frequencies and quantities you prefer. An orange tree produces around 80kg of oranges per year. However, if you think that this is a lot, we give you the opportunity to only receive half of the harvest and to share the tree with Naranjas del Carmen. In doing so, one half of the fruits is for you and the other half for us. You can expand this amount at any time and receive the entire harvest of your tree.
We plant your tree and we will take care of it. During the first years, until it starts producing fruits, we will reserve oranges of one of our grown trees for you. Like this, you can enjoy your oranges right from the beginning.
Price of the tree: 40.00€
If you have enjoyed your first orange season, you can keep your tree during the upcoming seasons. You do, however, not enter in any commitment: You can give back your tree at any time. Of course, we will continue taking care of it and you can take it back whenever you like.
Price: 35.00€/year
For the entire life of your tree the maintenance costs will remain the same, as long as our costs do not change. In the following, you'll see the logistical costs for picking and shipping your fruits to the address you indicate in each order.
Logistic costs
You can order your harvest in as many deliveries as you wish. You can decide how many kilos you want to receive with each shipment. These costs include the picking, packing and sending of your fruits to an address of your choice and are valid for the harvest season 2018/2019.
10€
15€
20€
You can come and collect your fruits directly at our finca in Valencia from Monday to Friday. In this case, you only need to pay a small amount for the organization and harvest of your oranges. To do so, please make an appointment via our website so we can pick your oranges on the same day you'll come by.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - FAQ
1
How long does my orange tree live?
An orange tree has an average life expectancy of around 25 years. If, for some reason, your tree becomes sick or dies before the 25 years are over, we will replace it by one of our own trees, having the same age and orange variety.
2
Can I also order clementines?
Yes, as long as we harvest enough fruits. The mandarine season (variety: clementines) begins in middle of November and usually lasts until the end of December. Hence, you can consume your harvest from the middle of November onwards with clementines and from January onwards with oranges.
3
Can I visit my tree?
Yes of course! In order to visit your tree all you have to do is making an appointment with us one week before using this contact form.
4
How many oranges does an orange tree produce?
Our orange trees produce around 80kg per season. Although we could harvest even more, quality comes always first at Naranjas del Carmen. During the first years, until your tree is able to produce this amount of fruits, we will reserve oranges of one of our grown trees for you so you can enjoy your oranges right from the beginning.
5
Can I give a tree as a gift?
Yes, of course! A tree is a very special and healthy gift, which lasts for 25 years. You need to complete the purchase with your account. Afterwards, as soon as the tree appears in your garden, you can indicate the e-mail address of the person who is supposed to receive the gift, a personal message and the date when he or she should be informed by us.
6
What happens if I will not consume all of my harvest during one season?
You will not lose the kilos you do not consume. The will automatically be added to your kilos of the next season. However, every season we can guarantee only 80kg per tree. In case you have more kilos of the previous seasons left, we cannot assure that you will be able to consume all of them along the ongoing harvest period. We depend on the amount of oranges hanging on our trees.
7
When will you plant my tree and place its name plaque?
The moment you plant your tree, we give you access to your garden, where you can order your oranges during the season. We recommend to choose a name for it directly after you have received the email confirmation (it will automatically carry your name). Its first year, your tree will live in a nursery. During this time we will prepare our fields. As soon as it is strong enough we plant it and attach its name plaque.
8
When do I need to pay the maintenance cost?
The maintenance cost of your tree will be debited automatically before the new season begins (in September or October).
We will inform you by e-mail as soon as the money will be debited and the new season starts so that you will have the possibility to stop the maintenance of your tree.
We will inform you by e-mail as soon as the money will be debited and the new season starts so that you will have the possibility to stop the maintenance of your tree.
Crowdfarming® is a much needed agricultural revolution with the goal of reducing the amount of fruit that is currently being wasted. It will allow for the proper cultivation and harvest of the fruit that gets to consumers.
It also allows for total traceability and transparency of the origin of fruit you consume. Knowing who is cultivating, harvesting, and packaging your fruit is the best quality assurance we can offer.
It also allows for total traceability and transparency of the origin of fruit you consume. Knowing who is cultivating, harvesting, and packaging your fruit is the best quality assurance we can offer.
Benefits
FAIR PRICE
The consumer is the owner of the fruit from the first to the last moment. The cost of transportation of getting the fruit to his or her doorstep is all that will be handled by the consumer.
CO2 FOOTPRINT REDUCTION
The fruits are sent directly from the tree to the doorstep of the final consumer, there are no middlemen involved.
MAXIMUM TRACEABILITY
The consumer can put a face to the people cultivating, harvesting, and sending them the fruits they will consume. There are no secrets or surprises!
HONEST CONSUMPTION AND SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS
We avoid wasting resources by only cultivating what has been ordered.
Keypoints
We will plant a tree and give it the name you choose. You will be the only owner of its fruit (80 kg per year) and you can choose the regularity of its shipments. For example, you can choose to receive 10 kg every 15 days for 4 months.
Right from the minute you decide to plant a tree you will become a farmer 2.0. We will grant you access to your garden where you will see a picture of your tree as soon as it is planted, give your tree a name, check the maturation of the fruits, and order them during the harvest period.
At the initial stage, while your tree is growing, we will reserve the fruit from another grown tree for you. This allows you to order your fruit right from the very beginning.
You can ask us to ship your fruit as often as you want and wherever you want. You can also visit your tree and collect your fruits directly from our finca.
Thank you for wanting to plant a tree with us. Write uns an e-mail to friends@naranjasdelcarmen.com including the following information:
+ Name and surname of the buyer
+ How many trees do you want to buy?
+ How you want your tree(s) to be called?
+ If it is a present: Name and e-mail of the presentee
Crowdfarming® will start in a few days. Leave us your email so that we can make contact once is ready so that you can reserve one before we run out of oranges trees!
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Our oranges are now enjoying their well deserved summer hibernation, so unfortunately we can't offer you any oranges...
But don't worry, because right now, for the first time ever, we are offering delicious pumpkins from our summer garden!
We return to citrus fruits with the mandarins in November. If you'd like to stay informed about their progress, leave us your email so we can make contact once they are ready!
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But don't worry, because right now, for the first time ever, we are offering delicious pumpkins from our summer garden!
We return to citrus fruits with the mandarins in November. If you'd like to stay informed about their progress, leave us your email so we can make contact once they are ready!
(*I have reed and accept the Privacy policy.)
Our harvest is limited. Please leave us your contact details if you would like to be informed about the harvest periods of our orchard:
You can reserve an orange tree or adopt a bee hive throughout the whole year.