Oranges, mandarins & lemons: new year, new energy!
Real fruit is worth its weight in gold in winter
Still haven’t decided on a New Year’s resolution? Then we’ll make it easy for you: look after your health by eating healthily.
As we are still in the middle of the season, our mandarins and oranges are ready to send you the “vitality boost” your body craves in January. Freshly picked from the tree, untreated after harvest and straight onto your table.
Fewer colds, more flavour. Real fruit with real taste.
Start the year on the right foot and with a full fruit bowl!
We are standing by full of anticipation with our online shop. Thank you for choosing the quality of our citrus fruit
Ruth Palomero
Orangenfrischnachhause
Joint ordering through (supra-)regional supply
On a voluntary basis, we are building alternatives to the existing corporate and industrial supply:
People in the regions network with each other, record their needs for goods and services, e.g. monthly, and agree their needs with ethically acting producers, retailers and service providers, with call-offs that are as even as possible and optimised for transport.
We then order for numerous people with one customer account and have the orders delivered directly to you or to the regions, where they are distributed further. This means less effort for the supplier, who has only one customer account to manage and fewer invoices, but a larger order volume. In the regions, people get together, talk to each other again and, by pooling small separate order quantities, also enjoy better prices per kg (e.g. with 20 kg packs).
In the 2022/2023 season we ordered a tonne of citrus fruit from “Orangen frisch nach Hause” in this way and were rewarded for our approach at the end of the season with a 5 % discount on all orders.
Individual orders in Valencia
Exact availability, prices, varieties and shipping information can be found in the product overview. As part of the (supra-)regional supply project, we can offer the prices ex plantation at a slight discount – without delay and with direct delivery to you.
Orangen frisch nach Hause (fresh oranges to your home)
Direct sale of top-quality oranges, mandarins, lemons, tomatoes and avocados.
From the tree to the table. No detours.
Why buy online?
Buying oranges and mandarins online has become a normal, simple and very practical process for many families. We invite you to join these families and try high-quality oranges and mandarins, freshly harvested and sent directly from the grove to your home, from producer to consumer, without any post-harvest treatment. Fresher, more natural and with full flavour and all the vitamins, just as we have enjoyed them in our homeland for more than two centuries, with all the sunshine of the Mediterranean. It is almost as if you came here in person and picked the fruit from the tree.
From Cullera and so sweet!
Our orange trees are located in the municipality of Cullera, in the riverside landscape of the Xúquer, about 40 km south of Valencia and right next to the L’Albufera nature park. And Valencian oranges have an excellent reputation throughout Europe for their good quality. We mainly grow the Navelina and Lanelate varieties, both from the navel orange family. They have a wonderful taste and very juicy flesh, making them ideal both for juice and as eating oranges. Both varieties keep for a very long time after harvest, in some cases for more than a month. At the end of the season we have the Valencia Late variety, which is the latest variety. Even though they are somewhat smaller, a little more acidic and a little less sweet, their freshness, ripening on the tree and immediate dispatch give them a quality that no other orange you can find in the supermarket at the same time has. In this way we can offer our customers delicious fresh oranges for much of the year.
Which citrus fruit should you choose, mandarins or clementines?
The term “mandarin” is a general trade term covering various families of small oranges, such as clementines, satsumas and hybrids. Clementines are highly prized and include many different varieties, each with its own nuance. They are sweet, juicy and easy to peel. The Clemenvilla itself is a hybrid of clementine and tangelo with an exceptional flavour.
The first fruits we offer each season from October are early clementines: Clemenrubí, Oronules, Esbal (or fine clementine) and Clemenules. These are followed by the Clemenvilla, our favourite fruit and a special variety that is not always easy to find in supermarkets. It is a delicacy with a long shelf life after harvest that accompanies us at Christmas and is a healthy and tasty treat for children. At the end of January we continue with late mandarins such as Hernandina, Moncada or Safor and other varieties, each harvested when it has reached the best point of ripeness – of course always freshly picked from the tree and without subsequent treatment.
What is our secret for such tasty and healthy oranges?
The wonderful taste of fresh oranges and mandarins without post-harvest treatment surprises everyone who has only tried oranges from the supermarket. To guarantee that the oranges are fresh, they are sent with a few leaves from the tree, which arrive fresh and prove that the oranges have not been kept in a cold store. In addition, we do not use any degreening methods: there are mandarin varieties that partly keep green skins when fully ripe. They are packed and dispatched on the same day as the harvest, and delivery takes place three to four days later, with the fruit retaining all its freshness. It is almost like owning your own orange grove. If you have ever tasted Valencian citrus fruit on site, you know what we are talking about.
Oranges with less ego and more eco
Our company is committed to sustainability, both in protecting the environment and in the way we run our business. Social justice is also important to us. That is why we have joined the Economy for the Common Good project. We do this with modesty and in the awareness that we can improve. For your information, we would like to publish the official report on our common good balance sheet, so that you know where we stand and what we can improve in order to contribute as a company to a better world.
We are also very pleased to be one of the few Valencian companies selling citrus fruit online to have received the certificate for the online sale of organic oranges and citrus fruit – duly marked on our website. This seal, valid throughout Europe, is the only official guarantee that these fruits are completely organic. If you share our view, you will certainly appreciate our commitment and the quality of our fruit, and you can be sure that their production follows certified protocols and contributes to the well-being of all – farmers, consumers and the environment.
Natural oranges and citrus fruit of abundant quality
Our products are delivered in reinforced recycled cartons in quantities of 10, 15 or 20 kilos. The 20-kilo delivery consists of two boxes of 10 kilos each, so it is very easy for you to share the fruit bought at an advantageous price with other people. We also offer mixed boxes with various combinations of oranges, mandarins and a portion of lemons. We are happy to help if you have any questions about shipping quantities or special shipments, e.g. as a gift for special occasions.
Shipping fresh oranges: fast, reliable and 100 % secure
At Orangen frisch nach Hause we do not have or receive access to any information about your credit card. To process orders, we use the secure Servired payment gateway (Visa and Mastercard). We also offer payment by PayPal, bank transfer or, on prior request, direct debit. And of course – as a contribution to your satisfaction – we have a customer service that resolves any kind of question or problem regarding your order in less than 24 hours on working days.
For years we have been pointing to direct shipping from Ruth Palomero’s plantation in València/ES.
Depending on the season, you can order oranges, tomatoes, lemons, mandarins or avocados there, independently of intermediaries, directly from the plantation and have them delivered to your home by parcel service. It (almost) doesn’t get fresher or more convenient. We have no financial benefit from orders. But we are happy to recommend it.
*Join the (supra-)regional supply, details above.
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