Kiwis

Organic
Greece

Available for pre-order from: Autumn

EUR 47 8 kg

EUR 5.88 / 1 kg

including VAT plus Shipping

Our kiwis are still hard as a rock when they are delivered. We ship them like this because kiwis are climacteric fruits, which means that they continue to ripen after the harvest and will become soft and sweet in your home. This way, the fruits have a longer shelf life and you can always eat fresh, ripe kiwis.

How much is that?

8 kilos is approximately 64-80 kiwis.

Use & preparation

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Storage & shelf life

The fruit will keep for one to two months in the refrigerator or cellar. Take the kiwis that you would like to eat within the next few days out of the refrigerator and store them at room temperature in a paper bag together with apples or pears. The kiwis will be ripe after 2 to 5 days. Check your kiwis for bruises and minor damage as soon as you receive them. Eat these ones first. If you find mould, remove the affected fruits.

Sustainability & transparency

Grown by a single family farmer on 0.41 ha in the Ioannina region in Greece
Organic, rare variety (Tsechelidis), irrigated fields, manually harvested and sorted, never repackaged, non-plastic packaging, transport: by lorry to Patras, by ship to Ancona/Venice, 100% of employees have an employment contract
Purchasing straight from the farm since 2016

CHRISTOS KOLLIOS

FARMER FROM ROKKA, GREECE

I want fair treatment and fair prices all along the supply chain.

For Christos Kollios, cultivating kiwis is a family affair: "My father started growing these fruits in 1986. I took over in 1999 and changed to organic farming. The whole family is involved: My wife and children help me in the fields." He takes care of the pruning of the plants himself, he only employs paid labour for the harvest. "At the beginning of the harvest, it is difficult to find temporary workers. But, what worries me the most is the state taxes. The price at which we can sell our fruit remains the same, while the price on the supermarket shelves keeps rising. We would need a policy that supports agriculture more."