Farming and Beekeeping Blog

CrowdFarming

Crowdfarming is a new agricultural model born on the fields of Naranjas del Carmen. It connects producers and consumers and wants to revolutionize the traditional food supply chain. Thanks to the adoption of our orange trees and bee ... Continue reading

Jardín Del Gordo

Thanks to the new cultivation model CrowdFarming all of the orange trees planted on our finca “El Carmen” have an owner. Behind every tree, there is a person or a family that maintains it, follows its evolution and receives its ... Continue reading

Apricots – The fruit of a friendship among farmers.

We are not just happy. We are very happy and proud of the planting of apricots cultivated by our friend Carlos in Valencia. All began in 2015 when Carlos and Gonzalo met on the plantation of „Naranjas del Carmen“. Apart from being a ... Continue reading

A walk through the orchard

Angel opens an old beehive where he stores his pick, spade and sickle - his daily companions in the orchard. He looks up to the sky and you can guess that he enjoys working with the sun warming up is back. However, these springlike ... Continue reading

History and Values of Naranjas del Carmen

Short documentary about Naranjas del Carmen. Ángel and Gonzalo tell us how they first met, their vision about the work on the finca "El Carmen" and the values that guide the cultivation and the working routine in the ... Continue reading

Which eco-label do our products have?

The only eco-label that brings all our quality standards together is our own brand. In other words, the label that really differentiates us is the one of Naranjas del Carmen®. What exactly does it stand for? We cultivate ... Continue reading

The Masia el Carmen – Cradle of Crowdfarming®

Between orange trees and fields you can find the former home of the art lover and director of the Valencian Museum of Fine Arts, González Martí, the Masia el Carmen. He was the one building, decorating and shaping this beautiful ... 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

Our Oranges

What are the advantages of freshly picked oranges directly from the tree? + You know exactly, where they are from: The oranges come from our family’s orchard in Valencia. + You know exactly, how they were grown: Our cultivation ... Continue reading