My Father's Orchards

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They are all grown organically!

He doesn't use any chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or even insecticides!

IYOKAN
IYOKAN is the hybrid of Mikan and Orange The peel's color is red-orange. The fruit is juicy, beautiful, tasty, and fragrant.

DEKOPON is a new variety of late type citruses: hybridized KIYOMI and PONKAN, the taste is marvelous with its high sugar content. It has a peel with a rough surface and is easy to be peeled. The season is Mid-March to April.

DEKOPON

KIYOMI Orange Protected in Paper Bags

Covering all the fruits in paper bags to protect them from the birds and cold. KIYOMI is the hybrid of Satsuma Mandarin and ORANGE. Its taste is very mellow with a lot of juice. It gives off a slight orange fragrance. The season is from Mid-March to May.

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How does he market?

Being an independent farmer, you must have selling channels and some ways to ship your products. My father sells his oranges to his acquaintances or friends in the cities. He also sells them to Seikyo ( the Cooperative Societies), greengrocers or to wholesale market in cities. For shipping, he uses delivery services to send his products directly to his customers' house.

Our selling period is from December to early in April.


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