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Our oranges from Greece have an incredible aroma. We wanted to find out where it comes from — and uncovered facts that no one at gebana knew, either.
25. August 2026
Oranges
Organic
Greece
Order until: 15.11.2026, 13.12.2026, 10.01.2027, 07.02.2027 or 07.03.2027
These very juicy oranges come from family farmers in the southern Peloponnese. The families do not follow meaningless standards for colour, shape and size when sorting the fruit.
This is why the oranges can be big, small, scarred, misshapen, perfect, speckled, dark orange and sometimes even green. Green oranges? That's right! The colour of an orange has nothing to do with its ripeness. The juice content and the taste are all that matter.
By doing this, the family farmers can sell more of their harvest than would be possible for them in the standardised trade. And with these real oranges, you get to experience the full diversity of nature.
The later the delivery date, the sweeter the oranges taste.
This is why the oranges can be big, small, scarred, misshapen, perfect, speckled, dark orange and sometimes even green. Green oranges? That's right! The colour of an orange has nothing to do with its ripeness. The juice content and the taste are all that matter.
By doing this, the family farmers can sell more of their harvest than would be possible for them in the standardised trade. And with these real oranges, you get to experience the full diversity of nature.
The later the delivery date, the sweeter the oranges taste.
How much is that?
13 kilo is equal to 39-78 oranges. The numbers are so variable because the trees grow different sized fruits depending on their location and the weather, and we don't sort the fruits according to size.
When will my delivery arrive?
If no specific delivery date is indicated for a product, we will ship your pre-ordered items during the specified month. For the latest information, please check our delivery schedule page. We will notify you as soon as your order is on its way.
| Arrival of the delivery | Order by: |
|---|---|
| November | 15.11.2026 |
| December | 13.12.2026 |
| January | 10.01.2027 |
| February | 07.02.2027 |
| March | 07.03.2027 |
Use & preparation
- Enjoy fresh or juice to make a tasty drink, like these Ginger and Citrus Shots or add the juice to sauces and dressings.
- Add the segments to a salad or use in desserts: Salted Oranges, Quinoasalad with oranges, Clafoutis, Roasted Pointed Cabbage with Orange and Miso Mayonnaise and even Risotto.
- Zest the oranges and use the zest for baking. Use to make jam.
- Brew some tea with dried orange peels.
- Or use them to make your own cleaner: All-Purpose Citrus Cleaner.
Storage & shelf life
Stored in a cool place, oranges will keep for about four weeks. If you store the fruit on the balcony or on the terrace, protect it from frost with a blanket or in a polystyrene box. Check your oranges for bruises and minor damage as soon as you receive them. Eat these ones first. If you find mould, remove the affected fruit.
Sustainability and supply chain
Producers
Grown by 60 family farmers on an average of 1 ha in the Argolis and Aitoloakarnania regions in Greece.
Cultivation
Organic, irrigated fields, harvested by hand.
Processing
Manually sorted, never repackaged, non-plastic packaging. 100% of employees have an employment contract, wages on par with minimum wage or better.
Purchasing & Logistics
Purchasing straight from the farm via our partner Anyfion, since 2013. We hold a 20 per cent stake in Anyfion.
Transport by lorry to Patras, by ship to Ancona/Venice, by lorry to our shipping hub.
Chrysoula Stergiou
FARMER FROM ANIFI, GREECE
Organic farmers like us are unfortunately still in the minority.
“We started with organic farming in 2002 but didn't receive organic prices for our products for years. What's worse is that fruit buyers would wait until our oranges were ripe and then offer us very low prices for them. They knew we couldn't use chemicals to keep the fruit on the trees artificially while waiting for better offers. But I stubbornly kept at it and stuck to organic farming. My children first started working with gebana in 2010. Since then, everything has changed for us."
Background
#RealOranges
We have been delivering real oranges from Greece to our customers since 2020. Find out on this page what we mean by "real oranges", how they are different from normal oranges and how all of this affects family farmers.
Who harvests gebana oranges?
We ship hundreds of thousands of kilos of hand-picked oranges from Greece every year. Developing a system that ensures fair working conditions for harvest workers is challenging.
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