✦ from the wild Nilgiris · 1,000m above sea

WildMountainFruits.

50+ exotic varieties grown at altitude in the Nilgiris. No chemicals. No warehouses. No compromise. The mist touches every fruit before we do - then we send it straight to your door.

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✦ the numbers behind your fruit
50+exotic varieties on one orchard
1Kmetres above sea, Kerala border
10wild organic acres
0chemicals. ever.
🦦Civets check the jackfruit first
🌫️Mist arrives at 6am without fail
📦Picked and packed within 48 hours
🪶Tribal knowledge, generations deep
scroll to discover
what you've been eating
Concrete.
Screens.
Packaged.

Sealed apartments. Managed air. Mangoes ripened with ethylene gas in shipping containers. Efficient. Optimised. Completely severed from the place and the tree.

what we grow at 1,000m
Real.
Raw.
Alive.

A box that perfumes the whole room when you open it. Fruit that was on a tree 48 hours ago. Red laterite soil, Kerala rain, mist every morning. This is what fruit is supposed to taste like.

you forgot
what fruit
actually tastes like. ✦ we remember. and we deliver it to your door.
✦ 01 - born from the mist

Where the Nilgiris
meet Kerala

At 1,000 metres, where Nilgiri cloud rolls in off Kerala and the shola forests hold centuries of tribal knowledge - we grow fruit that cannot exist anywhere else on earth. The altitude, the rain pattern, the red laterite soil, the wildlife sharing the canopy - all of it pours into what you taste.

This is not a managed plantation. It's alive. Civets show up before harvest. Hornbills time our lychee weeks. The mist rolls in every morning at 6am without being asked. We farm around the ecosystem, not over it.

Every fruit here has a biography. The dragonfruit that clings to the terrace wall. The mountain avocado that takes three years to first bear. The wild passion fruit the civets discover before we do. When you open our box, you're receiving a place.

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01
The forest canopy
Shola forest · endemic species · mist at 6am every morning
02
Red laterite soil
Iron-rich, alive - the reason the mangoes taste like nowhere else
03
Kerala rain, Tamil sun
Border elevation. Cold nights = sweeter, more complex fruit.
✦ 02 - the orchard menu

50+ varieties.
One wild mountain.

A diverse orchard is a living orchard. We grow rare, unexpected, and beloved - because monoculture is the enemy of life. Every variety has its own season, its own story, its own reason to exist at 1,000m.

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Mango Season · Apr-Jun
The Nilgiri Mango
Alphonso · Banganapalli · Neelam · Imam Pasand
Cold Nilgiri nights slow the ripening. The fruit accumulates more sugar, more aroma, more complexity than anything grown at lower altitude. When you open the box the smell hits the whole room. That is not an accident - it's 1,000 metres of work.
✦ our biggest season - pre-order opens in March
Year-round
🌮
Passion Fruit
Purple · Yellow Giant
Split one open - that gold interior, that smell - this is what the city misses most without knowing its name.
✦ civets reviewed. approved.
Jun-Sep
🌵
Dragon Fruit
Red · White · Yellow
Clings to the terrace wall. Blooms at night. By morning it's the most photogenic fruit on the mountain.
✦ grows on our stone terrace wall
Oct-Dec
🥑
Mountain Avocado
Fuerte · Local Hill Variety
Takes three years to bear its first fruit. Dense, nutty, complex. No supermarket comparison.
✦ worth the three-year wait
Jun-Aug
🍈
Jackfruit
Soft · Firm · Wild Forest
The size of a small child. Opened on the ground in afternoon light - this is the crack-open moment city people dream about.
✦ the civets get there first
Rotating seasons
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+ 45 more varieties
Lychee · Rambutan · Sapota · Star Fruit · Wood Apple · Kokum
The rare, the wild, the unexpected. Every box is a discovery. Subscribe to the membership for first access.
✦ members get the rare ones first
✦ 03 - the wildlife review

The civets checked
it first.

Asian palm civets have been visiting our orchard for as long as the trees have been here. They know which fruit is perfectly ripe before we do. When they move through the jackfruit, we follow. When they ignore a section, we wait.

This is not a marketing story. It is the actual reality of a living orchard at 1,000m where humans are not the only intelligence involved in farming decisions.

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Asian Palm Civet
Quality-checks jackfruit and passion fruit. Their timing is flawless.
🦅
Malabar Hornbill
Appears when the lychee is ready. We call it the harvest bell.
🦋
Nilgiri Swallowtail
Pollinates the passion fruit. Endangered. Thriving here.
🐦
30+ Bird Species
The biodiversity proof. A monoculture has none of this.
"The orchard the wildlife chose first. We just make sure there's enough left for you."
🌍
Why wildlife = quality proof. No animal will eat fruit that isn't genuinely ripe and chemical-free. The presence of civets and 30+ bird species is the only certification that truly matters.
🔬
Zero pesticides - ever. Not "minimal spray." The soil is alive because the wildlife depends on it.
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Gudalur, Tamil Nadu - bordering Kerala at 1,000m. The microclimate here is irreplicable. Geography is the ingredient.
✦ 04 - get the mountain delivered

Pick your
season.

Every box is packed within 48 hours of harvest. The smell when you open it is the whole brand in one second. Each fruit tagged with its name, variety, altitude, and tasting notes.

🥭Best Seller · April-June
The Mango Box
The Nilgiri mango season is unlike anywhere else. Cold nights, high altitude, red soil. This is what a mango is supposed to taste like.
  • 3-4 mango varieties (seasonal selection)
  • 2-3 kg, sun-ripened at altitude
  • Kraft box, hand-stamped
  • Fruit tags with tasting notes
  • Handwritten note from the farm
₹799Free delivery · India-widePre-order Mango Season →
🧺Popular · Year-round
The Explorer Box
Whatever the mountain is producing right now. 5-6 varieties you may have never heard of. The discovery box.
  • 5-6 seasonal varieties
  • 3-4 kg curated harvest selection
  • One rare/unusual variety guaranteed
  • Variety guide included
  • WhatsApp voice note from the farm
₹1,099Free delivery · India-wideOrder Explorer Box →
🎁Gifting · Corporate · Diwali
The Gift Box
The gift that says "I actually thought about this." A wild orchard box from the Nilgiris beats every wine hamper ever sent.
  • Premium curated selection
  • Handwritten personal note
  • Gift-ready kraft packaging
  • Custom message card
  • Bulk orders: contact us
₹1,499Premium packaging · India-wideOrder Gift Box →
✦ 05 - become an orchard member

A direct line
to the mountain.

Members get first access to every harvest. The rare varieties. The limited batches. WhatsApp voice notes from the farm on Sunday mornings. A subscription that makes you feel like you have a friend in the Nilgiris - because you do.

  • 🌿First access to rare and limited varieties
  • 📦Monthly or seasonal box, automatically sent
  • 💬WhatsApp farm updates - voice notes from harvest
  • 🏔️Priority invite for farm visits
  • ✦15% off all additional orders
✦ Orchard Membership ₹599 per month · cancel anytime
  • Monthly Explorer Box delivered
  • First pick of every harvest
  • WhatsApp farm updates
  • Exclusive rare varieties
  • 15% off extra orders
  • Farm visit priority access
Join the Orchard →
✦ 06 - what city people say

They remembered
what they missed.

✦ the one that started it all★★★★★

"I opened the box on my kitchen counter in Bangalore and stood there for a full minute just smelling it. I didn't know fruit could do that. My kids asked what that smell was. I didn't know how to explain that it was just... real."

Priya M.Bangalore · Explorer Member since 2023
★★★★★

"The passion fruit. I've eaten passion fruit my whole life and had no idea what it actually tasted like. That's a strange thing to discover at 34."

Arjun K.Mumbai · Seasonal Box customer
★★★★★

"Sent the gift box to our design studio for Diwali. Every single person WhatsApp-ed me asking where it came from. That never happens with a gift."

Deepa R.Chennai · Corporate gifting
★★★★★

"The mango season box. Pre-ordered. Waited. The day it arrived I ate four mangoes standing over the sink and felt nothing but gratitude."

Karan S.Delhi · Mango pre-order
★★★★★

"The Sunday voice note from the farm saying the jackfruit is ready - that's the highlight of my week. I live in Hyderabad. This doesn't make sense but it's true."

Sneha T.Hyderabad · Orchard Member
✦ 07 - the harvest calendar

Four seasons.
Endless varieties.

The orchard pulses with seasons. Each has its own character, its own fruits, its own reason to order. Follow the mountain, not the supermarket shelf.

☀️
🔥 Coming upMarch - June
Mango Season
The year's biggest event. Alphonso, Neelam, Imam Pasand. Pre-orders open in March.
🌧️
✦ Year-roundJune - September
Monsoon Harvest
Dragon fruit, jackfruit, passion fruit, lychee. The rain brings the wild ones out.
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✦ Fan favouriteSeptember - November
Rare Season
Rambutan, star fruit, wood apple, Garcinia. The varieties nobody else grows. Members first.
❄️
✦ Cold monthsOctober - January
Winter Depths
Mountain avocado, custard apple, sapota. The cold makes everything sweeter.
✦ 08 - questions

Everything
you want
to know.

The honest answers. No marketing speak. If we haven't covered something, WhatsApp us - you'll get a real human, probably from the orchard.

How fresh is the fruit when it arrives?↓
We harvest to order. Most fruit is picked and packed within 24-48 hours. Transit to metro cities is typically 1-2 days. You'll receive fruit that was on a tree within 3-4 days of your delivery - nothing in a supermarket can say that.
Do you deliver across India?↓
Yes. We deliver to Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Kochi and most major cities via temperature-managed logistics partners.
Are you actually chemical-free?↓
Zero chemicals - ever. The civets, hornbills, and 30+ bird species living in our orchard are the certification. No animal thrives in a pesticide environment. We're working on formal organic certification and will update when complete.
What's in the Explorer Box - can I choose?↓
The Explorer Box is curated by us based on what's ripe that week. That's the point - it's a discovery box, not a menu. You'll receive 5-6 varieties, at least one likely something you've never eaten before. A guide card explains each fruit.
Can I visit the orchard?↓
Yes - and it is extraordinary. We host limited farm visits during peak harvest. Orchard members get priority access. A visit includes a morning walk, fruit tasting, and a meal from the land. Sign up to the WhatsApp list to be notified first.
How does corporate gifting work?↓
We handle bulk gifting for Diwali, New Year, and client appreciation. Minimum 10 boxes. Custom message cards, volume pricing from 20 boxes. Contact us via WhatsApp - we respond same day.
✦ the mountain was here before the brand. come find out what you've been missing. tribal
mountain
fruits.

"From the clouds of the Nilgiris - straight to your door. 50 fruits. One wild mountain. Zero shortcuts."

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