The graft keeper
Winter is grafting season. Cuttings from the oldest trees go onto new rootstock, so varieties that almost vanished get another fifty years.
"I opened the crate and the kitchen smelled like an orchard for a week."Sample quote, member
Heirloom Fruit CSA, Portland
Tessa Lindqvist grows fruit worth the wait.
Heirloom apples, rare pears and stone fruit, picked ripe in the morning and on your doorstep by supper. Scroll to watch one season happen.
- i.
Rootstock first.
Every tree starts on a hardy old root, grafted by hand. The root decides how the tree will stand for fifty years.
- ii.
Then the blossom.
Ten days of petals in April. The bees do the real work; we just keep the frost off.
- iii.
Slow ripening.
No cold store shortcuts. Fruit stays on the branch until it comes away in your hand.
- iv.
Straight into your crate.
Picked, packed and driven to your door the same day. Keep scrolling to fill yours.
Autumn
01 / The box
Build your crate.
Pick a size, add a few things from the farm shop, and watch it fill. What goes in follows the season you chose on the dial above. All prices here are samples for this demo.
In the autumn crate
02 / The ledger
How the farm keeps its promises.
- Same morning
- Fruit is picked the morning it leaves the farm, never the day before.
- Heirloom only
- Old varieties chosen for flavour, not for how well they survive a warehouse.
- Pause any week
- Away on holiday? Skip a delivery from your account with no fee.
- Crates come back
- Leave the empty crate out and we collect it on the next run.
03 / Growers
The hands behind the crate.
The picking crew
Each tree gets picked three or four times, because fruit on the sunny side ripens first. Slower for us, better for you.
"My kids now argue about which apple variety is best. That never happened with supermarket fruit."Sample quote, member
The packing shed
Crates are packed by hand, heavy fruit at the bottom, soft fruit on top, with a note on what to eat first.
"The little note about what to eat first is the best bit. Nothing goes to waste now."Sample quote, member
Tessa Lindqvist
Heirloom Fruit CSA, Portland
Heirloom apples, rare pears and stone fruit, picked ripe in the morning and on your doorstep by supper.
@rootstock.farmGrower and packer
04 / How it works
From branch to doorstep.
Choose a crate
Pick a size and any extras. Change it whenever you like.
We pick at dawn
On delivery day the crew picks only what is properly ripe.
Doorstep by evening
We text when the van leaves the farm, and again at your door.
Return the crate
Leave the empty crate out. It comes home on the next run.
05 / Delivery
Where the van goes.
We drive our own van so the fruit is never handed off. Zones below are sample settings; the farm sets its real route.
- ANear the farm. Tuesday and Friday evenings. No delivery fee (sample).
- BThe wider valley. Friday evenings. Small delivery fee (sample).
- CFurther out. Collect from a partner shop on Saturday morning.
06 / Questions
Good to know.
Can I choose what goes in my crate?
The crate follows the harvest, so the core is whatever is ripe that week. You can mark varieties you dislike and we will swap them.
What happens in winter?
Winter crates come from the cellar: long keeping apples and pears, pressed cider and preserves made from the autumn pick.
Is the fruit sprayed?
The farm describes its own growing practice here. This demo does not make any certification claim.
How do I pause or cancel?
From your account, any time before the Sunday cut off. No fees and no phone calls needed.
Do you deliver to offices?
Yes, within the delivery zones. Office crates can be split into small bags for a team.
07 / Join
Hold a crate for next week.
Leave your details and the farm will confirm your first delivery day. No payment is taken on this form.