Sun-ripened oranges from Corinth.
We pick them ripe, on our organic farms around Corinth, and ship them straight to your distribution point. Nothing between you and us.
We're a cooperative of Greek farmers, not an online shop
Koinobio is a handful of small organic farms around Corinth. Oranges, lemons, mandarins, grapefruits, pomegranates, avocados, dried fruit — grown without pesticides, on land we want to keep alive.In Greece, the usual sales channels leave us only a tiny share of the final price, not enough to live off. So since 2016, we've been exporting differently: directly to groups of consumers — community-supported agriculture groups, associations, collectives — in Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Switzerland and France.
You order together, we pick for you, the truck leaves.
What we grow
Orders are open from November to April, the only window of the year. We only offer what's actually ripe and available on the day you order: nothing sits in cold storage for months. The list changes from one month to the next. Prices show up once you're registered with a group.
Where to order
Distribution points in France
Seven community-supported agriculture groups receive our fruit today, all in Provence.
| CSA group | Location |
|---|---|
| AMAP Amaporte | LAMBESC |
| AMAP Bonneveine | MARSEILLE |
| AMAP Croquevert | ROQUEVAIRE |
| AMAP de Forcalquier | FORCALQUIER |
| AMAP Les Paniers de l'Issole | LA ROQUEBRUSSANNE |
| Campagnes Solidaires 04 | LA BRILLANNE |
| Les Colibres | FORCALQUIER |
| Dauphin | SAINT MAIME |
| Le réseau Lambesc | LAMBESC |
| Potagérôme | ROQUEVAIRE |
Do you live near one of them? Write to us, we'll put you in touch with its coordinator.
Write to usA coordination team in France answers your questions.
Nothing near you? Open a distribution point
A community-supported agriculture group, an association, a school, a canteen, a works council, a hospital: any collective that's already organised can become a distribution point.Our truck leaves Greece, crosses the Netherlands and Belgium, then heads back down to Provence. If it passes near you, it can stop — provided a full pallet is unloaded, around 600 kg of fruit. That's what keeps the transport viable. Around Marseille, where several groups already order, a small collective can piggyback on an existing delivery.Like a CSA, we commit to each other for the whole season: that's what lets us know, before harvesting, that our production will find buyers.We handle the rest with you: the tools, getting up to speed, support for your first order.
Let's talk
A coordination team in France answers your questions.
A price that holds up
No purchasing platform, no distributor margin, no resale. Group coordinators are volunteers: they order on behalf of their members, they don't resell anything.The result: our farms are paid fairly, and the price you pay stays reasonable. Every euro not spent on intermediaries stays either with us or in your pocket.
The people behind the fruit
Antonis, Vangelis, Giorgios, Dimitris, Aris. Citrus orchards, olive trees, beehives, around Corinth. We work small plots year-round, process part of the harvest ourselves, and have spent ten years looking for outlets that don't squeeze us dry.We're not names on a label. Members of French groups have come here, walked through the orchards, eaten at our table. That's where the trust comes from — and the door stays open.
« We want to farm in a way that respects our land and ourselves, so we can leave fertile soil to the generations that follow. »More about the cooperative →
Frequently asked questions
No. Our orders leave Greece as full pallets, so they're always grouped by distribution point. That's what keeps the transport sustainable, both ecologically and financially.
Yes, all our farms are certified organic.
From November to April, once a month, over a few days announced by email. It's the only ordering window of the year — outside of it, the shop is closed.
Each product has a minimum quantity, shown on its page — often 2 or 3 kg. Many members order together across two or three households to share a crate.
Yes, almost always — and it's what stands out the first time you collect an order: citrus that actually smells of something, supple skin, juice with real flavour. It's picked ripe a few days earlier and travels in crates.A harvest picked in the rain can sometimes give fruit that's less pretty or keeps less well. We don't offer a discount for that: you share a bit of the risk with us, that's what commitment means here. But if a fruit you ordered is missing from the harvest, we offer a replacement or credit on the next delivery.
How it works
You join a group
Orders open
We pick your order
You collect your order