About our garden - premium Sobrano v Sadu apples from Lebedyan

Our fertile land

All our orchards are located in the Lipetsk Region - a place that seems designed by nature for growing apples. Here, on fertile lands, all the elements came together: soft sun, clean rivers, fertile black soils and a special, temperate climate.

Climate and soils

Lebedyansky district is located in a forest-steppe zone with mild, cool nights and warm days. This gives the apple trees optimal conditions: cold “rest” at night, active growth during the day, good accumulation of sugar and aroma.

Technology and experience

For almost a century we have been growing apples, combining traditions and precision agricultural technologies. Our gardens are developed using intensive technology using a trellis system and drip irrigation, which ensures high yields and quality.

Geographical accessibility

Lebedyan is conveniently located - apples quickly reach markets throughout the country, maintaining freshness and taste. Our own storage and logistics infrastructure allows us to deliver fruits without loss of quality - from the garden to the counter in a matter of days.

History of the garden

Our roots originate in the legendary farm "Agronom", founded almost 100 years ago. Every orchard, every tree is part of the great apple heritage.

1929 - foundation of the Agronom state farm

Near the city of Lebedyan in the Lipetsk Region, a joint farm “Agronomist” was organized. At this time, the largest fruit farms were established in our country.

1932 - the main garden area was laid

The main garden area has been laid. The village of Agronom is formed on the basis of the state farm.

1955 - expansion of the state farm

The state farm is actively expanding. It is joined by the village of Sibilda.

1958 - annexation of the village of Yablonovaya Head

The territory of the village of Yablonovaya Golova is annexed to the state farm.

1961 - reorganization of the Kalinin collective farm

The state farm includes the reorganized collective farm named after Kalinin, including the village of Gubino.

2018 - implementation of HACCP and construction of a fruit storage facility

Work has begun on the implementation of HACCP (HACCP) - a management system for the entire production chain, from cultivation to sale of finished products. The foundation has been laid for an ultra-modern high-tech fruit storage facility, which will become the largest in central Russia.

2021 - launch of a production and logistics complex

The largest production and logistics complex in Central Russia was opened, including a fruit storage facility for 25 thousand tons with a total area of ​​32,000 square meters. m., sorting and packaging lines, packaging hall, warehouses for materials, finished products, forwarding warehouses and administrative building. The capacity of the sorting and packaging unit is more than 250 tons per day.

2022 - exclusive to the Cosmic Crisp variety

The agronomist garden received the exclusive right to grow Cosmic Crisp apples in Russia, a hybrid of the Honeycrisp and Enterprise varieties, first bred by scientists in Washington in 1997, the selection of which cost more than $10 million.

Now an industry leader

Sobrano v Sadu is an industry leader with whom major manufacturers and retailers work. Our apples can be found on the shelves of the largest retail chains.

Brand philosophy

Every apple picked in our orchards is the result of hundreds of small decisions: where to plant the tree, how to protect it, when to pick the fruit. Each of them is based on our core values.

Our values

Attention to detail. Value is in people. Respect for diversity. Taking care of the earth. Humanity in everything.

Mission Sobrano v Sadu

Our mission is to bring the taste of real apples to the widest range of consumers and build trust, culture and the value of quality nutrition.

Apple varieties

We have already mastered more than 20 varieties of apples: from traditional and folk to bio, club and exclusive.

The Art of Growing

We carefully control the path of each of our apples from the branch to the counter in order to delight you with the real taste of the harvest. To achieve this, we combine traditional fruit care with innovative methods of growing, collecting and sorting apples.

Step 1. Gentle harvesting

People and machines work shoulder to shoulder: the harvester moves along the trees, and workers manually remove fruits from apple trees and place them on a special soft belt along which they move into a container. Damage to apples with this approach is minimal.

Step 2. Careful quality control

Before moving to the storage chambers, the apple is carefully inspected, samples are taken, and tests are carried out for parameters that directly affect keeping quality and organoleptic properties.

Step 3. Intelligent fruit sorting

After the first selection, the apples go to automated sorting, where, with the participation of artificial intelligence, the fruits are sorted by size and hidden damage.

Step 4. Safe packaging and storage

The sorted, most delicious and beautiful apples go to the packaging area, where we put them in trays, nets and boxes. Then they end up in the warehouse, but spend no more than three days there - our apples are always fresh in the store.

Step 5. Accurate delivery to stores

We continue to carefully monitor even the apples that have left the orchard: the entire route from the field to the store is documented and monitored in detail so that each apple arrives at the point of sale safe and sound.