In the hills rising up from the Pacific Ocean, 6th-generation farmer Nick grows Passionfruit unlike any other. Nick lets the plants tell him when to harvest. As each fruit ripens, it naturally drops to the soft ground below, where Nick gathers it. He revisits the plants on a daily basis to check in on the fruit. At the stage when it drops, the fruit has dark purple skins but no wrinkling – and is ready to eat immediately, with a balance of sugars and acidity. As wrinkles develop, the acidity will fade and the intensity of the sugars will deepen. Nick’s hands-on harvest ethos extends to his growing methods: he never uses sprays or pesticides and employs beneficial insects as much as possible. The result is incredible flavor, picked at its peak. Get Nick’s Passionfruit Natoora S6th or on the NY app.