Five Star Depot Ltd. d.b.a. California Tree Ripe (CTR) is a niche marketer located in Fresno County, CA. It’s niche is marketing “true tree ripened organic” fruit. Fruit varieties handled by CTR are picked and packed at precise peak maturity and sold through a special group of retailers and distributors who understand the special handling requirements for our premium quality fruit.

The marketing plan for CTR also includes direct marketing via the Internet. Varieties that can be next-day shipped via UPS, Fedex, etc. includes a wide variety of peaches, plums, nectarines, pluots, apriums, and a variety of citrus products. Sales over the Internet grows on a yearly basis and provides a ready market for specialty fruit. Fruit as ripe and delicious as CTR’s simply cannot be found elsewhere. Thus the Internet has become our window to the world-wide market. Www.caltreeripe.com is the information hub for CTR, containing information for groups of people associated with CTR including growers, buyers, consumers, marketers and investors.

The feedback from our consumers has been overwhelming. CTR has been able to move ahead at an accelerated pace due to outstanding sales. Because pre-market sales for 2003 is already better than that projected for the upcoming tree-fruit season, CTR is bracing for a banner summer season.

Demand for our products and requests from retailers is currently driving a look at how to expand our operations. Additionally, CTR is committed to expanding organic farming in the central San Joaquin Valley, thus improving the Valley environment associated with agricultural production. The issues of air and water pollution, soil contamination, and the associated contributions to the rising cancer levels are all headline issues for the nation. CTR is committed to being a part of the Valley-wide solution.

All of these issues have led to three new exciting programs developed by CTR:

The first involves the initiation of California’s Organic Green belT (CAROT). This is the first truly organized effort to retire land from conventional agricultural production, and permanently dedicate those selected acres to organic farming. The initial fundraising for CAROT is underway.

The second would be to expand the sales of organic products by coordinating research and production to the development of broader organic markets. Specialty grocery stores are already among the fastest growing chains in the country. Organic foods are the heartstone of their rapid growth.

The third program involves the ongoing development of investment packages in organic farming, specialized packaging and focused marketing. Each can be tailored to match individual investor needs. Whether you are an environmentally or socially conscious investor looking for rate return (estimated 15-20% or more per annum) or simply looking to support a great nonprofit environmental cause that returns a better bang for your buck (each acre of farm land taken out of commercial production reduces revenue to chemical companies by more than $1,000 on average), CTR can help to customize investment portfolios.

All three of these exciting programs are driven by the growing demand for organic produce. More and more health-wise conscious American consumers are telling us that they know what is best for them. Our aim is to respond with an ever growing variety of true tree-ripened organic fruit.

For additional information or to contact CTR please call 1-877-873-3747 or to send an email click here.