Like the pear trees growing in the rich, loamy soil along Northern California's Russian River, the Thomas family draws its life from the land. Deeply rooted for four generations, our family has been farming pears since 1919, when our grandfather, Alex Thomas, traveled west seeking new possibilities.

Once called butter fruit, the rich, honeyed sweetness of ripened pears is a family passion. We nurture heirloom varieties, carrying on a long tradition dedicated to producing pears of superior quality. Hand-tended from blossom to box, our pears are the sweetest, freshest and most beautiful pears in the world. Over the years, we've watched other farmers continuously experiment with new crops, but the Thomas family has steadfastly pursued what we know--raising pears perfectly.

In 1999, the Thomas family created GotFruit.Com. It's a unique blending of agriculture and e-commerce, and it brings you the bounty of our land-directly, with no middlemen, and with our personal guarantee of gourmet perfection. With pride and pleasure, we promise you that every GotFruit gift will reflect both your thoughtfulness and your good taste.

GotFruit has also brought a new twist to gift giving. Unlike most other fruit purveyors who package their products and stick the sealed box into cold storage, every one of our gift packages is carefully assembled on the day it leaves our packing facility. This allows us to truly personalize your gifts with complimentary cards, and promises you the best and freshest flavors that can be found.

All of our bounty comes from the land and, as new appreciation for its fruits has grown, small, artisan food producers have sprung up in our area. GotFruit is honored to bring you the best we could find. Homemade candies, hand-crafted cheeses and freshly baked desserts, in generous portions, accompany distinctive vintages produced in the famous wine regions in California's Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino Counties.

We hope you'll enjoy the luxurious abundance produced in our orchards and the delicious, artisan-made delicacies we've selected to be included in our beautiful gifts. We strive to ensure that you have the very best of the bounty from our land for your table.

With warm regards and best wishes,

The Thomas Family for GotFruit.Com