Fruit Grown by Our Family

Since 2013, Villa Rustica has grown Stanley plums and Moldova grapes on our own land in the middle of the Republic of Moldova, a family business from day one.

From Roots to Fruits

Photo: our fields in Moldova ⌄
35 ha Stanley Plums Orchards
35 ha Moldova Table Grapes Vineyards
2.000 t Fresh Fruit / Year
2013 Family-Run Since
Our Products

2.000 Tonnes a Year, Two Crops

A Stanley plum

Stanley Plums

A deep violet-blue plum with golden-yellow, firm flesh and an easily separable pit, perfect for fresh consumption, baking, and for drying into prunes.

Growing area
~35 hectares
Annual volume
~1.000 t
Available
August – December
Calibre
32+ mm
A bunch of Moldova Table Grapes

Moldova Table Grapes

Large, elongated clusters with deep blue-purple skin, sweet and firm. A resilient variety that travels and stores well, one reason it's in demand across our export markets.

Growing area
~35 hectares
Annual volume
~1.000 t
Available
September – February
Calibre
18+ mm
Milestones

From Field to Europe's Markets

2008

Planting the vineyard

Our Moldova Table Grape vineyard goes into the ground in Negrești, Strășeni, years before Villa Rustica is even a company.

Our vineyard in Negrești, Strășeni
2013

Villa Rustica founded

After the Stanley plums orchard is planted, Villa Rustica officially becomes a business in Negrești, Strășeni, family-led from day one and still run that way.

Selecting plums fresh from the orchard
2013–2023

Local market

For the first years in the business, we sell our products on the local market, at the same time, getting ready for our first exports.

Working in the Villa Rustica orchard
2020

GLOBALG.A.P. & GRASP certified

We earn international GLOBALG.A.P. and GRASP certification (GGN 4063061476234), putting a formal standard behind how we'd already been growing.

GLOBALG.A.P. certified
2023

Our first direct export

Villa Rustica ships its plums to Austria and the Netherlands under our own name for the first time, the start of our export journey.

Crates of plums packed for our first export
2024

Building of the Solar Park

We build a 1.3 MW solar park, helping supply Moldova with more clean, locally produced energy.

Our 1.3 MW solar park
Today

Reaching Europe's biggest markets

Villa Rustica's fruits now reach some of the largest markets in Europe, still grown and packed by a small, family-led team.

See the export map →
The Name

What does Villa Rustica mean?

Villa rustica was the Latin term for the working center of a large rural estate, home to the owner's family and employees and the operational hub for everything grown and raised on the land.

It typically combined a main residence, a working agricultural center, and dedicated farm buildings (the rusticana) all in one place, similar to how our farm runs today.

Current Markets

Where Our Fruits Travel

From our fields in Moldova to supermarkets' shelves across Europe.

Countries of Europe Austria Germany Croatia Hungary Latvia Moldova: Villa Rustica Netherlands Poland Romania Countries of Europe

Germany · Austria · The Netherlands · Poland · Romania · Hungary · Croatia · Latvia

More countries to come.

Get in Touch

For Product Inquiries & Pricing

villarusticamd@gmail.com
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Villa Rustica SRL · Satul Negrești, Raionul Strășeni, MD-3723, Republic of Moldova

Direct Contact

Speak With Our Export Manager

Export Manager

Cristian Matros

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