Ripe Near Me

RipeNear.Me is a small startup with an ambitious goal.

We were founded in late 2012 in Adelaide, Australia two foodies passionate about fresh produce - particularly the rare and exotic variety. In late winter that year they noticed so many citrus trees scattered about the suburbs full of fruit that nobody was eating. And yet local stores were selling plenty of them - even some that were imported! It just didn't make sense.

So, an idea was born. Why not have a site that allows foodies to connect with local fruit and veg growers? Wouldn't it be cool if we could get all our fresh food from the local neighbourhood?... And so we started on our quest