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August 20, 2026
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August 20, 2026
FROM THE ORCHARDS
About Kayang
Kayang comes from Kinnaur by Kinnauris, a small tribal district in the eastern reaches of Himachal Pradesh, tucked into the Western Himalayas. Our orchards and farming families are spread across the region, and so is our story.
Rather than sourcing from a single farm, we work with families across Kinnaur who have been growing apples and other natural produce for many decades.
We follow the natural progression of the season, as apples and other produce ripen at different elevations and in different valleys, bringing it directly from the people that grow it, while sharing where and how each harvest was raised.
Where it all started!
Behind Kayang
Kayang began with a very personal decision.
After nearly three decades away from Kinnaur, Ashish Negi, the son of an ex-serviceman, returned home with one simple belief: the produce grown in these mountains deserved a better way to reach people across India.
Building that bridge has not been easy. Kinnaur is remote, distances are long, and logistics and infrastructure remain challenging. But year after year, we have kept learning and finding better ways to connect our farms and communities with people who value where their food comes from.
For me, Kayang is personal. But its purpose is much bigger than one person.
My hope is simple: that farmers are paid fairly at their doorstep, that young people find meaningful work without having to leave their land, and that the produce and people of my mountains receive the recognition they deserve.
There is still a long way to go, but I am grateful to be building it from the place I call home.
Juley ji 🙏🏻
Ashish Negi
Team Kayang
Whats the purpose?
For generations, much of our farmers' produce found its way to distant mandis, where appearance can matter more than how something was grown.
We want to build another route:
1. Create an alternative to the traditional mandi system, where growers have had limited options for selling their produce.
2. Shift the focus away from appearance alone, where glossy red apples or bright red rajmah are often valued more than how naturally and responsibly they were grown.
3. Reduce pressure on farmers to chase artificial uniformity that nature does not always produce.
4. Value produce for what truly matters: its origin, flavour, quality, and the way it was grown.
5. Build a direct connection between growers and customers, so people understand the farms, families, and places behind the food they bring home.
What makes our produce different
It begins with where it comes from.
Our produce grows in some of the most remote parts of the Indian Himalayas, on steep mountain slopes, at high elevations, in communities separated by distance and difficult terrain.
Farming here is not easy. But that is also what makes this land special: clean mountain air, cold winters, distinct seasons, and generations of farming knowledge.
Our apples are not made to look identical. Colour, shape and size may vary, because real fruit does.
What matters to us is what lies behind it: good produce, grown by Indian farmers who know their land, brought directly from remote Himalayan farms to people who value where their food comes from.
