Alternative natural source of iodine for thyroid radiation protection This is for informational purposes only. We all hope that this does not ever happen. However, it is always better to be prepared. As this post is being written, there is a run on iodine pills in Europe thanks to everyone’s dear friend Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin…
Author: Richard (Founder)
Snowing on Seagate’s farm in the mountains of Baja California
Today’s blog is just of interest about Seagate’s farming region. We are always asked about the temperatures we have to endure to produce our crops, which include such diverse things as Olive trees, carrots, pomegranate, tomatoes, lemons and artichoke. Altogether we produce and process products from 10 different crops. Most people think of the area…
Diving in Mexico Cenotes with our Ensenada plant mgr. Paty O.
Sometimes we like to post an interesting story about Seagate and its people. This is one of them. Meet Paty O., the manager of our Ensenada operations. She is in charge of the production at the factory, the farming, and exports to our San Diego warehouse. Paty has been with us for over 9 years. …
A Letter from a customer Sonia T. about “common sense”
Seagate receives many comments and questions from our customers responding to our blogs and emails. This week we received this comment from a customer named Sonia T. regarding a sentence we have been placing in our monthly emails to customers which stated “Become more proactive in supporting your immune system this season…. given the absence…
Grover’s Disease Part VII – by Richard Lentz
I have been fighting Grover’s Disease since I was first diagnosed with it in 2012. So, this is now year number 10. Follow the links below to see some of the my history of dealing with this skin rash. Seaweed Part II – Grover’s Skin Rash By Richard Lentz Seaweed Part 3 – Grover’s Skin…
Taking my octopus and shark out for a walk
For those of you who are tired of the government pushing their way into controlling your life and your decisions, it is nice to take a break and go diving. This sort of activity has many benefits including: you cannot catch COVID underwater; the partisan fighting for control of the country cannot take place…
Vaccine or no vaccine?
I am a believer in vaccines. I have taken the Covid shots and booster because at least doing something is better than having nothing. But I am not happy about it. When I was a child, polio was still spreading. I was protected by the polio vaccine. I also received many other life-saving vaccines such…
If you just woke up and wondered – did we suddenly become Greece?
In honor of us becoming Greece, here is a dive photo taken near in the volcano inside Santorini’s bay. So why are we now Greece: 12 million+ Americans won’t go back to work; Socialists run the country; we are heading toward hyperinflation, that the Fed seems unwilling or unable to control, probably couldn’t control anything…
Maintaining your health and still diving (and breathing) at 70
So the lesson I am trying to impart is that life doesn’t end at 70 in a golf cart … if you take care of yourself.
Seagate artichoke, a super-food
Seagate has been growing artichokes on our farm for over 15 years. Originally, this project was undertaken because we were looking for additional nutritious vegetables to grow. The climate in our region is just right for this particular vegetable, which happens to be very hardy and rarely subject to insect or animal attack. Also, once…