That fellow flying by the Seagate farm is not an artichoke, just a seagull flying inland. While most people encounter these birds along the coast, following fishing boats or scavenging garbage, many of the different species of seagulls inhabiting Southern California nest inland. Seagate is very close to adding artichokes to its product list….
Category: Farming
Seagate becomes a farmer in 1997
Seagate began operations in 1981 as a fishing company and specialty seafood processor in Baja California with a small office and a leased cold storage located in San Diego. By 1993, Seagate ventured into the health food industry by processing the shark cartilage that was a byproduct of their filleting operations, a raw material that…
Seagate Olive Trees and Olive Leaves
If you look carefully at the photo above, you will see one of the Seagate farm employees on a ladder pruning one of the olive trees located along the side of one of Seagate’s farms. This photo was taken during a dry summer month, when the interior of Baja California has daytime temperatures averaging over…
Nopal Cactus farming and processing
Nopal Cactus is one of 20 raw materials that Seagate produces on their farms and from their fishing operations. The cactus farm is located inland from their factory in Ensenada, Baja California in one of the most arid regions of the world. Typical annual rainfalls average less than 6 inches per year in these inland…