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…
Category: Mexico
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. …
Seagate’s Ensenada plant – staying safe
Seagate has stayed in full production throughout the 2020 pandemic because we have taken extra precautions with all of our staff. All of our production workers wear full protective gear, including hooded disposable suits., gloves, masks, hoods etc. Everyone is tested for temperature at the entrance to the plant. No one is allowed to ride…
Lycopene: Seagate tomato farming – Fall 2019
Seagate has been farming tomatoes and converting them into lycopene since 1997. Lycopene has many benefits for prostate health, high antioxidant activity, and is an excellent super-vegetable to be taking on a regular basis. For those people who do not wish to eat tomatoes every day, taking one capsule is the equivalent of eating one…
Seagate Extra Virgin Olive Oil 375 ml glass bottle vs 500 ml plastic bottle
Which one to choose, glass or plastic? The plastic bottle is one-third larger, providing 500 ml of oil versus the glass slightly tinted 375 ml bottle. Both bottles cost the same $18.50. People who dislike plastic packaging still have the glass option. Those who want a better deal get 125 ml more oil in…
GMO corn in Mexico … is it really banned? — Negativo
One week ago, a Mexican judge officially banned all GMO corn in Mexico. This was the direct result of their scientists finding that up to 95% of the wild “maize” (corn) fields in the Mexican States of Oaxaca and Pueblo contain GMO contamination. There are approx. 20,000 varieties of corn grown in Mexico, the raw…
Seagate broccoli farming
Seagate broccoli is farmed in two steps. First the seeds are planted in trays and placed in a greenhouse where they are allowed to sprout. Then some of the sprouts are transplanted onto the farm land. The sprouts are planted between olive trees for protection from the wind and to make use of existing irrigation…
Converting tomatoes into Lycopene
Seagate grows and processes our own raw materials into finished products. Once each year, we grow Roma tomatoes on our farm for lycopene production. Although we can grow these tomatoes year-round in our location in Baja California, we prefer to do this during the warmer months, between April and October when the tomatoes will quickly…
Olive Oil cheating update
Seagate previously posted on this subject in a May 2016, Olive Oil Industry Growth & Cheating. That article detailed the flow of olive oil from Italy into the U.S., over 110,000 tons/year, and how most of it was adulterated either with other vegetable oils, oils from North African and Eastern European countries, or 2nd press…
Controlling insects on Seagate’s farm
October 2016 has become a critical month for Seagate’s harvests. The olives are ripening early and the tomatoes are all ripening at once. Tomatoes generally all ripen and need to be picked all at the same time. That is not a problem because we have a lot of machinery in the plant to handle this…