It is November 2012 in Baja California, time for the Santa Ana winds to set the place on fire, the running of the Baja 1,000 race, and business as usual at Seagate’s farm. With all of this activity, meet Seagate’s department of natural bug control. He is always working with his eyes on the ground….
Category: Mexico
Olive Oil bottle and a friendly Tijuana cantina
Seagate has been producing olive leaf extract since 1997. Until now, olive oil production has been kept at a minimum, sufficient to supply the requirements for encapsulating and bottling our softgels . The development work for this new product, olive oil in glass bottles, has been taking place for the last two years. The ultimate…
October harvest and new dangers in Baja
It is October, which means that the grapes are ready to be harvested. They have reached their deep purple color, peak sugar content and maximum antioxidant level. This is the Fall season in Baja California for Seagate. The olives will still require several more months before they ripen, changing from green to dark purple, when…
Smuggling drugs by boat into San Diego
The San Diego/Tijuana border area is a dangerous place, and a part of Seagate’s World. During the day, the beaches along the San Diego coast are known for surfers and tourists (and sometimes Seals in training) enjoying the mild weather and afternoon sun. However, when the sun goes down, an entirely different sport takes place…
Mexico voted … and the people lose once again
Mexican Presidential Elections 2012 Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional) It is now official (well sort of official) the people of Mexico voted for president on July 1st, and after a week of recounts, claims of voter fraud, vote-buying, and ballet-box stuffing … the only certainty in this ballot is that the people of Mexico…
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…
Tijuana
This blog is about Seagate’s World, the people and scenery in this very picturesque region where Seagate’s factory is based, which is actually in Ensenada, Baja California … not Tijuana. In order to reach Ensenada by road, a beautiful seaside community along the Pacific coast 100 miles south of San Diego, you must first pass…
The Mexican Border
(Tijuana side of the border fence) This photo of the very shaky border fence separating the U.S. and Mexico is located 3 miles from the southwestern edge of the continental U.S., where the fence begins in the Pacific Ocean. Up until 1993, this fence was entirely constructed of surplus military airplane landing mats…