It is the end of September, the most picturesque time of the year to be wandering around the farmland used by Seagate. After a very hot summer, the olives are finally beginning to ripen. The olives have now reached their full size, though most are still green. At this stage of growth and maturity, green…
Growing Broccoli without herbicides also means growing weeds
Seagate began operating in 1981 inside a 1200 sq. ft. building located in Ensenada, Baja California, producing specialty seafood products for export to the U.S. and eventually to Hong Kong and Asia. By 1993, Seagate entered the health food industry, producing a 100% pure freeze-dried shark cartilage. As new products were developed each year, Seagate…
Doug Kaufmann T.V. with Seagate
While many of you have seen Doug Kaufmann’s t.v. show “Know the Cause”, today’s blog provides a visit behind-the-scenes to Doug’s broadcast studio. Seagate was Doug Kaufmann’s first sponsor in 1997 when he originally aired his health talk show called “Your Health Matters” on the radio. Seagate continues to be a major sponsor of Doug’s…
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…
Grapes
The coastal range of northwestern Baja California has a year-round Mediterranean climate, with plenty of sunshine and warm dry summers. The Guadalupe River Valley near Seagate’s factory in Ensenada has become a small but growing center of grape-growing and wine production. Seagate has been processing Grape Seed Extract since 1996, receiving grapes from select nearby…
Seaweed Part II – Grover’s Skin Rash By Richard Lentz
Today’s blog entry is a little different from the usual theme of showing photos of Seagate’s farm and factory, in to bring you Grover’s “Disease” or “Rash”, or whatever it is?? The word disease is in parenthesis because dermatologists have no idea what it is, what causes it, how to treat it or if it…
Seagate Seaweed and Japan’s Fukushima Radiation Discharge
Seagate harvests giant the kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, along the west coast of Baja California, primarily along the bays within a 20 miles of Ensenada. Seaweed has been a part of Seagate’s fishing and marine harvesting program since 2003. It is one of 18 raw materials that Seagate produces. Until November 2011 consumer demand for seaweed…
Lemons
The decision to develop a new product at Seagate is based upon 3 key factors: 1) whether the company can produce the raw material themselves, either from their farming or fishing operations; 2) whether the product is different or unique from products already available in the health food industry; and 3) whether the new product…
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…
Tomatoes
While diving and Mexican politics are interesting topics, occasionally this blog does need to return to topics dealing with Seagate’s farming, fishing and factory activities. Seagate operates several farms in northern Baja California, near their Ensenada factory. Two of these farms are used for growing tomatoes, which Seagate processes and sells under the name Lycopene-15….