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….
Diving at 60 – by Richard Lentz
The underwater photographs appearing throughout the Seagate World blog were taken by me. I have been diving for over 40 years. I am now 60 years old, and have a healthy case of denial. While diving at this the age is today’s topic, the real message is that it is possible to continue to do…
Mexico’s Presidential Elections – coming soon on July 1st
Whoever wins, the Mexican people always lose Excitement is growing in Mexico again as the July 1 election date approaches for this country to choose a new president. One good rule that the U.S. could learn from is that the Mexican presidents and other major office holders like Governors cannot run for consecutive terms. So…
Artichokes
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….
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…