Agroproductos del Cabo

At Jacobs Farm / Del Cabo, our mission is to grow great tasting, healthy food in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.

Products: Cherry Tomato, Cucumber, Opal Basil, Squash, Tomato

Certifications:

GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) - Scientific Certification Systems

HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) - NSF International

US National Organic Products (NOP) - Instituto para la Certificación Ética y Ambiental (ICEA)

GlobalGAP - NSF International

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The Del Cabo Story

The basis of organic farming in which food is grown in sync with the natural ecology is not new. Before farming became industrialized, people grew the food they ate with patience, care, and a real understanding of the plants and soil they farmed. The goal of farming wasn't just the "bottom line," but taking care of people, crops, and the earth so that the cycle could renew year after year. At Del Cabo, we continue that approach.

Having already created Jacobs Farm, a successful organic farming operation, and with a knack for developing niche markets, longtime organic farmers Larry Jacobs and Sandra Belin were confident in their vision for their next venture. In 1985, they encountered a community of struggling, subsistence-level farmers in Mexico, and the Del Cabo cooperative was conceived.

The idea of farm- and community-centered production supported by international market opportunities proved to be successful. Today, this collaboration between Jacobs Farm and the Baja growers provides over 400 farming families with needed training in organic growing, harvesting, and handling, as well as start-up funds, farming technology, administrative training, and consistent distribution channels—ensuring the best return for small-scale farms.

The only thing that tastes sweeter than fresh organic produce from Del Cabo is knowing that every bite supports the people and the earth that brought it to you, for generations to come.

Our Mission

At Jacobs Farm / Del Cabo, our mission is to grow great tasting, healthy food in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.

We strive for a sustainable approach to agriculture, using sound business practices and organic farming methods. We are proud to have helped many individuals and communities prosper through an unwavering vision geared toward social change.

Social Responsibility

From the beginning, Jacobs Farm / Del Cabo has set out to do more that just sell a product. Our goal is to practice farming and business in such a way that it can be carried on for generations to come... in a way that takes care of our workers, farmers, the earth, and consumers.

A successful working model of a socially responsible organization, Jacobs Farm / Del Cabo improves the lives of small-scale growers and their families by providing economic opportunities and a safer environment free of toxic and persistent chemicals.

The catalyst for social change began with the creation of Jacobs Farm and continued with the later development of the Del Cabo Cooperative. Today, as a result, communities in California and in the Baja area of Mexico are thriving and more sustainable.

Through the teaching and promoting of organic farming methods, more than 400 farming families of the Del Cabo grower-owned cooperative have benefited and the numbers are growing. Farmers always receive a fair price for their crops, communities continue to flourish, and future generations are encouraged to stay on the land. With experience and support behind them every step of the way, these organic growers deliver the very best produce for consumers and the land remains a valuable resource, not destroyed by chemicals for short-term gain.

Many stories of dramatic changes in the lives of the Del Cabo growers and their families have emerged.