Eduardo Castillejos farms 200 acres with his father, Gonzalo Castillejos, his mother and his two sisters.  G.E.M.A.A. is an acronym for Gonzalo (Eduardo's father), Eduardo, Miryan (his sister), Alina (another sister) and Angeles (his mother).  Eduardo's wife, Maria Magdalena, has a deep respect for nature and wilderness and retired from the Reserva Biosphera El Triunfo, a wilderness reserve, in the state of Chiapas. Five years ago, she suggested to Eduardo that the family convert their mango grove to organics. Eduardo was open to the idea but lacked the confidence that their family could gain the knowledge to convert the family orchard to organic production methods and have a model that was economically sustainable.

Eduardo went to school with Robert Rendon, Hector Rendon’s brother (our pineapple grower based in Oaxaca). Robert Rendon has a PhD in Agronomy and is employed by the United Nations to foster profitable and sustainable food production in Mexico. Roberto provide the inspiration and much of the knowledge for the Castillejos family’s successful conversion to Certified Organic production. They have 100 hectors of Ataulfo Mangos and 70 hectors of Tommy Atkin Mangos. They are also farming 15 hectors of Kent Mangos that were planted two years ago that will have fruit in two years.

New Harvest Organics is very proud of the close working relationship with the Castillejos family. We enthusiastically embrace the opportunity to ship the family’s fruit through out North America. This February will commence our fourth season with the Castillejos Family. Eduardo’s obsession is to ship the most beautiful organic mango pack possible. He is currently studying advanced pruning and cultivation techniques in Ecuador and Brazil enabling him to substantially increase the colors on his fruit. The result is a sensational presentation in the cartons and on the retail shelf. New Harvest Organics will continue to support the Castillejos Family’s outstanding production.
 

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