Nutrilite Farming Around the World
With over 2590 hectares (6400 acres) on four farms California, Washington State, Mexico and Brazil in three countries are operating truly multinationally.
Lakeview, California, USA
The farm is located on a prehistoric lakebed, which accumulated nutrient-rich sediment, contributing to the fertile topsoil.
- 45 hectares (111 acres)
- primary production crops: Alfalfa, rosemary, pomegranates, carrots and many test crops.
- Supports the development of new botanical concentrates
- Develops nature-orientated farming technologies to improve productivity and quality of crops
- 140 employees, 70 seasonal workers
The Neighbor Program: local volunteers help raise vegetables, with the same farming methods as on Nutrilite farms, for their own use. Organising programmes with local schools, bringing students to the farm to grow crops as an annual school project. |
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Trout Lake, Washington State, USA
Trout Lake farm is located in a valley surrounded by mountains which help keep out pollution and contaminants.
- 283 hectares (700 acres) of farmland
- More than 70 botanicals and 1,36 million kilograms (3 million pounds) of NUTRILITE herbs can be grown each year
- 21 employees, 70 seasonal employees
- Primary crops: Echinacea Purpurea, Echinacea Angustifolia, St Johns Wort, Horseradish, White Kidney Bean, Dandelion, Valerian, Peppermint, Nettle, …
The Neighbor Program: supports local youth association baseball league, the area arts council, and local public schools. |
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Fazenda Nutriorganica, Ubajara, Brazil
The farm Fazenda Nutriorganica is located just three degrees south of the equator and it is the largest Nutrilite farm.
- 1,660 hectares (4,100 acres) of farmland
- 318 employees, 60 – 1000 seasonal employees
- Primary crop is Acerola Cherry, covering 184 hectares (455 acres) and providing natural ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
- Other crops; Passion fruit, Pineapple, Coconut, Guava, Lemon Balm, Cashew Groves
The Neighbor Program: A reforestation project along the banks of the nearby Jaburu River, organized by company, is underway. Additionally, the “Team Nutrilite” programme supports two professional teenage athletes with promising running careers. |
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Rancho El Petacal, Jalisco, Mexico
Farm is located in southwestern Mexico has the ideal growing climate with plenty of sunshine and rainfall. These are perfect conditions for growing nutrient rich plants for existing NUTRILITE™ products and growing test plots for research.
- 566 hectares (1,400 acres) of farmland
- 150 employees, 35 seasonal workers
- Primary crops: Lemon, Red Grapefruit, Mandarin Orange, Watercress, Parsley, Spinach, Garlic, Alfalfa, Broccoli, Asparagus, White Kidney Beans, Kale, Sage
The Neighbor Program: the farm runs a Cultural and Education Support Centre at the farm. This provides basic education on nutrition and ecology and also helps with local projects, such as building a new church in the community. |
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