Silk Grass Crops

Our Quality

The pure, natural products of Silk Grass Farms are made with raw materials sourced exclusively from our farms and regional affiliate farms. We guarantee our products to be of the highest quality, grown in a thriving natural ecosystem and processed locally by people who care.

What makes our products better?

  • Healthy soil: Our products are grown with regenerative practices leading to healthy soil and nutrient-dense crops.

  • State-of-the-art facility: In our 130,000-square-foot manufacturing plant, we use the world’s best processing techniques to create a wide array of food products in Belize. 

  • Food safety: We have earned our Safe Quality Food (SQF) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) certifications, and we have facilitated Food Handlers Certificate Training for factory employees.

  • People who care: The high standards we uphold from seed to packaging extend to our business ethic and fair labor practices.

Our Crops

We grow a wide array of crops suited to our beautiful tropical climate and we continuously experiment with new crops and farming methods. Our primary crops include:

  • Coconut

    Our premier crop grows on 1,000 acres of Silk Grass Farms farmland as well as partner farms who meet our Supplier Code of Conduct. We have a no-waste policy, processing every ounce of our precious coconuts, including the juice, meat, and husk. Our coconut products include coconut oil, water, drinking milk, culinary milk, and coconut cream. Coconut husks are transformed into coco peat [coir] bricks and are used as planting mediums, while coconut shells are transformed into soil amendments like biochar.

    Read Crop Chronicles: All About Coconuts

  • Citrus

    We grow oranges, grapefruit, limes, and lemons on our family of farms using regenerative crop cycling to ensure the fruits are fresh, fragrant, flavorful, and juicy. Our fruits are selectively harvested and carefully transported to ensure the highest quality of juice. The citrus is used to produce 100% natural, cold-pressed juices, juice blends and citrus segments.

  • Cacao

    The cacao flower is pollinated by the midge, an insect that resides in Belizean soil. While cacao is traditionally grown in shade, at Silk Grass Farms we prefer to grow our cacao in open plots intercropped with Mahogany and other native hardwoods. Our cacao pods are manually harvested and processed, then dried and fermented prior to shipping. All of our cacao beans are used to produce the richly flavored Tulakalum (“togetherness” in Mayan) single origin chocolate by premium French chocolate maker Valrhona.

    Read Crop Chronicles: All About Cacao

  • Vanilla

    Vanilla is a traditional Belizean crop. At SGF we grow thousands of Vanilla planifolia plants in a screen house equipped with a misting system. The vanilla flower is pollinated by a stingless bee known as Melipona beecheii. We currently have a meliponiary of seven hives and are working to increase this number. We propagate our own vanilla cuttings in a nursery section of the screen house.

  • Watermelon

    At Silk Grass Farms we produce two varieties of watermelons in an experimental plot to create a sustainable growth model we can use and share with other Belizean farmers through our outreach program. Watermelons from SGF and partner farms from our Approved Suppliers List grow watermelons used to produce 100% pure, cold-pressed juices.

  • Honey

    We proudly produce 200 gallons of honey from more than 50 hives strategically placed on our farms. The hives are mainly for pollination purposes; however, we also extract pure and rich honey as a bonus!

  • Avocado

    We grow several local varieties of avocado on 100 acres, with a few more acres to plant. The avocado will be used to produce fresh fruit, segments and guacamole.