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Get a Look at Silk Grass Farms
Take a video tour of Silk Grass Farms! This video is featured as part of a documentary film series highlighting conservation efforts in Belize.
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A Legacy of Conservation + Socially Responsible Business
Silk Grass Farms Co-founders Mandy Cabot and Peter Kjellerup share why they started the farm and what its business practices and future mean to them.
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A Bright Future for Belize through Agriculture and Innovation
Silk Grass Farms Co-founder and Executive Director Henry Canton discusses how he’s grown alongside the agribusiness.
Recent Stories
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Nurturing with Natural Products: How Hello Body and Silk Grass Farms Are Nourishing the Planet and People in Belize
Born from a personal need to treat severe skin conditions, Hello Body’s organic products incorporate Silk Grass Farms cold-pressed coconut oil.
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Healthy Waters at Silk Grass Wildlife Preserve: Partnering with Stroud Water Research Center
Stroud researchers and Silk Grass Farms leaders discuss the significance of our partnership to protect the five watersheds within the preserve.
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Harnessing Nature’s Power: How BodyBelize and Silk Grass Farms Are Shaping Sustainable Well-Being in Belize
BodyBelize and Silk Grass Farms are collaborating to create sustainable wellness products created with Belizean organic coconut oil and eco-conscious values.
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Spicing Up Social Impact: How Truly Turmeric and Silk Grass Farms Are Changing Agriculture and Lives in Belize
Truly Turmeric’s flavorful products and impactful business practices found a perfect match in Silk Grass Farms’ pure coconut oil and lime juice.
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A Symbiotic Partnership of Sustainability, Community, and Natural Beauty
Jolie Pollard enriches her iKOOMA hair products with sustainably sourced local seaweed and Silk Grass Farms extra-virgin, cold-pressed coconut oil.
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Silk Grass Farms Products Achieve Non-GMO Project Verification
The butterfly label will appear on Silk Grass products and ingredients showcasing our commitment to a transparent, natural, and non-GMO food system.
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Silk Grass Farms Pioneers Carbon-Free Operations in Belize: Agribusiness Powers Up with 2-Megawatt Solar Array
The launch of our solar array to power our farm and 130,000-square-foot factory is a bold step forward for circular economics and a carbon-free footprint in Belize.
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Silk Grass Farms + Wild Earth Allies: Partners to Expand Rainforest Conservation
The “Trees of Belize” research project is helping manage and protect the Silk Grass Wildlife Preserve while providing training and mentorship to Belizeans.
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Silk Grass Farms Featured Among Those Leading Conservation in Belize
Eight of the world’s leading environmental journalists visited Belize during January 2024 and made Silk Grass Farms one of the focal points of their trip.
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Silk Grass Farms Carbon Project Stakeholder Engagement
Silk Grass Farms and ClimeCo hosted a virtual discussion of two innovative carbon projects at the farms: forest protection and biochar production.
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Silk Grass Farms + Valrhona: Partners in Impact Producing the World’s Greatest Chocolate
“Valrhona is exactly the kind of customer and partner we most want to find,” Henry Canton said of our collaboration for mutual prosperity and positive impact.
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Building the Foundation of Success: 2023 Accomplishments Provide a Runway for Growth in 2024
In one year, our team’s hard work transformed abandoned, degraded farmland into the foundation of a thriving regenerative agribusiness.
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Silk Grass Farms Cold-Pressed Coconut Oil: How and Why to Use This Essential Belizean Ingredient
Discover what makes Silk Grass Farms cold-pressed coconut oil a good choice for health and flavor — and some of our favorite ways to use this traditional Belizean ingredient.
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Farming for the Future
Silk Grass Farms uses agriculture as a tool to heal the land, protect the long-term abundance of our natural resources, and ensure high-quality jobs in our community.
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The Secret Formula to Silk Grass Farms’ Delicious Products
At Silk Grass Farms, we know that every fruit and vegetable is only as good as the land and the process that created it.
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Building a Sustainable Farm at the Intersection of Industry and Conservation
Explore how Silk Grass Farms’ model of agribusiness is helping to develop a circular economy and returning value to the environment and people of Belize.
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Crop Chronicles: All About Oranges
Oranges, a staple of Belizean agriculture, are sustainably grown and processed at Silk Grass Farms.
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By Belize, For Belize — Cultivating Shared Vision for a Sustainable Future
Chief of Staff Tyeshia Casimiro shares what it means to be part of the Silk Grass Farms team, and why the work is important for Belize and future generations.
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Crop Chronicles: All About Cacao
Silk Grass Farms' sustainable cacao farming promotes growth in harmony with the Belizean ecosystem and culture.
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Mitigating Climate Change through Agriculture
Silk Grass Farms practices regenerative agriculture to help reverse climate change, boost local economic prosperity, and increase ecological resilience.
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Crop Chronicles: All About Coconut
Sustainably produced coconuts are a foundational crop at Silk Grass Farms, where we turn them into a wide variety of delicious, high-quality products.