Planting
Our Regenerative Organic Certified™ pineapples are grown in the nutrient-dense soil close to the base of the active Masaya volcano in Nicaragua. Our farmers use 100% regenerative organic farming techniques, which draw down atmospheric carbon into the soil to cool the earth.
We work directly with Nicaraguan smallholder farmers to plant, grow and cultivate our Regenerative Organic Certified™ pineapple. We host regular workshops and training programs and help them monitor yields, productivity and certifications.
We pay above market value and offer annual contracts so our farmers do not have to shoulder the burden of uncertainty, figuring out how to sell their fruit elsewhere. These actions result in increased income and improved livelihoods for smallholder farming families.
Harvesting
Our highly-experienced smallholder farming partners grow our Regenerative Organic Certified™ pineapples throughout the year. These farmers know the precise timing to harvest the ripest, juiciest fruit.
Collection Centers
The growers and Sol Organica staff carefully inspect and weigh each farmer's harvest where we review their account statements and progress towards bonuses or prizes from quality competitions between collection centers. Receipts are printed out for each grower at the time of collection. Manifests are also printed and sent along with the raw material to Sol Organica's loading dock.
Sol Organica’s collection team gathers the pineapples directly from the farms in Ticuantepe and La Concepción. The team conducts a visual inspection and selects the fruit according to the raw material specifications.
Then, the fresh, hand-selected pineapples are loaded onto Sol Organica’s trucks and transported to the processing facility in San Marcos, Carazo, Nicaragua
Receiving and Processing
The warehouse staff receives all the documentation indicating the following: quantities of raw material, certification or category (organic, regenerative organic, etc.), and name of farm and farmer in order to guarantee full traceability. Then our staff responsible for quality control reviews samples to ensure they comply with our premium standards.
The Regenerative Organic Certified™ pineapples are washed, peeled and then processed for Sol Simple Solar Dried Pineapple, bulk dried pineapple, or pineapple puree or juice. The finished products are then packed and prepared for export. Nothing is added (100% natural), and all products are sugar, preservative, sulfate, and pesticide-free. Our products are prepared under strict sanitary conditions in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices and our FSSC 22000 certified food safety management system.
Transportation & Storage
The finished product is packed and then shipped in full load containers to the Port of Everglades in Florida, U.S.
For our European customers, our finished products are shipped to Port of Rotterdam in The Netherlands.
Our packaged pineapple products are stored at our warehouses in the U.S. and Europe, and then shipped to you and other customers to savor!