Down on the farm ...

One of the cool things that our seven A New Way to a New You participants got to do as part of their journey was tour the NUTRILITE® Agricultural Research Farm in Lakeview, California.

Here, they truly learned what NUTRILITE means when they say from “seed to serving” and that it’s not just a clever marketing message. NUTRILITE is the only global vitamin and mineral brand to grow, harvest, and process plants on their own certified organic farms. Many of the plants grown are used in the making of NUTRILITE supplements and are always grown in accordance with nature.

For example, Farm Supervisor Pete DeBus (in the cowboy hat above) shared some creepy, crawly friends that respectively are used to control pests that could disturb the plants on the farm and whose underground travels improve the quality of the soil. Introducing ...

some lovely ladybugs to control hungry, plant-destroying aphids, and ...

a handful of earthworms, a.k.a nature's tunnel diggers, who keep the soil from being compacted by providing underground passageways to let air and water circulate - important because soil microorganisms and plant roots need air and water.

Also on the tour:





A demonstration by Senior Farm/Garden Technician Amanda Hennerty on organic pest control and composting methods used at the farm. Everybody can bring organic farming to their gardens with compost tea, an organic agricultural practice used on the farms in which liquid is used to extract all of the microorganisms from compost. The resulting "tea" is slurped up by the soil and plants, resulting in better health for both.

Our A New Way to A New You group also met Frank Serna, who has a road named after him at the farm in honor of over 50 years of dedicated service. Frank walked everybody through NUTRILITE founder Carl Rehnborg's original on-site lab/research facility/living quarters that he and his family stayed in when Nutrilite was in its infancy. Supplement manufacturing used to be a much more hands-on process, with workers encapsulating powdered ingredients from the farm into ready-to-swallow capsules.

Carl Rehnborg worked tirelessly to bring the first multivitamin to the masses, and his innovative spirit and drive still infuses the culture of NUTRILITE, with everyone from farm supervisors to research scientists continually striving to find the next big idea in nutrition science and make it a reality.

All of the NUTRILITE farms operate on principles that are a direct result of Carl Rehnborg's original vision. By owning and maintaining their own farms, NUTRILITE ensures that the ingredients used in the manufacture of their supplements are of the highest quality.

As an Amway Global Independent Business Owner, Carmen has used NUTRILITE products for many years, but visiting the farm was an eye-opener for her.

"I've always been proud and confident in our NUTRILITE products and brand. To see the integrity in every single step of the process from seed to finished product arriving to our doorsteps is awe-inspiring and a blessing. It builds a commitment to spread the word everywhere, every day because we know we are giving the very best for them (our customers) and their families."

Carmen getting another "eye-opener" from fellow A New Way to a New You participant Holly, holding a display tarantula in the farm center.