About Products Recipes News Contact What We Do Since we started out in this business, our goal has been to provide the highest quality products with the best service. We combine cutting-edge cultivation with tried and true growing and harvesting practices to ensure that our customers always receive the best produce on the market. We work directly with you to determine your produce needs and facilitate the entire transit process—from field to truck to your distribution center—in order to reduce shrinkage and deliver the freshest products to your shelf. 5 Ways Little Bear Guarantees Quality & Innovation 1 Location Moderate winters and rich soil in the Rio Grande Valley provide the perfect growing conditions for our greens and onions. 2 Patience We believe our slow and steady growing process naturally produces a much longer shelf life. 3 Research & Development Our appetite for the most nutritious and best tasting produce is never satisfied. We are constantly investing in research and trialing new varieties to help increase flavor and reduce overall inputs and our commitment to develop new farming, harvesting and production practices is unwavering. 4 Careful Oversight Our in-house Horticulturist, Dr. Carlos Lazcano (Doc), oversees land selection, prep, proper crop rotation and monitoring, ready to adjust to various insect, weather, and disease factors. Doc educates our farm managers “by the book” methods to maximize yields while controlling potentially harmful circumstances that Mother Nature may throw our way. 5 Proprietary Products Our HoneySweet® Onion is a single seed variety that is grown in multiple locations around the world to capture the best conditions to produce the most consistent, mild onion on the market. Our beta sweet maroon carrot was developed by Dr. Leonard Pike of Texas A&M University and contains approximately 40% more beta carotene than orange carrots along with flavonoid compounds from the antioxidant anthocyanin. Food Safety is our top priority. That’s why we’ve assembled a team of the best food safety experts in the region, with more than 50 years of combined food safety experience. We’re using the latest technology to drive continuous improvement. When you’re a leader, it can be easy to rest on your laurels, but that’s not our style. Our proprietary packing process, our custom-built packing lines, and our leadership on industry-wide food safety boards demonstrate Little Bear’s commitment to food safety not only for our company, but for the industry at large. Sustainability Recyclable & Reusable Packaging & Shipping Containers to reduce our carbon footprint Drip Irrigation & Retention Ponds to conserve precious water resources Custom Wind Breaks & Cover Crops to preserve topsoil and replenish soil nutrients Composting and Soil Health Management so roots grow stronger, oxygen moves more freely in the soil, and erosion is reduced Organic Expansion to meet consumer demands, increase soil fertility, and use less non-renewable energy Fresh Cut and Food Waste Reduction to utilize nearly all of the product Partnering with “Imperfect Produce” Distributors to send produce that doesn’t make it on retail shelves to organizations that support food insecurity About Who We Are What We Do Products Vegetables Fruit Recipes News Contact © J&D Produce, 2021 Privacy