The Hatchgrove Story

For many generations, many coconut farmers in the Philippines have only traditionally produced copra, the dried meat or kernel of the coconut. The lack of capital, technology, and knowledge have impeded them to learn new production and processing methods and take advantage of the growing global demand for coconut by-products.

Hatchgrove was established to provide much-needed support to local coconut farmers and community growers. We worked with coconut farmers and farm owners in Albay, a province located in central Philippines known for its rich volcanic soil, and introduced new products, including never-heated virgin coconut oil, which underwent a process that retains natural nutrients and inherent anti-oxidants of the coconut. We provided the farmers critical farm-to-market access through research and development, technical training, certification, consolidation, and promotions.
Through the years, the Hatchgrove team has collaborated with various organic farmer groups, coconut farmers’ associations, community grower groups, and processors in different parts of the Philippines to develop a range of innovative coconut-based and plant-powered specialty ingredients. We source our coconuts, tropical fruits, and nuts from farmers and community farms in Albay and Laguna. Our founder and CEO also helped establish the Organic Farmers and Processors of the Philippines (OFPAP), a registered nonprofit organization that specializes in tropical super crops of the Philippines to promote good health, sustainability, and economic development in communities it serves.

Today, Hatchgrove works with farmers and community growers and several farming groups across the Philippines. The products and ingredients we have developed in collaboration with community farmer groups are currently used in food and beverage companies in the United States, Australia, and Europe. We continue to carry the Hatchgrove seal of quality, nutrition, responsibility, and sustainability across the range of fresh, organic, and all-natural specialty coconut and other plant-powered products.