Triple j organics is a certified organic citrus orchard in mission texas established in 1995

Triple j manages 25 acres of certified organic citrus groves primarily of ruby red grapefruit and early season oranges as well as navel oranges meyer lemons tangerines and tangelos in smaller quantities. This project will increase consumption of locally produced organic orange juice in the RIO grande valley and increase the profitability and longterm viability of triple j organics through special purpose equipment purchases that allow triple j to process 32000 LBS. Of waste or seconds oranges into fresh juice and deliver IT safely to customers in the valley. The project will target school districts as potential customers as well as supermarkets restaurants health food stores daycare facilities and eldercare facilities as needed. Beneficiaries include triple j organics local schools and businesses who purchase the new product as well as other organic citrus growers in the valley who may be able to cooperate and aggregate to produce a higher margin valueadded product.