Impact

The FruitGuys Awarded B Corp Best for the World

By Pia Hinckle on July 13, 2022

The FruitGuys has been named a 2022 Best for the World™ B Corp™ in recognition of its exceptional positive impact in the Community category.

Tagged With: fighting hunger, fruitguys community fund, small farms

Women Growing Change: The Class of 2022 FruitGuys Community Fund Grantees

By Pia Hinckle on May 5, 2022

A diverse group of women farmers dominate the 2022 class of grantees for The FruitGuys Community Fund, the nonprofit’s 10th year of providing grants to small farms and agricultural nonprofits that …

Tagged With: California, Chicago, fruitguys community fund, New York, small farms, small grants, sustainability

2021: A Year of Positive Impact

By Sheila Cassani on February 1, 2022

Together in 2021, we fed nearly 1 million people in need and helped sustain small farms.

Tagged With: b corp, donate-a-crate, fighting hunger, GoodWorks, small farms, sustainable agriculture

The FruitGuys Community Fund Announces 2022 Grant Cycle

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on December 22, 2021

The FruitGuys Community Fund provides grants for sustainability projects to small farms and agricultural nonprofits. The 2022 grant cycle will open for applications on Jan. 3, 2022.

Tagged With: fruitguys community fund, small farms, small grants, support small farms

Announcing The FruitGuys Community Fund 2021 Farm Grantees

By The FruitGuys on August 5, 2021

Announcing the small farms chosen to receive grants for sustainability projects for the 2021 grant cycle. Projects also contribute to local food security.

Tagged With: fruitguys community fund, GoodWorks, small farms, small grants

Doing Good in the Worst Year: Our 2020 Impact Report

By Pia Hinckle on February 2, 2021

2020 was a terrible year and yet the generosity of our community allowed us to bring healthy food to nearly two million people.

Tagged With: b corp, Chicago, donate-a-crate, farm-to-school program, fighting hunger, GoodWorks, small farms

Farm Grantees Make Progress Despite Pandemic

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on September 18, 2020

The FruitGuys Community Fund 2020 grantee farms have sent us their interim updates, and in spite of the pandemic, these farms have done incredible work!

Tagged With: California, Chicago, farm, farmers, fruitguys community fund, New York, Pennsylvania, pollinators, small farms, support small farms, sustainable agriculture

The FoodWorks Fund: Fighting Hunger & Helping Small Farms

By The FruitGuys on September 2, 2020

The FruitGuys has created a new non-profit project, The FoodWorks Fund, to provide direct hunger relief and help small farms.

Tagged With: fighting hunger, GoodWorks, small farms

We’re B Corp Certified!

By The FruitGuys on January 9, 2020

B-eautiful news! The FruitGuys is B Corp certified, joining the ranks of socially-responsible companies worldwide that blend purpose and profit.

Volunteer and Help Save a Farm

By The FruitGuys on December 19, 2019

If you want to help a small farm, you can donate and help fund more grants, become a volunteer grant reviewer and decide who gets them—or both!

Fruition of the Ugly Truth

By Phat Beets Produce on December 12, 2019

Instead of The FruitGuys getting into the “imperfect” market, they deliver fruit to us 50 weeks out of the year. This is called radical redistribution.

The FruitGuys 20-Year Impact Report Highlights

By The FruitGuys on November 19, 2019

The FruitGuys 20-year Impact Report summarizing its efforts to feed the hungry, support small farms, and create healthier workplaces.

Fighting Hunger Through Our Donate-A-Crate Program

By The FruitGuys on November 12, 2019

As the holidays approach,the Donate-a-Crate program makes it easy to forward your fruit delivery to your local charities during office closures.

Tagged With: donate-a-crate, holiday donations, San Francisco

2018 GoodWorks Annual Report

By Elisabeth Flynn on February 26, 2019

The FruitGuys GoodWorks program provides grants to small farms and donations of fresh food across the U.S. Learn about the positive impact of the customer-powered nonprofit FruitGuys Community Fund.

Tagged With: Chicago, fruit donations, GoodWorks, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco