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It would be pretty fantastic if the fruit in your office could magically replenish overnight. Imagine apples dropping from the ceiling like Christmas presents sliding down the chimney! The FruitGuys’ R&D department is training our flock of fruit faeries. But for now, we rely on a human team of fresh fruit delivery drivers who are so good that they’re almost
In the summer of 2012, married couple Shannon Ronan and Breelyn MacDonald put their bartending jobs on hold, tossed their backpacks into the back of their Honda Fit, and left their home in San Rafael, California, for the open road. “We took five months and hiked and camped and ate our way around the country,” Shannon told The FruitGuys. “We
When John Warmerdam was a kid, his school bus didn’t drop him off at home—or even at the corner near his house. Instead, it took him to his family’s fruit packing shed. “That’s where my parents were,” John told The FruitGuys. “All of my summers were spent around the packing shed getting into trouble and getting in the way.” John’s
The FruitGuys is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI Month) with AAPI-owned snacks! Meet Pan’s Mushroom Jerky and Green Mustache, two of our office snack partners. You can often find their snacks in our office snack boxes, where we prioritize including snacks from companies owned by members of marginalized communities. Pan’s Mushroom Jerky: Michael’s Story In 2006,
Stepping out of the car and onto the soil of JSM Organics in Royal Oaks, California, felt like setting foot in an orderly kind of paradise. Spring sunshine swept over the strawberry fields and highlighted workers harvesting berries in bright red and yellow shirts. Everywhere I looked, my eyes met green plants or vibrantly blue sky. I arrived at JSM
Emily Ayala’s voice is both exhausted and euphoric. “We’re starting the harvest of Ojai Pixies today!” she told The FruitGuys over Zoom on Feb. 28, grinning into the camera. “I’ve been up since 4:30 a.m.” We were lucky to snag a few minutes on Emily’s calendar during the harvest of her family farm’s most famous fruit. Friend’s Ranches has grown
Renee Dunn (left) and Sydney Chasin (right) Renée Dunn and Sydney Chasin lead very different lives, but they have two important things in common: They each founded a women-owned small business to sell snacks, and they both partnered with The FruitGuys to deliver those snacks to offices nationwide. Here’s how they got there. Sydney’s Story: Chasin’ Dreams Farm Sydney was
At 9 a.m. on February 3, 2024, swimmers lined up on the shore of the San Francisco Bay. The chilly water beckoned, droplets leaping up and causing shivers. Then — splash! They dove in and surged forward. That dramatic moment kicked off a 24-Hour Relay Swim. From 9 a.m. February 3 through 9 a.m. February 4, more than 50 swimmers from
It can be tough to get a farmer on the phone during their busiest season. But when The FruitGuys called Vince Bernard of Bernard Ranch to check in on how his family farm in Riverside, CA, was doing, he was happy to chat about everything from his specialty citrus crops to his farm’s continued recovery from the pandemic. “The Kishu
Grace Cheng may be the only person in the world with the jobs “high-end fashion model” and “oatmeal company founder” listed back-to-back on her resume. It sounds like a wild transition—until you hear her tell the story. According to Grace, the spark for her gluten-free oatmeal brand Mylk Labs appeared thanks to a red-eye flight, a plastic bag, and an
I wrote a couple weeks ago about how much I love Gravenstein apple season– and now it’s here! We will be making deliveries the weeks of August 21 and 28. You can experience this endangered heritage apple and support farmers by ordering our 17th annual Gravenstein Apple box. When we first started this box in 2006, we wanted to share
This newsletter is dedicated to the Japanese-American Internees The Oishi family was part of the farming community of Japanese immigrants and Americans of Japanese ancestry who were flower growers and founded, along with Americans of Italian ancestry, the wholesale San Francisco Flower Mart. Seizo Oishi, a Japanese immigrant who had worked long hours in the agricultural fields of California, eventually
Fruit World is famous for its extraordinary Sky Ranch Mandarins, a clementine grown on farmer Bianca Kaprielian’s grandfather’s ranch, which sits atop one of the area’s tallest foothills and is named for its sweeping views of the San Joaquin Valley. “The topsoil is less than two inches and then solid granite, with a very high mineral content,’ Bianca explains. “The
I visited Paul Rodriguez’s farm, Rancho Charanda, in Redlands, CA on February 24, 2021. I had been worried about taking the time because of all of my other responsibilities in the office, but realized it would be a great break from being behind the computer. So I planned the week out to spare a few hours to make this trip
“I had a terrible dream one night,” says Vince Bernard, founder and farmer of Bernard Ranch, who has watched the COVID crisis cut into his sales so much that he may not be able to afford to water all his trees. “I dreamt that I asked my neighbor to bring over his bulldozer and together we knocked down 10 acres
During the COVID-19 crisis, small farms are showing once again just how essential they are to keeping our local communities fed, healthy, and functioning. The FruitGuys Community Fund is excited to announce the 2020 grantees chosen to receive grants up to $5,000 for sustainability projects that will reduce power use, increase yields, conserve water and soil, and promote pollinators. A
“Farming is a complex math problem,” sighs Dave Hale as he looks sadly at piles of wood chips that had been Gravenstein apple trees in the lot next to his thriving Sebastopol, CA, orchard. He tended them for decades before their destruction. “You get to know each tree, and when something like this happens it’s like losing 500 of your
The Farm-to-Table movement of the last decade has celebrated local farmers and their rural lifestyle. Sustainable farming is a wholesome and noble occupation that provides nutritious whole foods to an often urban clientele hungry for authenticity and health. Farming is a demanding and difficult calling that provides beauty and independence but also requires plenty of sacrifices: long hours, little time
Around the small Northern California town of Sebastopol, you see bumper stickers of all kinds. From the political to the apolitical to cosmic questions such as “What if the hokeypokey is what it’s all about?” But most popular among the tailgate calls to action is “Save the Gravenstein.” Townsfolk here have collaborated over the years to put their region’s heirloom
Embracing the dry June heat of San Joaquin County is a small price to pay when exploring the grounds of Lagier Ranches. This 120-acre family-run farm in Escalon, CA, is rich in trees and small fruits: almond trees, grapes, table grapes, citrus, and cherries. Keep your eyes peeled for their Bronx grapes in some of The FruitGuys’ summer mixes. Run
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