farmers

Furry Friends from the Farm: Meet the Farm Dogs & Cats!

By Lex Flamm on

There’s nothing like the sweet, fuzzy face of a dog or cat to make a long day on the farm a little easier. With that in mind, The FruitGuys team asked our farm partners from across the country to send …

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Farmer of the Month: Steve Frecon of Frecon Farms

By Lex Flamm on

If the word “orchard” brings to mind acres of flat, fertile ground covered in gently waving fruit trees, go ahead and toss that image out the window. At Frecon Farms—a small family farm—in Boyertown, …

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A Tale of Prison, Peaches, and Persistence

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

Last year, my family and I had the honor of hearing artist Jeanie Kashima, a longtime friend of my parents, speak about her amazing collages at Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical …

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Farmer of the Month: Bianca Kaprielian of Fruit World

By Lex Flamm on

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 …

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EcoFarm 2024 Celebrates BIPOC and Queer Farmers

By Lex Flamm on

Every winter, FruitGuys Senior Buyer and Chief Fruit Detective Rebecca North counts down the days to the EcoFarm Conference. The event hosted by the non-profit Ecological Farming Association brings …

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Farm Grantees Make Progress Despite Pandemic

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on

The FruitGuys Community Fund 2020 grantee farms have sent us their interim updates, and in spite of the pandemic, these farms and organizations have done some incredible work! These 15 small farms and …

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Bernard Ranch is in a Fight to Save its Business and its Citrus Trees

By Pia Hinckle on

“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 …

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The 2020 FruitGuys Community Fund Grantees

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on

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 …

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Subsidizing Big Ag

By Charlene Oldham on

Small Farms Left Out of Farm Bill By Charlene Oldham When the first “farm bill” was created in the late 1930s to help family farms, horses and hand plows were as common on farms as Model …

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LBAM—Two Countries, One Moth

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

I try to stay out of agricultural politics. I’d rather support farmers by buying their wonderful produce without having to testify on their behalf. Sometimes, however, circumstances land on your …

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Good Fruit = GoodWorks

By The FruitGuys on

The FruitGuys GoodWorks Project includes our Farm Steward and Community Outreach programs which have donated thousands of pieces of fruit to charitable organizations nationwide. Our Farm Steward …

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The Budding System

By Heidi Lewis on

The first time I went to a Scion Exchange I didn't know what to expect—was it a science-fiction convention? As I drew nearer I saw people entering the building with little sticks under their arms—was …

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