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I live in New York City where the summers are very hot and humid, so my top priority is finding ways to cool off. When I was a kid, my family stayed cool during 90-degree days by heading to the park and playing in the sprinklers. Afterward, we bought ICEEs from a local vendor who sold them from tubs in
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 have big impacts on their sustainability and their communities. A majority of these 17 farms are owned or led by women who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color
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 agricultural nonprofits in 14 different states were awarded a total of $51,098.87 in funding for sustainability projects that reduce power use, increase yields, conserve water and soil,
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
What’s the best table grape you’ve ever eaten? We think it will be replaced by the organic Bronx seedless table grape from Lagier Ranches in Escalon, CA. These tiny globes of pleasure have been nicknamed the “Rolls Royce of table grapes” for their sweet and smooth taste. “The bunches are solid and robust, the flavor is out of this world,
The FruitGuys has donated nearly eight million servings of farm-fresh fruit to people in need across the United States over the last five years, with almost 2 million servings in 2018 alone. The FruitGuys GoodWorks program fights hunger through direct produce donations from our warehouses and from generous FruitGuys clients via our Donate-a-Crate program. As the nonprofit arm of the
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