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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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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Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: California, farm, farmers, fruitguys community fund, New York, Pennsylvania, pollinators, small farms, support small farms, sustainable agriculture
By Sheila Cassani on
Small, independent, and family-run farms need all the help they can get, as evidenced by the record number of applicants for The FruitGuys Community Fund’s 2016 sustainable agriculture grants: in a 55 …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Impact Tagged With: fruitguys community fund, small farms, small grants, sustainable agriculture
By Stephanie Rosenbaum on
Clear Spring Farm, PA. If you live in an eco-conscious region fighting to preserve its local family farms, chances are you’ve seen bumper stickers such as “Know your farmer, know your food.” “I …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Profiles Tagged With: farm, small farms
By Tanya Tolchin on
Many small family farms switch into gear in late winter and early spring to get the farm season on track. On our farm we are busy ordering seeds, building new hoop houses, fixing fences, tuning up …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News Tagged With: family farm, farm, organic farming, organic fruit, small farms
By Heidi Lewis on
By Heidi Lewis The USDA classifies family farms as “any farm organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family corporation.” But a cold definition is never the whole story, is it? Mick …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Profiles Tagged With: Chicago, family farm, small farms
By Chris Mittelstaedt on
There’s a fast-paced, smart device game called “Fingerzilla” that lets you rain Godzilla-like destruction down upon virtual cityscapes and towns using only your finger. While being at the helm of such …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News Tagged With: citrus, farm, nectarine, small farms, stone fruit, winter
By Heidi Lewis on
Winter Farm Conferences By Heidi Lewis The Monterey Peninsula is one of the most beautiful spots in the world, but it wasn't just the sparkly ocean breeze dancing through the pines that brought a …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Profiles Tagged With: Agriculture, family farm, organic farming, small farms
By Pia Hinckle on
On January 4, 2011, President Obama signed into law the $1.4 billion Food Safety and Modernization Act, the most sweeping overhaul of the nation’s food industry in 70 years. The law will give the …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News Tagged With: food safety, small farms
By Pia Hinckle on
The U.S. Senate passed the Food Safety and Modernization Act (S. 510) on November 30th, 2010, the most sweeping overhaul of food safety regulations of the century, spurred by food-borne illness …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News Tagged With: family farm, food safety, small farms
By Chris Mittelstaedt on
When the price of corn started going up in Exeter, California due to high demand for ethanol, Mr. Herrera, an owner of 22 acres of family farmland, nearly plowed under his 40-year-old plum orchard. …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News Tagged With: family farm, small farms
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