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Behind the Scenes at Brittany’s Bees: A Small Farm Grants Story

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

Farming is an exercise in patience. On average, it takes three years for a new fruit tree to bear fruit. Even fast-growing vegetables, like spinach and radishes, typically need at least 25-30 days to …

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How Small Farms Are Putting Their 2024 Farm Grants to Work

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Supporting small farms is a major part of our mission at The FruitGuys. We source fruit from independent farms for our fruit boxes whenever we can, and we also award farm grants every year through The …

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Supporting Local, Small Farms Can Help Change Our Food System

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

Helen, my wife's late grandmother, loved the Christmas holiday growing up. It wasn’t the presents that made it special. (Her family lived in rural West Virginia during the Depression and could rarely …

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Field Trip Fun & Good News for 20 Farms

By Erin Mittelstaedt on

When I walked into the kitchen last Thursday morning, I found my wife, Julie, packing at a furious pace. She was filling a 64-ounce bottle with ice water, chopping apples and strawberries, and bagging …

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