GoodWorks

The FruitGuys Awarded B Corp Best for the World

By Pia Hinckle on July 13, 2022

The FruitGuys has been named a 2022 Best for the World™ B Corp™ in recognition of its exceptional positive impact in the Community category. Best for the World is a distinction granted to Certified B …

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Women Growing Change: The Class of 2022 FruitGuys Community Fund Grantees

By Pia Hinckle on May 5, 2022

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 …

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2021: A Year of Positive Impact

By Sheila Cassani on February 1, 2022

As we reflect back on another challenging year, we are incredibly grateful for our clients and their positive impact on people and the planet through The FruitGuys GoodWorks Programs. Together in …

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The FruitGuys Community Fund Announces 2022 Grant Cycle

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on December 22, 2021

Small Farms are critical partners of the environment with a special role in its stewardship and as agents of climate stabilization. The FruitGuys Community Fund provides grants of up to $5,000 each to …

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Donate, Don’t Cancel This Holiday Season

By The FruitGuys on November 2, 2021

As the holidays approach, we want to thank you for your business, which has supported our family-owned and operated company through this transitional recovery year, and share how you can easily …

Filed Under: FruitGuys News, GoodWorks, The FruitLife Tagged With: Donate a Crate, GoodWorks, holiday donations, holidays, how to donate fruit

Announcing The FruitGuys Community Fund 2021 Farm Grantees

By The FruitGuys on August 5, 2021

Despite funding setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, The FruitGuys Community Fund, a nonprofit founded by office fruit delivery pioneers and certified B Corp The FruitGuys, is pleased to announce …

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First Farm Visit of 2021: Rancho Charanda

By Miguel Esteban Robles on March 3, 2021

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 …

Filed Under: Farms, FruitGuys News, GoodWorks, The FruitLife Tagged With: farm visits, fruitguys community fund, nopales, rancho charanda, small farms, southern california farms, sustainable agrculture, xoconostle

Rebecca North Honored by EcoFarm

By Pia Hinckle on February 5, 2021

Rebecca North, The FruitGuys Senior Buyer and chief Fruit Detective, has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Golden Pliers Award from the Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm). According to …

Filed Under: Farms, FruitGuys News, GoodWorks, The FruitLife Tagged With: diversity in farming, ecofarm, ecofarm 2021, equity in farming, golden pliers award, small farms, sustainable agriculture, sustainable food systems, women in agriculture

Doing Good in the Worst Year: Our 2020 Impact Report

By Pia Hinckle on February 2, 2021

2020 was a terrible year and yet the generosity of our community allowed us to bring healthy food to nearly two million people: neighbors in need, frontline healthcare workers, and public school kids …

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Farm Grantees Make Progress Despite Pandemic

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on September 18, 2020

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 …

Filed Under: Farms, GoodWorks, The FruitLife Tagged With: family farmers, Farms, microgrants, pollinators, small farms, support small farms, sustainable agriculture, The FruitGuys Community Fund, wind power

The FoodWorks Fund: Fighting Hunger & Helping Small Farms

By The FruitGuys on September 2, 2020

The FruitGuys has created a new non-profit project to support its long-standing hunger relief mission. The FoodWorks Fund, a fiscally-sponsored project of Community Initiatives, provides direct …

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The 2020 FruitGuys Community Fund Grantees

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on May 13, 2020

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 …

The FruitGuys Response to COVID-19

By The FruitGuys on March 5, 2020

March 2020 We will get to the other side of this---together. We wish you, your employees, your vendors, your customers, and their families the best, and especially good health. Please let us know of …

Filed Under: Ask the FruitGuys, Diet and Health, Farms, Fitness, Food, FruitGuys News, GoodWorks, The FruitLife, WorkLife

We’re B Corp Certified!

By The FruitGuys on January 9, 2020

The FruitGuys is now a certified B Corp, joining the ranks of socially-responsible companies such as Patagonia, Ben & Jerry’s, Kleen Kanteen, and Clover Sonoma that all make a commitment to …

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Volunteer and Help Save a Farm

By The FruitGuys on December 19, 2019

The FruitGuys knows that small grants can have big impacts on independent farms. That’s why in 2012 we founded The FruitGuys Community Fund, a non-profit that provides grant awards of up to $5,000 to …

GoodWorks

The FruitGuys Awarded B Corp Best for the World

Women Growing Change: The Class of 2022 FruitGuys Community Fund Grantees

2021: A Year of Positive Impact

The FruitGuys Community Fund Announces 2022 Grant Cycle

Donate, Don’t Cancel This Holiday Season

Announcing The FruitGuys Community Fund 2021 Farm Grantees

First Farm Visit of 2021: Rancho Charanda

Rebecca North Honored by EcoFarm

Doing Good in the Worst Year: Our 2020 Impact Report

Farm Grantees Make Progress Despite Pandemic

The FoodWorks Fund: Fighting Hunger & Helping Small Farms

The 2020 FruitGuys Community Fund Grantees

The FruitGuys Response to COVID-19

We’re B Corp Certified!

Volunteer and Help Save a Farm

Fruition of the Ugly Truth

The FruitGuys 20-Year Impact Report Highlights

Eat the Endangered Gravenstein Apple

2018 GoodWorks Annual Report

The FruitGuys Donate-a-Crate Program

Lucky 13

2017 GoodWorks Annual Report

Grow Good: 2017 Community Fund Grants Awarded

2016 GoodWorks Annual Report

Funding for Small Sustainable Farms Breaks New Ground

Record Number of Farms Apply for Grants

2015 GoodWorks Annual Report

Small Grants, Big Impacts

World Environment Day 2015

From Seed to Need

Fresh Dirt

A Fruitful Year of Giving

Support Your Local Food Bank

Alumni Grantees: Class of 2013

Small Farms Get a Hand

New Funding Resource for Small Farms

2013 GoodWorks

The FruitGuys Plant a Tree for UMOM

Moore Oklahoma Relief Effort

2012 GoodWorks

Donate-A-Crate 2011 Fed Thousands

FruitGuys Donations are Backbone of Some Food Pantries

The FruitGuys Helps South Philly Refugee Service

More than A Meal

GoodWorks

A Fruitful Partnership Grows Roots to Educate Philly Youth

Capay Valley Collaborative Seeks Patron: Support the Legendary Capay Valley Farm Community

Preservation Harvest plums now available on West Coast

I’ll Meet You on the Farm

Owl Update

Good Fruit = GoodWorks

Worldwide Wellness – Making a Difference

None of Your Beeswax! (The Get-The-Bees Address)

Stay Fruitful!

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