The struggle and beauty of fruit, its cultivation and care, is a dance of regenerative-impermanence. As we approach Earth Day, I find myself fascinated with the idea that the earth itself gives us …
Fruit In Words
As a business that values creativity and community engagement, we were thrilled to receive so many entries for our fruit poem contest! We were blown away by the depth of thought and imagination that …
Words for Spring & Fruit Poem Contest
April is National Poetry Month. Looking for the right poem for today? For this feeling, you have in early spring in our world today? You can probably find it on poets.org. Their database of more than …
FruitGuy Noir in Spring is Sprung
Tuesday was on my calendar for a meeting on Monday. It had been there since Thursday penciled it in on Friday. I was confusing myself as to who was what-day and what-day was who so I tried to clear …
A Banana Walks Into a Bar…
As part of our celebration of 25 years in business, we are dusting off some of my classic newsletters. Here’s one from 2006 that reveals the inspiration behind The FruitGuys Bananas. It must …
The Balance Needed in Spring
Balance feels like something we need these days. Between wild weather (in California at least) and banking instability, finding balance for farmers, and the ag industry in general has been a bit of a …
Temple Orange
Although the Temple orange is certainly tasty enough to offer up to the gods, it wasn’t actually named for a house of worship. Instead, it got its moniker from Florida orange grower William Chase …
A Pixie Celebrates The FruitGuys 25th Anniversary
One day, Pixie Tangerine, better known as Minnie of Who, or Who for short, was enjoying a Thursday, thinking about today being today and not tomorrow or yesterday. As Who was tapping their rind …
Celebrate Black Farmers & Agricultural Inventors
There were nearly a million farms operated by Black farmers around 1920 which the census at the time noted made up about 14% of the total U.S. farms. Today the National Agricultural Statistics Service …
THE FRUITGUYS MAKES TOP IMPACT COMPANIES LIST OF 2023
The FruitGuys is excited to announce that it has been named a top impact company for 2023 by the global Real Leaders Impact Awards. This annual award recognizes purpose-driven businesses. This …
Donate, Don’t Cancel During Holiday Closures
As the holiday season approaches, we want to thank you for your business and share how The FruitGuys Donate-a-Crate program makes it easy to forward deliveries or purchase fruit to send to people in …
Celebrate National Fruit at Work Day 2022
You’ve been waiting all year for it—now the time has arrived. That’s right, the 7th annual National Fruit at Work Day is here! Tuesday, October 4, 2022, marks this not-so-solemn observance that …
Pliny The Elder’s Last Podcast
Scene: Pliny the Elder’s open atrium podcast studio in Misenum, Bay of Naples, August 24th, 79 CE Pliny E: Welcome listeners & toga wearers. This is again, Gaius Plinius Secundus coming to you …
The FruitGuys Awarded B Corp Best for the World
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 …
Women Growing Change: The Class of 2022 FruitGuys Community Fund Grantees
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 …
2021: A Year of Positive Impact
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 …
The FruitGuys Community Fund Announces 2022 Grant Cycle
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 …
Featured Farm: Fruit World
Fruit World is famous for its extraordinary Sky Ranch Mandarins, a clementine grown on farmer Bianca Kaprielian’s grandfather’s ranch, which sits atop one of the area’s tallest foothills and is named …
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts
Courtesy of Rebecca Taggart for The FruitGuys INGREDIENTS Brussels sprouts, preferably fresh on the stalk Olive oil Walnut pieces Large salt crystals Lemon pepper …
Leitica Velazquez wins Caplan Scholarship
Leticia Velazquez, The FruitGuys Midwest Operations Manager, was one of four people chosen for the prestigious Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship Program for 2021. The program …
