I have been given a copy of Robert Palter’s The Duchess of Malfi’s Apricots, and Other Literary Fruits. It’s a great reference book if you like those moments of clarity when writers unravel the human …
Curried Quinoa & Stone Fruit Salad
This recipe is great to make in advance for an easy work lunch. Prep (and keep separate) your quinoa and dressing the night before, then assemble with fruit and nuts at home or the office for a tasty, …
Ode to a Beloved Berry
Is there a word that brings as much hope to the heart as “springtime”? Grass, leaves, and flowers burst forth after their winter slumber, and the world smells fresh and new. And there are …
Funding for Small Sustainable Farms Breaks New Ground
This year, The FruitGuys Community Fund increased the number of grants awarded to small American farms and agricultural nonprofits to 10, providing a total of $40,133 in funding for sustainable …
Spring for Lunch
The season of renewal is here and with it, the fruits and vegetables we’ve been craving all winter long. These three salads take advantage of the ingredients that just shout “spring!”—Asparagus, …
Avocados—Like Buttah, Only Better!
The avocado originated in south-central Mexico about 10,000 years ago. It was several millennia before wild avocado trees were cultivated and many more before the Hass avocado—the most common variety …
What’s in My Mix?
Q: What’s in my mix? A: You can see a list of what’s in your mix and where each item was grown in just two easy steps: Find out what kind of mix you have. Look on the side of your box, and you …
Book It!
Ever wish you could read more books—and not just when you’re on vacation? Looking for a way to boost morale and creativity in your work team? Want a steady diet of interesting and relevant new ideas …
Record Number of Farms Apply for Grants
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 …
Two Fruit Guys to the Rescue
FruitGuys Los Angeles Operations Manager Michelle Dixon shared this email with the company on February 24, 2016, recounting the selfless and heroic actions of two of her staffers who found themselves …
2015 GoodWorks Annual Report
The FruitGuys donated more than 1.3 million servings of produce directly to those in need during 2015, a new record for the South San Francisco–based company. Nearly 700,000 pounds of fruit and …
Power Up with Citrus
Once upon a time, back in the Victorian era, citrus fruits were rare and expensive, a delicacy to be enjoyed only on special occasions. Earlier still, for sailors suffering from scurvy on long …
Coming of Age
I owe the birth of The FruitGuys to the creative power of, well, desperation. It was 1997. My wife, Pia, and I had been married for a year and were living in a small one-bedroom apartment in San …
Easy Heart-Healthy Lunches
When it comes to what’s healthy to eat these days, there is undoubtedly conflicting information. Dietary factions bicker like a cranky old married couple. But whether you’re paleo or plant-based or …
Easy Kiwi Tart
INGREDIENTS 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed for 1 hour on the counter or overnight in the fridge 2 8-oz bars of cream cheese at room temperature 1 cup purchased or homemade lemon curd …
The Care and Feeding of Kiwis
(Throat clearing) “Excuse me—we have a strict ‘no pets’ policy here.” “I don’t have any pets.” “What do you call that cute, fuzzy brown thing you’re petting?” “A kiwifruit.” (Pause) …
Apples for All
To satisfy the sharp desire I had Of tasting those fair apples, I resolved Not to defer; hunger and thirst at once / Powerful persuaders, quicken'd at the scent Of that alluring fruit, …
Workplace New Year’s Resolutions
As the calendar tips from December into January, many of us start thinking about New Year’s resolutions. We resolve to be kinder or more punctual; to be thinner or to drive less. In short, we’re …
Charitable Giving Is Good Business
Charity, as the old saying goes, may begin at home, but increasingly it’s found its way into America’s home away from home—the workplace. From multinational corporations to mom-and-pop shops, …
Winter on the Farm
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. —William Blake Winter is finally here in drought-stricken California, and we’ve gotten a break from all that balmy, summerlike weather we’ve …
