fighting hunger

Dessert Foods versus Food Deserts

By Chris Mittelstaedt on August 22, 2023

I wasn’t really a very good student. Luckily in elementary school, I had a great teacher who helped me after school with my spelling. Her name was Mrs. Unruh. She used to devise little tricks to help …

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Leaping into Spring: Our 25 Year Impact Report

By Chris Mittelstaedt on May 2, 2023

I was once told by a trusted friend that, for impatient people like me who sometimes think that acting fast produces a greater result in a shorter amount of time, it is actually the ability to slow …

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The Balance Needed in Spring

By Chris Mittelstaedt on March 21, 2023

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 …

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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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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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