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The FruitGuys Helps South Philly Refugee Service

By Kim Jordan on December 13, 2011

Photos courtesy of Nationalities Service Center Happy about apples! PHILADELPHIA–Every Monday morning Adam Forbes travels to The FruitGuys' Philadelphia warehouse to load his pick-up truck. …

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A Fruitful Partnership Grows Roots to Educate Philly Youth

By Bridget Meigs on November 3, 2010

The FruitGuys Philadelphia team helped green urban West Philadelphia by sponsoring a fall planting at the Walnut Hill Community Farm through POP (Philadelphia Orchard …

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I’ll Meet You on the Farm

By Bridget Meigs on June 1, 2010

Warm spring weather is waking up the farmer in me. I suddenly have the urge to sink my hands into the soil and grow greens, tomatoes, potatoes – you name it. A new resident of Philadelphia, I was not …

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