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 …
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Got Bees at Work?
In 2015, the side lot next to The FruitGuys headquarters in South San Francisco was a gravelly, unused, weed-infested strip of land. Today it’s abuzz with activity, transformed into a cozy home for a …
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 …
Small Grants, Big Impacts
Reduced carbon footprints and record numbers of pollinators are just a couple highlights of the early results farms are reporting as a result of the agriculture sustainability grants they received …
The Bee Beat
Notes From a Freshman Beekeeper By Heidi LewisWho is a bee's favorite singer? Sting. Favorite band? The Bee Gees. Why do bees hum? Because they don't know the words—OK, OK, enough of the …
What’s Killing the Bees?
Beekeepers Report Huge Losses Over Winter By Eileen EcklundSpring is in the air. Across the country, trees and other plants are bursting into flower, and bees are busy pollinating them. But this …