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Save an Apple and Help a Farmer

By Chris Mittelstaedt on August 15, 2023

I wrote a couple weeks ago about how much I love Gravenstein apple season– and now it’s here! We will be making deliveries the weeks of August 21 and 28. You can experience this endangered heritage …

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Gravenstein Apples Are Coming!

By Chris Mittelstaedt on July 18, 2023

Gravenstein apple season is one of my favorite times of the year. The harvest of this endangered Northern California heirloom apple is very short -- only 2-3 weeks in August -- and heralds the …

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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 …

Filed Under: GoodWorks, The FruitLife Tagged With: 2022 impact report, balance, fighting hunger, GoodWorks, spring, strawberries, support farms, support small farms, sustainable agrculture, sustainable farming

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 Community Fund Announces 2022 Grant Cycle

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on December 22, 2021

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 …

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Farm Grantees Make Progress Despite Pandemic

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on September 18, 2020

The FruitGuys Community Fund 2020 grantee farms have sent us their interim updates, and in spite of the pandemic, these farms and organizations have done some incredible work! These 15 small farms and …

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The 2020 FruitGuys Community Fund Grantees

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on May 13, 2020

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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