15 Jul Fight the Good Fight with Fresh Fruit!

Because better farming = better fruit.

The FruitGuys recently announced its 2025 grantees—21 farms across 17 states that will receive a total of $90,000 in funding to support sustainable, community-first agriculture. It’s the company’s thirteenth year of giving back to small farms through The FruitGuys Community Fund, and this year it’s helping steward 247 acres of active farmland.

So… what does that have to do with your breakroom?

A lot, actually. If you:

• Enjoy fruit and veggies picked at peak ripeness from farms that prioritize soil health and biodiversity …
• Want to help tackle food deserts …
• Believe in supporting BIPOC-led, women-led, LGBTQ+-led, and family-owned farms … 

Then yes — your fruit box from The FruitGuys is doing a whole lot more than just satisfying some cravings. You can feel good fighting the good fight by munching on the freshest, juiciest apple you’ve ever had in your entire life from The FruitGuys. Does it get any better than that? 

Here’s how each purchase makes a difference.

Supporting Farms and Their Communities

When you buy fresh fruit from The FruitGuys, you’re not just getting delicious, perfectly ripe fruit delivered to your breakroom. You’re also supporting a network of small farms that not only grow incredible produce, but also invest deeply in their communities with initiatives like educational programming, free food distribution, and inclusive hiring. Below are a few examples: 

• Common Vision – Prescott Farm (Oakland, CA): Offers sustainable urban agriculture education and fresh food access for students.
• Mother Carr’s Farm (Lynwood, IL): A woman-, BIPOC-, and veteran-led nonprofit offering biweekly produce distribution and paid internships in sustainable agriculture.
• Namuna Farm (Kent, WA): Grows culturally significant crops not typically available in stores, improving food access for immigrant communities.
• Old School Farm (Nashville, TN): Employs adults with developmental disabilities and donates produce to local food assistance programs.
• The Farm at The Beth (Chattanooga, TN): An urban farm providing youth education and fighting food insecurity while restoring biodiversity in an underserved area.
• The Refugee Collective Farm (Elgin, TX): Provides community plots to refugee farmers, grows certified organic produce, and even houses a textile studio with natural dyes.

And these are just the recent grantees! The FruitGuys has contributed to the Community Fund’s grant budget for years and sources its produce from small farms whenever possible, so every purchase you make supports many more farms than the ones on this list.

Tackling Climate Change

The FruitGuys Community Fund’s grantees are leaders when it comes to practicing the future of farming. In fact, sometimes the future is a return to the traditional ways of farming! One of the ways many of these farms fight climate change, for instance, is through regenerative agriculture practices that conserve water, enrich soil, and restore ecosystems. Whether they practice no-till gardening or solar-powered irrigation, these farms are selectively and meticulously chosen because their grant-funded projects will have a positive impact on the environment and beyond..

• Dandelion Forest Farm (Nottingham, NH): Revising their mulch method to help prevent erosion, regulate soil temperature, add nutrients, conserve water, and suppress weeds—all while educating visitors on sustainable practices.
• The Farm at The Beth (Chattanooga, TN): Integrating pollinator-friendly habits aiming to restore biodiversity and soil health in an area historically burdened by industrial pollution. Its grant will help bolster pollinator habitat, food production, soil health, and market operations, contributing to the farm’s long-term sustainability.
• The Laurels Farm (Sandown, NH): Replacing plastic seed trays with Commercial Soil Blockers to eliminate plastic use, improve seedling success, and reduce waste. Also adding tools to support no-till methods that protect soil health.

Championing Equity and Inclusion in Agriculture

Historically, farming has excluded many. The FruitGuys Community Fund seeks to intentionally support underrepresented farmers — including farmers who are BIPOC, women, LGBTQ+, veterans, or immigrants —  by prioritizing ownership and leadership diversity in its grantmaking. 

Yes, these farms are growing produce, but they’re also building inclusive food systems, running composting programs, teaching sustainable farming techniques, and fostering their local communities:

• Common Vision – Prescott Farm (Oakland, CA): A BIPOC-led nonprofit growing food at an elementary school and launching a “Regeneration Station” for hands-on learning with worm farming (a type of composting) and plant propagation, fostering early access to environmental education.
• Mother Carr’s Farm (Lynwood, IL): Woman-, BIPOC-, and veteran-led, this farm empowers its community through biweekly produce distributions and a paid internship program in sustainable agriculture—offering fresh food and helping train future generations.
• Namuna Farm (Kent, WA): Led by immigrant farmers and focused on culturally significant crops, Namuna strengthens food sovereignty while working to reduce water use with drip irrigation.
• The Refugee Collective Farm (Elgin, TX): A BIPOC-led, refugee-run farm growing organic vegetables, supporting food access, and preserving cultural traditions. They also operate a textile studio using natural dyes, offering creative, community-rooted ways to build economic opportunity.

Ending Food Deserts, One Box at a Time

Many of the grantees work in or near food deserts, where access to fresh produce is limited. By funding projects on these farms, The FruitGuys Community Fund helps bring abundance where it’s most needed:

• Aspen Ridge Farms (Caldwell, ID): Uses regenerative farming practices and will build a high tunnel to grow heirloom crops in Idaho’s short growing season.
• Beacon Food Forest Gardens (Clearwater, FL): A women-led nonprofit revitalizing neglected land with fruit trees and pollinator-friendly crops to improve food security.
• Ubuntu Family Farm (Kent, WA): Grows culturally significant crops using organic African farming methods and plans to install a rainwater catchment system and practice companion planting to boost resilience.

A Delicious Way to Do Good

When you open a box from The FruitGuys, you’re getting exceptionally fresh fruit—and doing something good for the planet and people around you. You can feel it in every crisp bite of apple or just-ripe bananas.

It’s fruit that supports your employees, farms, and local communities.

Ready to Bring Fresh, Mission-Driven Fruit to Your Breakroom?

Your employees will love it. Each box of fruit, veggies, and snacks creates a ripple effect of positive impact, from farmers to your company! Plus, The FruitGuys keeps those warm, fuzzy feelings top-of-mind for your team with occasional notes in its boxes highlighting the local farms and giveback initiatives their snacking supports.

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