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2024 Farm Grantees Announced

WEBThis year’s grant awards were made possible thanks to donors to our Small Farms, Big Impacts 2024 campaign and continued program support from major donor, Aramark.Aramark, the Philadelphia-based food and facilities service provider, began a …

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Farmers Struggle with Affordable Healthcare

WEBFor small, independent farmers, however, it’s a matter of survival. At the FruitGuys Community Fund, we ’re passionate about supporting small farms and agricultural nonprofits so they impact our environment, local food systems, and farm …

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Get Your Hands Dirty: It’s Good For Your Heatlh

WEBOur Changing Lifestyles. The American economy has changed, and so have our lifestyles. The majority of us don’t get our hands dirty. According to the 2010 census, over 80% of the US population lived in urban areas, representing growth of 12% over a …

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From Seed to Need: Grants Awarded to Small Sustainable Farms

WEBThe FruitGuys Community Fund, a nonprofit fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, will award small American farms and agricultural nonprofits a total of $35,643 in 2015 for sustainability projects intended to have a positive impact on the …

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Our Advisory Board

WEBPia is a founding board member of The FruitGuys Community Fund and a partner in the FruitGuys, where she created The FruitGuys Magazine Blog and other publishing initiatives related to healthy farming, eating, and living. Pia has 20+ years experience in the …

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Get Involved & Volunteer

WEBThe FruitGuys Community Fund supports projects that are good for the soil. Our grants are used to preserve and enhance innovative, ecologically sustainable farming practices. It also turns out that volunteering is good for our health. When we join others in a sense of …

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Foxtrot Organic Farm

WEBFoxtrot Organic Farm, a 6 acre certified organic farm in St. Charles, IL grows over 140 varieties of diversified fruits, vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers.Their $3,359 grant allowed them to establish a perennial hedgerow for beneficial insects and pollinators, increase …

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Barnraiser Crowdfunding Project

WEBThe FruitGuys has a long history of helping small American Farms. Originally sprouting from The Farm Steward Program, we officially bloomed into The FruitGuys Community Fund in 2012. Over the last five years, 21 small farms and agricultural …

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Give & Grow Good 2020 Campaign

WEBEach year The FruitGuys Community Fund awards grants to small farms, funding a bounty of sustainability projects that support the economic and environmental health of their communities. Learn how you can help grow our impact.

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Woodleaf Farm: 2014 Grantee

WEBWoodleaf Farm has been growing organic food since 1980. Over the last 30 years Carl Rosato and Helen Atthowe have been recognized as leaders in farm design that suppresses pests and soil management practices that improve plant health.

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Woodleaf Farm: A Year of Transition & Tragedy

WEB2014 Grantee Alum. The FruitGuys Community Fund first got to know Woodleaf Farm back in 2014 when they were recipients of our small farm grants. Carl Rosato and Helen Atthowe established Woodleaf Farm in 1980, providing organic …

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Empowering Small Farms for a Better Future: 2018 Final Reports

WEBIn May 2018, 13 small farms and agricultural nonprofits across the US received grants totaling $47,534 for sustainable farm projects.Over the summer, they applied their funding to projects ranging from the installation of solar panels and bat …

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Pomona urban farm receives one of 10 grants awarded nationwide

WEBThe 10 farms were selected from a list of 70 letters of intent from throughout the U.S. Those selected will receive up to $5,000 in funding. The Pomona farm, Pomona Urban Farm, is a half-acre site located at 1196 S. San Antonio Ave., Pomona, that is the …

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“We are committed to keeping the traditions of small, …

WEBFounded in 2012, The FruitGuys Community Fund, a nonproft fscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, is unique in providing small grants that have big impacts for farms. Our goal is to back small farms in their efforts for greater environmental and economic …

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2017 Sustainable Farm Projects Take Root

WEBPosted December 21, 2017. In Grantees. In May, 10 small American farms and agricultural nonprofits received a total of $42,913 in funding for sustainable farm projects. As the 2017 sustainable farm projects take root, we are beginning to see the many benefits. The …

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Applicant Instructions

WEBPlease specify whether you are the owner/operator of the farm or if you have long-term, legal access to the land. If farming on leased land, we will ask you to submit a letter of support from the landowner specifying length of the lease agreement.

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