We proudly source more than 40 percent of the produce for our Farm-to-School Program from local California farms! Many of our farm partners are from multi-generation farming families, and several are women, BIPOC, or from other marginalized communities.
The FruitGuys has been building long-term relationships with California farms since 1998.
Below, you’ll find the stories of just a few of our many farm partners. We’re proud to call these folks our friends, and to work with them to bring your students the freshest, healthiest, most beautiful fruits and veggies around.
Family Tree is a multi-generational family farm run by the Jackson family in Reedley, California. The Jacksons grow delicious and unique varieties of fruit, like blueberries, plumcots, donut nectarines, and peaches. They also donate produce to feed those in need!
Cuyama Orchards is a family-owned organic apple farm in California’s Cuyama Valley. The Albano family started farming apples in 1992, specializing in hard-to-find heirloom varieties like the Arkansas Black and Ashmead’s Kernel.
When peach farmer Jack Brandt Sr.’s fellow farmers asked for his help getting fruit to market, he expanded Brandt Farms to include packing and shipping. Now the Brandts grow peaches, plums, nectarines, grapes, and persimmons in California’s San Joaquin Valley, and pack other fruit, too!
Otis Booth, Jr. started Booth Ranches all the way back in 1957. The family-owned farm has been chugging along ever since, turning out top-notch citrus like Navel oranges, Valencia oranges, Cara Cara oranges, Minneola tangelos, and W. Murcott mandarins.
Founded by fruit sellers Jim Marderosian and Alan Derderian, the folks at Bee Sweet Citrus have been busy as bees packing and shipping California citrus since 1987. Bee Sweet supplies sweet-tart delights like oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and mandarins year-round.
Scully Packing Company is a family business that’s one part pear farm, one part packing facility. The Scully family grows their own pears and packs fruit for almost two dozen pear growers across California. Their growers use eco-friendly practices like integrated pest management and solar power.
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