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.
Italian immigrant Alex Sambado founded Primavera in the 1920s, and his family still runs the farm’s growing, packing, and shipping business today. They grow tasty cherries, apples, and walnuts, and pack produce from nearby farms, too.
Lagier Ranches is a small family farm that grows, packs, and ships fresh organic fruit. Husband-and-wife farmers John and Casey Havre grow delicious citrus, cherries, and grapes. Casey has been farming since she was just 16 years old! The Havres also use their fruit to craft products like lemon juice and raisins.
Ferrari Farms is a third-generation family farm in Linden, California. The Ferrari family takes pride in growing flavorful organic cherries, apples, and walnuts without synthetic herbicides or pesticides. To protect the environment, they power their packing facility almost entirely with solar energy.
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