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March 2, 2011

Last Sunday, an incredible group of volunteers harvested over 1,350 lbs of juicy oranges in Woodland Hills! A huge thank you to an incredibly generous family who made all of us feel so welcome and kept us hydrated… We will … Continue reading →

Read More: Posted in Food, urban fruit gleaning Tagged citrus trees, community, excess fruit, food forward, fruit donation, fruit harvest, valencia oranges, Volunteer Organization, Woodland Hills

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Navels & Lemons in Sherman Oaks!

February 13, 2011

Only in LA! Mid Feb + 80 degrees = A great day of harvesting yesterday in Sherman Oaks & Valley Village – over 700lbs of citrus (Navel Oranges & Lemons) all going to feed LA’s hungry! More harvesting today in … Continue reading →

Read More: Posted in Food, urban fruit gleaning Tagged citrus trees, community, food forward, fruit donation, fruit harvest, fruit picking, lemons, navel oranges, sherman oaks, urban gleaning, urban hunger, Valley Village, Volunteer Organization

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HELP US MEET THE PLUM FDN. MATCH GRANT!

December 1, 2010

THE FRUITMOBILE IS ALMOST HERE….But we need YOUR help! We are pleased as over-ripe persimmons to be able to announce that The Plum Foundation has offered us a $5000 matching grant to help us purchase our long-needed, desperately sought FRUITMOBILE … Continue reading →

Read More: Posted in Fundraiser, urban fruit gleaning Tagged community, food forward, Matching Grant, Plum Foundation, urban hunger, Volunteer Organization

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Thankful for fruit!

November 29, 2010

A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who came out yesterday on a beautiful and crisp day in Granada Hills to help harvest 683lbs of juicy valencia oranges to help feed LA’s hungry! We also want to send a sincere thank you … Continue reading →

Read More: Posted in Food, urban fruit gleaning Tagged citrus trees, community, excess fruit, food forward, fruit donation, fruit harvest, fruit picking, Granada Hills, urban gleaning, valencia oranges, Volunteer Organization

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Community fruit picking at CSUN!

October 4, 2010

Last Sunday, Food Forward volunteers (and lots of CSUN students were able to harvest 2,350lbs of Valencia Oranges from CSUN’s historic orange grove with 100% of the fruit harvested going to feed the hungry! The fruit was donated to SOVA Community … Continue reading →

Read More: Posted in Volunteer Organization Tagged BIG PICK, citrus trees, community, CSUN Orange Grove, food forward, fruit harvest, fruit picking, SOVA, valencia oranges, Volunteer Organization

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