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August 10, 2010

Last Saturday, Ryan lead an amazing team of Moorpark High School volunteers who helped bag over 8,300lbs of juicy grapefruits in just 2 hours at Burney’s Ranch which was then shared between Catholic Charities of Moorpark & MEND Poverty in … Continue reading →

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Summer Fruit Harvesting in Full Swing

July 21, 2010

July has been a busy month for our volunteer fruit loops as we are in the middle of the peak summer fruit season (valencia oranges, peaches, plums, etc.) with the calls from homeowners not wanting to see their fruit go … Continue reading →

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Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive & MEND Poverty

May 10, 2010

A huge thank you to an amazing group of Food Forward volunteers who came out on Saturday to the Sherman Oaks post office and to MEND Poverty to help support the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive! We helped sort, box … Continue reading →

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LOVE PICK yields 6,500lbs!

February 15, 2010

The love was flowing on Valentine’s Day in the franklin canyon orange grove as 35 volunteers harvested 6,500lbs of oranges with 100% going to MEND Poverty to feed LA’s hungry. A big thank you to the DWP, Lt. Avila and his security team for … Continue reading →

Read More: Posted in 1 Tagged BIG PICK, citrus trees, community, food forward, Franklin Canyon Orange Grove, fruit donation, fruit harvest, LOVE PICK, mend poverty, Volunteer Organization

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100000 lbs…its official

January 17, 2010

Having never had the chance to lead a group – let alone one with the energy, creativity and great spirit of Food Forward, today was humbling indeed. As massive clouds gathered, the biggest storm system in a year on its … Continue reading →

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