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Doesn't it feel good to know that by gardening you are on the cutting edge of coolness and hipsterdom? I'm sure my mom will be glad to hear that!

Yahoo News: Dollars from dirt: Economy spurs home garden boom (2009/3/15)

Neighborhood Fruit friend (and user) Iso Rabin has recently launched his new Community Supported Forage Box through Forage San Francisco. San Francisco Health Inspector isn't so pleased.

SFWeekly: Health inspectors and environmentalists aren't so thrilled (2009/3/18)

Even the First Family has realized the importance of healthy, fresh and local produce for people's health and communities. They have dug up part of the South Lawn at the White House and are planting an organic fruit, herb and veggie garden! Maybe they'll be Neighborhood Fruit customers soon?

NYTimes: Obamas to Plant Vegetable Garden at White House (2009/3/20)

Neighborhood Fruit has had a facelift! We're on our way to full functionality (targeting this summer for launch), so stay tuned.

Please let us know what you think of this new design, we value your feedback.

Something that has been causing us great concern over the last few years is Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) that has been plaguing honey bee populations. The good news is, at least from our conversations with beekeepers in the Bay Area, is that CCD has not been a problem for urban honey bees who seem to be doing ok where they are allowed to live in the absence of major threats of fungicides, insecticides and other chemical inputs. We need to continue to help all of our bees thrive - native bees and honey bees - so they can keep our ecosystem humming.