On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, we hosted a “Crop Buyback Event” at Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries’ (FIRM) Stanley-Rea Center, where we packed fresh, local produce into 400 boxes. These boxes,[…]

Yesterday, on October 24, 2022, our team was hard at work, packaging 100 boxes for The Fresno Center’s monthly food distribution event. These boxes were filled with fresh, locally grown[…]

ABIRC had the gracious opportunity to attend Valley Small Business Development Corporation (VSBDC) of Fresno’s annual “Lender Appreciation BBQ” on Friday, September 23, 2022. We had the chance to network[…]

On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, we held our “Open House” event, where we invited our partner organizations to join us, in our celebration of relocating to a new office space! You[…]

This past weekend, our Business Specialists, Choua Thao and Jamie Vang, attended the grand opening of HQ Dance Studio, located at 1085 E Herndon Ave suite 104, Fresno, CA 93720.  Both[…]

Throughout these past few months, we hosted a four-part series of Bookkeeping workshops focused on QuickBooks, a popular and efficient software program that businesses can use to maintain their financial[…]

ABIRC had the chance to sponsor and attend the Sun-Up festival, hosted by our partner organization, Helping Others Pursue Excellence, on Friday, September 2, 2022 at Vision View Business Center[…]

We held a PSA Grower Training workshop on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Self-Help Federal Credit Union. The workshop was led by trainers from[…]

  Our grant application for the California Underserved and Small Producers (CUSP) program opened in January and closed in April. We received a large number of applications, but, unfortunately, we[…]

ABIRC had the wonderful opportunity to attend the “Meet and Greet” event with Keng Yang/Nattaphone Suepsakwong. We were able to hear some encouraging words, as well as his experiences as[…]

On Sunday, May 15, 2022, we attended our longtime partner’s, Lao Veterans of American, event, “Hmong Veteran’s Memorial Day.” This was an event where the Hmong veterans who fiught in[…]

  On Friday, January 21, 2022, ABIRC’s very own Crop Distribution Manager, Keng Vang, picked up N95 masks to help support and nurture the health of our farmers. In the[…]

On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the U.S. president, Joe Biden, announced the appointment of several individuals who will be taking on a leadership role with the United States Department of[…]

Wednesday, December 30th, 2021 marked the end of our weekly “CSA Food Boxes Distribution” events, which were made possible through funding provided by Growing the Table and Kat Taylor. Through[…]

In December 2021, ABIRC staff distributed CDFA-California Underserved Small Producers Program (CUSP) checks to small, disadvantaged BIPOC farmers in Fresno County, Merced County, and Sacramento County. There was a total[…]