Citrus Gleaning
A Program of St. Mary’s Food Bank
Citrus drop-off donations will be accepted from all zip codes at the below St. Mary's Food Bank locations
From January 13 – April 30, 2025, Monday through Friday:
St. Mary's Food Bank - Phoenix
2831 N. 31st Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85009
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
St. Mary's Food Bank - Surprise
13050 W. Elm Street
Surprise, AZ 85378
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
In February, we will have St. Mary’s Food Bank staff and trucks ready to accept your donations at the following locations and dates:
Saturdays, February 1 & 8, 2025
Desert Garden United Church of Christ
18818 N. 128th Ave., Sun City West, AZ 85375
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Saturdays, February 1 & 8, 2025
Shepherd of the Hills UCC
5524 E. Lafayette Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85018
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The gleaning season in the West Valley will start on Monday, January 13, 2025, and end on Monday, March 31, 2025. Our volunteer gleaning crews will notify homeowners prior to their scheduled gleaning date. The scheduling process is ongoing throughout the entire gleaning season so you may not hear from your assigned volunteer gleaning crew until after January 8. Please note that trees above 25 feet and those with power lines across them will not be gleaned.
Changes in Citrus Gleaning
We anticipate having a very limited number of volunteers to glean in 2025, and we are still determining how much we can do. Registration with St. Mary’s Food Bank does not guarantee that we will be able to glean your trees. We recommend looking for alternative means to glean your trees in advance.
To address the expected volunteer shortage and continue collecting citrus from homeowners, we will partner with two churches to organize Citrus Saturday drop-offs. We will have St. Mary’s Food Bank staff and trucks ready to accept your donations at the following locations and dates:
- Desert Garden United Church of Christ: 18818 N. 128th Ave., Sun City West, AZ 85375 (Saturdays, February 1 & 8, 2025 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
- Shepherd of the Hills UCC: 5524 E. Lafayette Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85018 (Saturdays, February 1, 8, and 15, 2025 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
If you have any questions, please contact Timothy at (602) 343-5658 or [email protected]
There will be no charge for citrus gleaning services, however, donations will be greatly appreciated.
Online registration for these zip codes (85351, 85373, 85374, 85375) will begin on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, and end Saturday, November 30, 2024, please CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.