Florida

The Society of St. Andrew has delivered nearly 3.6 million pounds of salvaged potatoes and other food to the needy in Florida through the Potato Project. This has resulted in approximately 10.8 million servings of food going to Florida's hungry.

Gleaning in Florida

The Society of St. Andrew operates a statewide, volunteer-driven Gleaning Network in Florida that coordinates with local farmers, thousands of volunteers, and food providing agencies. Florida is one of the top five states in agriculture, by volume, and our Florida Gleaning Network salvages over a million pounds of fresh produce for the hungry each year.

Through the Florida Gleaning Network, we coordinate volunteers across the state who actually enter fields after farmers have finished harvesting and simply pick up the tons of good produce left behind. Our volunteers represent groups from various church denominations, synagogues, youth groups, other civic organizations, individuals, and inner city residents.

Each year we coordinate thousands of volunteers to glean over one million pounds of a wide variety of produce in Florida. Please join us in this exciting hands-on ministry.

Learn more here.

Backyard Gleaning in Florida!

You Can Help Bring Florida Backyard Citrus to the Hungry: Citrus Trees often produce more fruit than one family can eat! Don't let the citrus go to waste - donate it to the hungry! If you live in Brevard County, Hillsborough County, Lee County, Orange County, Osceola County, Pinellas County, or Seminole County (or another area) and have citrus trees in your yard with leftover fruit, let us know by calling 800-806-0756. We will gladly glean the fruit and ship it to the hungry all over Florida! Also, if you can volunteer to help glean the citrus, please call us. We can use all the help we can get. You may also email us  to volunteer or to obtain additional information.