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.
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