Citrus Gleaning
A Program of St. Mary’s Food Bank
Your excess citrus can provide essential nutrition for hungry Arizonans across the state.
We are accepting citrus drop-off donations from all ZIP codes at the locations below, Monday through Friday, from January 12, 2026, through April 30, 2026.
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.
Online registration for these ZIP codes will begin on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, and end on Sunday, November 30, 2025.
The gleaning season in the West Valley will run from Monday, January 12, 2026, through Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
Our volunteer gleaning crews will notify homeowners prior to their scheduled gleaning date.
Please note that the scheduling process is ongoing throughout the entire gleaning season, so you may not hear from your assigned volunteer crew until after January 12.
Important: Trees taller than 25 feet or those with power lines running through them will not be gleaned.
Saturdays, February 7 & 14, 2026
Desert Garden United Church of Christ
18818 N. 128th Ave., Sun City West, AZ 85375
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturdays, February 7, 14 & 21, 2026
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 run from Monday, January 12, 2026, through Tuesday, March 31, 2026. 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:
Saturdays, February 7 & 14, 2026
Desert Garden United Church of Christ
18818 N. 128th Ave., Sun City West, AZ 85375
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturdays, February 7, 14 & 21, 2026
Shepherd of the Hills UCC
5524 E. Lafayette Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85018
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Your citrus is important to us, and we sincerely appreciate your donations. We hope you will support this collection effort by dropping off your citrus when we are in your area. Please try to bring clean fruit, free of leaves, stems, decay, and other debris. Thank you for your understanding. 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.
If you live in one of the designated ZIP codes (85351, 85373, 85374, 85375), please CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.