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, January 11, 2027, through April 30, 2027.
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.
If you live in one of the following ZIP codes: 85351, 85373, 85374, or 85375, you can sign up to have your citrus trees gleaned at no cost by one of our volunteer gleaning crews.
Online registration for these zip codes will begin on Thursday, October 1, 2026, and end Monday, November 30, 2026.
The gleaning season in the West Valley will start on Monday, January 11, 2027, and end on Wednesday, March 31, 2027.
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 11.
Important: Trees taller than 25 feet or those with power lines running through them will not be gleaned.
Saturdays, February 6, & 13, 2027
Desert Garden United Church of Christ
18818 N. 128th Ave., Sun City West, AZ 85375
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Saturdays, February 6, 13, & 20, 2027
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.
Things to Note for 2027 CITRUS GLEANING
We anticipate having a very limited number of volunteers to glean in 2026 and we are not sure of how much we would be able to 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 accommodate the anticipated volunteer shortfall and still gather as much citrus from the homeowners where we previously were able to provide volunteer gleaning services, we will be partnering with two churches to host 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 6, & 13, 2027
Desert Garden United Church of Christ
18818 N. 128th Ave., Sun City West, AZ 85375
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Saturdays, February 6, 13, & 20, 2027
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.