Gleaning: Donate Produce

CLICK HERE TO DONATE PRODUCE OR SCHEDULE A GLEAN

Field of produce you don't have the time to harvest? Have boxes of produce you don't want to go to waste? Schedule a pick-up with us and we'll take care of everything!

Our nimble and responsive team can handle any and all produce you don't want to go to waste. Whether rounding up volunteers to schedule a field glean or boxing up loose produce, all you have to do is reach out and we'll take care of the rest! 

The Gleaning Process

About Our Produce Donors

Agricultural producers in Orange County and the surrounding region donate produce to our Gleaning Program. We either go out into the fields to harvest the produce, sometimes with crews of volunteers, or pick up excess produce or items that may not meet the strict standards of the market. We package and then transport the produce to emergency food resource providers in Orange County. We pick up the fresh fruits and vegetables in our refrigerated box truck, the GleanMobile.

Past donations include sweet corn, lettuce, squash, apples, tomatoes, peppers, and other fruits and vegetables.

Despite generous donations of 10,000 pounds per week on average during the harvest season, we have yet to fulfill emergency food resource providers’ demand for fresh produce. If you’re interested in donating this season, contact Stiles at (845) 344-1234 or email at srn28@cornell.edu.

As a donor, you may be eligible to receive New York State tax credit. Click here for more information. (This information is updated yearly.)

Click here to read Donate Your Excess Food and Get a Tax Deduction by Stiles Najac.

Last updated December 18, 2023