Saint Mary's Foodbank volunteers have hit the neighborhood to glean your trees. AWC, the Foodbank and Sun Growers have partnered to assist home owners in the Arcadia District with picking in 2012. The Foodbank is quoting a price of $15 per tree to glean your trees, and the fruit will either be distributed among their many Valley charities, or juiced by Sun Growers to be used at a later date or sent out of state in exchange for alternate "food stuffs".
This program is new to the area and it doesn't come without some trial and error. It has taken more time than anticipated to get rolling, but the Foodbank has assured us that all interested Arcadia residents will get picked. For those of you who have added your name to the list, St. Mary's will be giving you a preliminary phone call to explain their program, and to estimate a time when you can expect them to pick your yard. While the AWC office compiles the list, the hub of the operation resides with the Foodbank. They do maintain a hotline that you are free to call at 602-343-5658 should you have questions.
This program is new to the area and it doesn't come without some trial and error. It has taken more time than anticipated to get rolling, but the Foodbank has assured us that all interested Arcadia residents will get picked. For those of you who have added your name to the list, St. Mary's will be giving you a preliminary phone call to explain their program, and to estimate a time when you can expect them to pick your yard. While the AWC office compiles the list, the hub of the operation resides with the Foodbank. They do maintain a hotline that you are free to call at 602-343-5658 should you have questions.