Arizona Statewide Gleaning Project

Since 1980 food banks have individually been participating in "gleaning" - the rescuing and distribution of food that would otherwise go to waste. The Arizona Statewide Gleaning Project was established in 1993 when food banks joined forces to create a coordinated effort throughout the State. Through the collaborative efforts of these programs the Project has now rescued, transported and distributed more than 767 million pounds of food.

The success of the Project is directly related to the collaboration and cooperation of a multitude of dedicated partners - beginning with State Department of Agriculture Inspectors identifying potential donors of surplus product, to State and County inmates providing free labor to harvest the product, to the food banks working together to distribute massive quantities of food to hungry Arizonans.

We encourage you to learn more about The Arizona Statewide Gleaning Project, it's successes and it's future, by reading the Annual Reports provided above.