2025 Giant Orange Orchard Harvests begin March 27

Imagine ... a huge navel orange orchard in North San Jose filled with 1,400 trees, a 14 acre island of the Valley's agricultural past surrounded by the tech companies and apartments of modern Silicon Valley. The farm family has owned the land for 108 years, and over the past 7 years Village Harvest has picked and donated an astounding 685,000 pounds of oranges. Yes, it's Giant!

The family first found Village Harvest in 2018 and liked sharing their fruit with the community so much that they're donating their entire crop again in 2025 to help others. This year we're holding 5 or 6 harvests on Saturdays or Sundays starting at the end of March and continuing through April or early May. Weekend harvest sizes will be 40 volunteers, and we'll have a fun, educational time picking oranges for people in need. We're also planning Thursday evening "Sunset Picks" that are a great way to wind down during the week.

Visit the Events calendar to sign up and enjoy the fun; we have announced events through Sunday April 6, but there will be more dates to be announced. You can sign up for announced events now, but if you'd like to be notified of additional harvests please fill in the Volunteer Registration in advance since these events fill quickly. Groups are also welcome; Contact Us for information.

Here are a few photos from a prior year harvest - enjoy, and sign up for this year's service and fun!

40 volunteers picked and filled 20 bins with 16,000 pounds of oranges for Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.