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Volunteers pick oranges from orchard tree

Bountiful! 2025 Giant Orange Orchard Harvests

In early May we finished our largest harvest series of the year: a total of 13 harvests on Thursday evenings, weekend mornings, and one Friday from March 27 through May 4. Over these 6 weeks nearly 350 volunteers ... Read More

Volunteers with a tractor full of oranges

The Sweetest Gift: San Jose Oranges Nourish Thousands Thanks to Local Heroes

This article was contributed by author Vikki Bowes-Mok, a Village Harvest volunteer.

Every spring, rows of golden oranges glow in the North San Jose sun — ripe, fragrant and ready for harvest. But ... Read More

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 ... Read More

Inside a morning citrus harvest

Long-time volunteer harvester and photographer Willie Chan shares a look inside a Village Harvest volunteer event.

In the middle of a California winter on a crisp Tuesday morning, 12 volunteers ... Read More

Mercury News article: Volunteers maintain orchard legacy

This article, published by the San Jose Mercury ... Read More

Volunteers use pole pickers to reach persimmons on orchard trees

2024 Persimmon Season is Filled with Festive Fruit

Late fall is persimmon season in the Bay Area, and every year Village Harvest is proud to pick and share tons of this delicious, nutritious fruit with local food assistance agencies. We do mean tons - in 2024, we ... Read More

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