Village Harvest, our volunteers, and our events have been featured in local and national newspapers and publications.

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Featured Press Articles

Press articles by publication year

2023

First fruits: Nonprofit’s labor goes to a good cause
Los Altos Town Crier , October 3, 2023

To prevent good fruit from going to waste, nonprofit Village Harvest comes to people’s homes to...

Here is what the fruit fly quarantine means to Peninsula residents
The Almanac , September 15, 2023

Harvesting and donating produce in many parts of Santa Clara County has been banned due to the...

How three heritage apricot orchards tell the story of Silicon Valley’s bountiful agricultural history
The Six Fifty , August 10, 2023

This newsletter article highlights city-owned heritage apricot orchards in Saratoga, Sunnyvale...

At harvest time, Peninsula volunteers lend a hand in neighborhood backyards
The Palo Alto Weekly , May 12, 2023

Experience a Village Harvest gleaning in Palo Alto from the perspective of both the tree owner...

2022

CBS News San Francisco - Gardening for Good
KPIX 5 CBS News , September 8, 2022

"Gardening for good: Silicon Valley group harvests backyard fruit trees for food banks" 

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2020

A fruitful harvest: Saratoga Heritage Orchard produces thousands of pounds of apricots for people in need
The Outlook, Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council , July 31, 2020

An article about the abundant June 2020 harvests of the Saratoga Heritage Orchard in partnership...