How To Donate Food
LARGE-SCALE FOOD INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURAL DONATIONS:
Thank you to our food and agricultural partners – together, we are The Food Bank.
By making large-scale food donations, local growers and shippers help those in need, reduce waste, and receive tax benefits. We receive millions of pounds of food from local food and agricultural partners, who in turn helping Second Harvest feed on average 70,000 people every month.
To make a large-scale donation (anything that arrives on a pallet or equivalent), please contact the food sourcing team at (831) 256-7021, or [email protected], to make an appointment. Our receiving hours are Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
SMALL-SCALE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FOOD DONATIONS:
Your backyard fruit helps too!
For backyard, or smaller quantities of food donation, such as bags of lemons, apples, or persimmons from your garden, please feel free to drop off at The Food Bank between the hours of 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday. No appointment is necessary.
Backyard produce drop off:
Second Harvest Food Bank
800 Ohlone Parkway | Watsonville
Most Needed Foods
Canned meat, peanut butter, soups, chili beans, cereal, canned fruit and vegetables, whole grain rice, pasta and oats.
Please no glass, perishable, expired, or opened items.
Questions about food donations?
Contact the food sourcing team at (831) 256-7021, or [email protected] tol make an appointment.