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A Christian ministry dedicated to gleaning America’s fields and feeding America’s hungry, we provide healthy, nutritious produce to society’s most vulnerable through innovative, cost effective programs.

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We accomplish our mission through three programs:  the Potato Project, the Gleaning Network, and Harvest of Hope.

Our innovative and cost effective methods enable us to provide food to the hungry for just pennies per serving! That means that for under $50, the Society of St. Andrew can provide a person the USDA recommended requirement of vegetables and fruits for an entire year.

The Society of St. Andrew is unique among hunger relief organizations for many reasons. Here are just four things that set us apart:

  1. We supply fresh fruits and vegetables vital for nutrition rather than high caloric “filler food” to our society’s most vulnerable. That means we are helping to improve their health and well-being as well as giving them full stomachs.

  2. Unlike many organizations, we don’t charge handling fees. We provide fresh, nutritious food to agencies serving the poor at no cost to them, which helps them stretch their already tight budgets.

  3. We build community by bringing people together in farmers' fields or around "dumped" loads of potatoes to work collectively in the cause of helping their needy neighbors.

  4. We recognize the spiritual component of helping others and therefore offer a variety of education programs, Bible studies, and seasonal devotions designed to feed people's spiritual hungers as they help feed the physical hunger of others.

The Society of St. Andrew adheres to Christian principles of good stewardship. Therefore, about 93% of all funds raised by the Society of St. Andrew is spent on the direct delivery of food and services to the hungry. See our finances page.

We operate across the nation!

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Our Vision

We envision a world in which physical and spiritual hungers are met through God’s grace and abundance.

Our Mission

The Society of St. Andrew introduces people to God’s grace in Jesus Christ through meeting their hungers:

Food for the body
God’s word for the spirit
Community of love for the heart
Opportunity for those who desire action

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POTATO PROJECT
Our nationwide produce salvage program began in 1983. It provides direct relief to the hungry by transporting commercially unmarketable, yet perfectly good potatoes and other produce that are donated by farmers to hunger relief agencies all across the United States. These agencies in turn distribute the food for free directly to the hungry.

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GLEANING NETWORK
Gleaning is the Biblical practice of hand-gathering crops left in the fields after harvest. We coordinate volunteers, growers, and distribution agencies to provide food for hungry people through gleaning. The salvaged produce is taken to local food distribution centers. Each year more than 30,000 volunteers participate in our gleaning events .

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HARVEST OF HOPE
Harvest of Hope is a gleaning and study program with deep Biblical roots. It is designed for youth, young adults, and inter-generational groups in either weekend or week long events. Harvest of Hope emphasizes food salvage and gleaning while educating participants about the realities of world hunger and, its causes and effects.

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