2025 Produce Donation Center is open!
Donate your garden produce to the Plot Against Hunger Produce Donation Center at Rock Spring Church, 5010 Little Falls Road in Arlington. We welcome all amounts, starting with those extra vegetables you won’t use. Our regular 2025 days are be:
- Mondays in May, June, and July from 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
- Mondays and Thursdays in August and September, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
- Mondays in October, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
If Monday is a holiday, bagging day will be the following day, Tuesday.
NEW SECOND LOCATION!
Woman’s Club of Arlington, 700 S. Buchanan St. This location will be open on Mondays from 4-6 pm.
Find a pantry using our link below that fits your location and timing.
We also have some recommended crops to grow and Rules of Thumb for donating your produce below.
Want to volunteer at the Plot Against Hunger Produce Donation Center? Opportunities are available each week through October.
Find A Food Pantry
You can donate directly to local food pantries! We maintain a list of local food pantries for your convenience. Some food pantries only accept pre-packaged produce while others will accept bulk donations.
If you donate your produce directly to a food pantry and not via the Produce Donation Center, please fill out this form so we can correctly count donations.
Recommended Produce to Grow
Spring
- Beets
- Lettuce
- Spinach
- Collards
- Kale
- Carrots
- Radishes
Summer
- Tomatoes
- Peppers (all kinds)
- Cucumbers
- Summer Squash
- Green Beans
- Kale
Fall
- Winter squash
- Herbs
- Collards
- Radishes
- Kale
- Turnips
- White potatoes and sweet potatoes
General rules of thumb:
- Vegetables should be free of dirt and mud.
- Vegetables should not be insect ridden, have serious bruising, or splitting.
- Do not mix vegetables. It takes time for volunteers to sort and repackage them.
- Preferred packaging methods: clam shells or zip-lock bags. Portion sizes should be good for a family of 4.
- Label unusual produce, weird beans, or crazy squash so families and volunteers know what they are.
- Label peppers as sweet, medium, or hot.
- Both bulk and packaged produce are accepted.
- BONUS donation: New compostable produce bags
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