How Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation is Reviving the Industry With Gift-A-Grove
Why Florida’s Citrus Industry is Declining
For generations, Florida has been synonymous with citrus. The state's sprawling orange groves have been a defining feature of its landscape, economy, and culture. However, in recent decades, Florida's citrus industry has faced an unprecedented decline. Once-thriving groves now stand abandoned, overrun with weeds and disease, as growers struggle against mounting challenges like citrus greening, climate change, and urban development. The crisis has left vast swaths of land at risk of being lost forever to commercial expansion. But one nonprofit is fighting back with Gift-A-Grove—Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation. If you or someone you know owns an abandoned citrus grove, consider gifting it to a cause that will ensure its land remains green, fruitful, and forever Floridian.
How Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation is Reviving the Industry With Gift-A-Grove
Beyond citrus greening disease, Florida’s groves have been battered by hurricanes, heat waves, and changing weather patterns, which have made citrus farming increasingly difficult. At the same time, urban sprawl is rapidly consuming agricultural land, as abandoned groves are often sold off to developers, forever removing them from Florida’s citrus-growing legacy. We want to change that with Gift-A-Grove.
How Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation is Reviving the Industry
Recognizing the urgency of the crisis, Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation, Inc. is leading the charge to revive abandoned citrus groves and protect Florida’s agricultural heritage. Through hands-on restoration projects, innovative farming techniques, and strategic partnerships with researchers and growers, the Foundation is breathing new life into neglected lands.
One of its most ambitious programs, Gift-A-Grove, provides a simple and impactful way for landowners to donate or transfer their abandoned citrus groves to the Foundation, ensuring they are restored rather than lost to development. The process is as simple as 1, 2, 3.
How Gift-A-Grove Works
Many landowners struggle with maintaining abandoned citrus groves—overgrown trees, invasive pests, and rising property taxes make these lands a burden rather than an asset. Gift-A-Grove offers a seamless solution by allowing property owners to donate their unused groves to the Foundation through a Florida quitclaim deed. The process is straightforward, legally sound, and relieves landowners of the financial and liability burdens of maintaining unused land.
How Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation is Reviving the Industry With Gift-A-Grove
Once a grove is gifted, the Foundation takes over restoration efforts, which may include:
Removing diseased or dead trees and replacing them with new, disease-resistant citrus varieties.
Implementing sustainable farming techniques to combat pests and reduce water usage.
Collaborating with agricultural researchers to apply the latest advancements in citrus disease prevention and soil revitalization.
Preventing the land from commercial development, ensuring it remains dedicated to citrus farming.
How Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation Is Making a Difference
Restoring these groves is not just about preserving Florida’s past—it’s about securing its future. By preventing abandoned citrus groves from being lost to real estate expansion, Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation is protecting Florida’s agricultural economy, supporting local farmers, and keeping Florida’s iconic oranges on tables across the country.
With the help of Gift-A-Grove, landowners can turn their burden into an opportunity to be part of Florida’s citrus comeback story. If you or someone you know owns an abandoned citrus grove, consider gifting it to a cause that will ensure its land remains green, fruitful, and forever Floridian.
Together, we can revive the orange groves, one tree at a time.
Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation: Donate today to help save the future of the iconic Florida orange