Harvest Request Harvest Request Thank you for sharing your fruit. Please schedule your fruit harvest by completing the following form. Pertinent information will be shared with Neighbourhood Leaders and Pickers and will otherwise be kept confidential. Please be advised that all harvests are dependant on volunteer availability. We will post your harvest request and contact you as soon as volunteers are available! Name*FirstLastAddress*Please note we need a valid postal code in order to find volunteer pickers in your area.Street AddressCityPostal CodePhone*EmailWhat type of fruit will be ready for harvest?*ApplesCrab ApplesCherriesGrapesPearsRhubarbDo you know the specific variety of the fruit?(e.g., Norland)Have any sprays or powders been used on this plant?NoYesName or type of product used:(e.g., Carbaryl to control apple maggots)When can we harvest your fruit? *This is the date advertised to volunteers. YOU MUST GIVE 7-10 DAYS NOTICE. Due to the large number of trees and volunteers, we are not able to schedule picks at the last minute. If your tree is overripe and inedible, please do not request a harvest. Contact us earlier next year! What time can we pick?*This is the time advertised to volunteers. Note: Evenings and Weekends tend to be better for more volunteers. : HHMMAMPMWould you like to be present when we harvest your fruit, or may we enter your yard to pick your fruit even if you are not at home?*Yes, you may harvest even if I am not at home.No, I would prefer to be present.Would you like to keep 1/3 of the fruit?*NoYesDo you have a compost bin/pile that volunteers can use?NoYesCrab Apple owners ONLY: What condition is the fruit in NOW?*This is very important when sending out a group of volunteers, as crab apple's ripen very quickly.I don't have a crab apple tree.Hard, green + difficult to pluck.Firm, red + easily plucked from the tree.Soft, purple + falling from the tree.If you have a fruit tree, how tall is it?We need this for determining ladder/equipment needs.5-8 feet tall8-12 feet tall12-20 feet tallOver 20 feet tallHow much fruit is on the plant?*100% There's fruit everywhere.75% We've picked a small amount already.50% We've picked a lot already.Considering the size of your fruit harvest, how many volunteers would you recommend?*23456+Do you have any additional information that would help us?NoYesAdditional informationIf you have a rural address, please provide detailed driving instructions here (including section, township, range numbers where available).We will use the information you provide on this form to recruit volunteer fruit pickers. We will post this information to our volunteers a maximum of three times. Once we have sufficient volunteers signed up, we will email you a confirmation notice with the names of the volunteers and other relevant information that you will need to know. If no volunteers come forward, we will notify you of such after the third posting. You will be contacted by email unless you have requested otherwise.If you are sharing more than one type of fruit, please remember to submit a separate “Schedule Pick” form at least one week prior to your preferred harvest date Share this post:
