Harvest Date Confirmed
Harvest scheduled
We are thrilled that you’ve decided to donate your abundance to Food Forward’s Backyard Harvest Program. We’ve scheduled a harvest—now what? Peas take the following steps to pre-pear for our visit and we’ll be berry grapeful!
- Remove debris from the area around trees
- Clean up pet poop
- Mow grass or tall weeds
- Clear the pathway of entry for the volunteers
- Put animals away from the harvesting area before volunteers arrive; some volunteers may have allergies
Our events are volunteer-powered, and it’s highly important that you and other members of your household treat our volunteers with kindness and respect. Food Forward reserves the right to not work with fruit donors in the future for any reason, including disrespecting staff and volunteers. We appreciate your understanding and sharing in our core value of joyfulness!
What to expect from us?
- A call from our staff the week of the harvest to confirm any details (i.e., if you’ll be home, how to access the trees)
- Kindness and respect from our volunteers and staff
- If you are donating citrus, we may leave behind a bag of “solarizing” green waste which can be disposed of after foliage dries out. Here’s more info on Asian Citrus Psyllid & HLB.
- An in-kind donation letter (sent via email) after the harvest, which will include the number of pounds harvested and where the fruit was donated
We’ll be in touch if we’re no longer able to get to your property on the scheduled date. If you have any questions or issues, please contact your regional harvest coordinator:
Los Angeles County – [email protected], 818-850-2750
Ventura & Santa Barbara counties – [email protected], 805-630-2728