Home Gardens:
We give priority to seniors and others who are physically unable to pick their own trees. Because of high interest most physically able tree owners will need to harvest and donate their own fruit.

Many food agencies are accepting homeowner fruit donations again after changes in the pandemic - check our Community Food Drop Off Locations list for the latest updates. We are expanding our FruitSharing DIY resources with how to information on easy ways to harvest your fruit.

If your fruit trees have been previously picked by Village Harvest volunteers, please complete the shorter Harvest Request page instead.

Orchards:

If you have 10 or more trees of the same general fruit type and timing, please Contact Us with a description and details of your fruit and property. Our Orchard Harvest teams are operating in portions of Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties.

Name
(for groups or companies only)
Address
(optional line if needed)
format: nnnnn or nnnnn-nnnn
Phone
Please include at least one contact number; use format nnn-nnn-nnnn including the area code.
(choose one)
(check either or both if applies)
Please tell us what types of trees you have, and their varieties if you know. What height are they, and where are they located on your property? (height in feet, or relative to the height of your house).
When will each type of your fruit be ripe and ready to pick?
Please tell us anything additional we should know about harvesting your property - pets, preferred access path, tenants, ...

Eligibility and Conditions *

Our goal is to help tree owners learn to share their own fruit whenever possible, and for our volunteer teams to primarily assist those households whose members are physically unable to harvest their trees.

I and all members of my household are physically unable to harvest my fruit tree(s).
I, or another household member, am willing to participate in the harvest along with Village Harvest volunteers, to the limit of my physical ability.