Unharvested fruit going to waste
In our community every year, an abundance of fruit ripens that never gets harvested. The LFTP does not directly organize community fruit gleaning efforts but instead encourages individuals to seek fruit on their own or organize efforts in local neighborhoods to prevent fruit from going to waste. Excess fruit might also be donated to community food pantries.
Here are some recommended approaches:
1) Contact private land owners before picking fruit to obtain permission first!
2) Pick ripe and ready fruit only and take only what you can use or share. Offer to remove rotten dropped fruit (this helps keep fruit diseases under control).
3) To avoid liability issues, do not use ladders or climb in trees. Climbing in trees may also break branches.
4) Use care as you pick fruit so that branches are not damaged.
5) Pick fruit by hand or use a picking pole specifically designed for harvesting fruit out of reach.
Picking russet apples
