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Want to get your fruit tree picked?

You can sign up as a Tree Steward on the Gleaning Hub if you’d like us to pick your fruit! And also learn about which fruits we pick from our picking guideline.​

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Picking Guideline
Lifecycles volunteer picking fruit

What does the process look like?

Tree Registration

Tree Stewards (tree owners) register their trees on the Gleaning Hub with info about their property and trees.​

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Request a Pick

Once registered, the Steward can request to have their trees picked by our volunteer team.

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Tree Assessment

Staff reviews each request. A Tree Assessor may visit to evaluate ripeness and yield. Learn more about Picking Guidelines ↗ ​

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Harvest

A Harvest Leader books the outing. Volunteer Fruit Pickers join, and the Steward is notified of the scheduled pick.​

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Redistribution

Harvest Leader, Fruit Pickers, and Steward take their share. The remainder returns to LifeCycles for the community.

The Green Bottle sliding scale by Alexis J. Cunningfolk, showing three bottles representing levels of personal financial experience. Full bottle (highest financial privilege): I comfortably meet my basic needs, may have manageable debt, own my home or rent higher-end property, own or lease a car, have steady employment, regular healthcare, financial savings, expendable income, can buy new items, and can afford annual vacations. Half-full bottle (middle financial privilege): I may stress about meeting basic needs but regularly achieve them, have manageable debt, own or lease a car, am employed, have healthcare access, may have some savings, have some expendable income, buy some new items and thrift others, and can take occasional vacations. Nearly empty bottle (least financial privilege): I frequently stress about meeting basic needs and don't always achieve them, have debt that sometimes prevents meeting basic needs, rent lower-end or unstable housing, have limited or no car access, am unemployed or underemployed, qualify for government assistance, have no savings, very limited expendable income, rarely buy new items, and cannot afford vacations or unpaid time off.

Please consider donating as a Tree Steward

While a donation is not strictly necessary as a tree steward, please consider Lifecycles’ costs – equipment, staffing, van upkeep, gas, warehouse space etc. as part of your thought process when deciding to donate.Rex Welland’s legacy and how the orchard became a public space. The Embracing Equity Sliding Scale pictured on the right is a useful tool to gauge an appropriate contribution based on individual ability.​

At Lifecycles, we recognize that the financial situations of our community members differ greatly.

Therefore, we do not want to set a universal standard for contributions. The Embracing Equity Sliding Scale pictured below is a useful tool to gauge an appropriate contribution based on individual ability. As we dedicate ourselves to creating a more equitable structure within the Lifecycles community, we encourage those identifying more closely to the full bottle to share what they feel they can.

  • Full bottle: $100+
  • Half Bottle: $50 – $100
  • Low Fill Bottle: $0 – $50
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Have a question about the project?

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