Apply for Harvesting Assistance

Please complete this form to request harvesting assistance if your fruit trees have previously been picked by Village Harvest OR you have previously submitted your contact and tree information.

Update July 2026: the 2025-26 Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine was ended this month and home tree owners in all of Santa Clara County are again permitted to share their fruit and produce with neighbors and food agencies. Village Harvest home harvest teams have not resumed operation in the previously restricted zone but tree owners may submit requests for assistance and we will notify them when teams resume.

Because we receive hundreds of requests each season our volunteers are not able to assist everyone who offers their fruit.
We give priority to seniors age 70 and older or households physically unable to pick their trees, homes with a larger amount (100 lbs of citrus, apples, or persimmons, or 50 lbs of stone fruit), or where we have several homes offering fruit close together.
We may request that tree owners join in the harvest with our volunteers, to the limit of their physical abilities.
If you have a smaller amount or we cannot assist you in time, we’ll help you locate a food bank or meal service that will be grateful to receive your fruit. Visit our Community Food Drop Off Locations webpage or Contact Us.

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First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address *

Street Address *

City *

Zip Code *

Which Tree(s)? *

List the tree or trees you would like harvesting assistance with.

When Ripe? *

When will each of your trees be ripe? Please be a specific as possible.

How Much? *

Please tell us how much more or less fruit you have this season, as compared to previous times.

Other notes or changes to your information?

Please tell us of any changes to your contact information (phone, email addresses), trees (new, removed, other), or any other information that would help us keep your information accurate in our records.

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).

Yes

Physically unable to harvest? *

I, or another household member, am willing to participate in the harvest along with Village Harvest volunteers, to the limit of my physical ability.

Yes

Willing to participate in harvest? *

I understand that Village Harvest is not able to provide assistance for all requests.

Accept Limitations *

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