This type of question is one which we get asked a lot at Fruit Share.

It’s important to remember that Fruit Share is an organization created to rescue as much unwanted fruit as possible. This year we have already rescued over 3,000 lbs of fruit, which is amazing! But unfortunately we also don’t have enough volunteers to get to every single one of the fruit trees (of which we have over 130!).

Some fruit trees are far away from where our volunteers live. Sometimes our volunteers do not own a ladder or a car, so it is difficult for them to get out to all of the trees that they would like to reach.

Although our focus is to rescue as much fruit as possible, sadly we cannot guarantee that our volunteers will be able to get out to every single tree that is registered with Fruit Share. If that is the case, we strongly recommend that homeowners refer to this article for ways in which they can get the most out of their fruit.

Fruit Share is a community-building organization and we are delighted with the progress we have made so far. Thank you to all of our volunteers and homeowners for preventing local fruit from going to waste!