How to go about picking up your share? It’s important to get it right so that all members get their fair share. Check the Pickup Etiquette (PDF document).
Some key points to remember:
1. Don’t park illegally: please respect our neighbors’ parking areas (and tickets are $$$).
2. Only pick-up on your designated pick-up day: we only have as many shares as we have members on each pick-up day. We do not have extra shares.
2. Bring your own bags: while we do provide spare bags in case you forget your own, we do not have enough bags for everyone. Consider donating your extra paper or plastic grocery bags (standard size only), to our “I-Forgot-My-Bag” chest.
3. Remember to sign-in on the sign-in sheet to indicate that you have picked up your share.
4. Read the labels: don’t take more or less than your share and make sure you don’t take two items when there is a choice of one item or the other.
5. Don’t handle the produce. We want to keep it clean and prevent it from bruising. Just look, pick and move to the next crate. If an item is obviously spoiled, give it to the volunteer behind the tables.
6. If you don’t like a particular item, either trade it in the trading basket or leave it in the surplus basket. Don’t leave it in the pickup crates. When you trade, trade portion for portion, not item for item.