Common Ground Farm 2024 U-Pick Work Share Application

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Please fill out the form below if you are interested in participating as a Work Share Member of the Common Ground Farm U-Pick CSA.

For the 2024 season U-Pick will run for 12 weeks from June 12 to August 31. Harvest times will be Wednesdays from 3-7pm and Saturdays from 8am-1pm. Work sessions will be two hours per week during the harvest times. You should allocate 2 hours for work plus 1 hour for harvesting, and therefore should plan to arrive at least 3 hours before closing time.

Participating as a Work Share Member is a great way to trade work instead of money for veggies, learn more about farming, and experience Common Ground Farm in all of its amazing, exhausting, healing, sweat-filled, grounding bounty!

Please fill out the form below if you are interested in experiencing U-Pick in this way.

And if you have any questions, please email farm@commongroundfarm.org.

Looking forward to seeing you at the farm!

Farmer Katie

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First and Last Name *

Phone Number *

Work Share Members work in the U-Pick fields for 2 hours during U-Pick harvest times each week --after which you may harvest your weekly share. Those hours are: Wednesdays from 3pm-7pm, Fridays fro 1-5pm, and Saturdays from 8am-1pm. Are you able to work weekly during one of those times?
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Yes, I can work for 2 hours on Wednesdays between 3pm-7pm

Yes, I can work for 2 hours on Fridays from 1-5pm

Yes, I can work for 2 hours on Saturdays between 8am-1pm

Yes, I'm flexible, and either of those times might work for me

No, none of those times will work for me

We understand that everyone goes away sometimes during the summer. That's why we ask that folks work 10 out of 12 weeks. Barring the unpredictable--Are you planning on being away/unavailable for more than 2 weeks during U-Pick?
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No. I don't plan to miss more than 2 weeks of U-Pick.

Yes. I'm going to be away a lot this summer.

Farming is physically demanding work. Please check all that apply:
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I am prepared to do physical labor in hot and humid weather, and am prepared to be out in the hot sun.

I understand that U-Pick is Rain or Shine and that I might be required to work in the rain, and that things can get muddy.

I am prepared to dress appropriately: I can wear clothes that are long, light, and loose.

I understand that I will get really dirty.

I understand that protecting myself from the sun with clothing and sunscreen is a must.

I will wear appropriate closed-toed footwear.

I'm prepared to work with my hands.

I will provide my own water to drink during my work shift.

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Please Sign Our Member Commitment *

By joining Common Ground Farm's U-Pick CSA I acknowledge: (a) I will work for 2 hours and harvest my share of veggies on a weekly basis between June 12 and August, 2024. I am permitted to miss 2 weeks of work. (b) I understand that environmental conditions are subject to change. I accept that some harvest days may be excessively hot, wet, rainy, or otherwise uncomfortable. (c) I am allowed to bring children but they must be supervised at all times. No pets are allowed. (d) The U-Pick Work Shares are cost free in exchange for 2 hours of work per week. (e) Failure to fulfill my workshare agreement may result in not being welcomed back as a Work Share member next year.

I agree

Application Status

Please note: your application does not guarantee you a spot in our U-Pick CSA. We will get back to you by February 19, 2024 in regards to your application status.

Emergency Contact Name *

Emergency Contact Phone Number *

Please Sign the Liability Waiver *

(1) My party’s desire to participate voluntarily in the U-Pick CSA sponsored by Common Ground Farm, Inc. (“Common Ground”) and held at Common Ground Farm, located on the grounds of Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center in the Town of Wappingers Falls. (2) I am aware that U-Pick activities include, but are not limited to, harvesting using tools including knives, clippers, garden forks, and other sharp objects, animal and insect encounters, touching plants that might irritate skin, including tomatoes and cucumbers, walking over uneven and potentially weedy terrain, and conducting these activities in a space that utilizes machinery such as tractors, trucks, and power tools. I am aware that participating in these activities carries potential risks. Understanding that U-Pick activities carry certain inherent risks, for the sole consideration of Common Ground arranging for and providing U-Pick CSA programming, I hereby release and indefinitely discharge Common Ground, Stony Kill Foundation, Inc., and their respective officers, representatives, agents, and employees from any and all claims, demands, rights and causes of action that I may have, either on my own behalf or in my capacity as a legal representative of my party, arising from or in any way connected with my party’s participation. I further covenant and agree that I will not sue the Released Parties for damages or other claims arising from my party’s participation in the program. (3) I understand that should a health problem arise, my emergency contact will be notified promptly. (4) I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS ENTIRE WAIVER AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS, UNDERSTAND ITS MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE, AFFIRM THAT I HAVE NOT RELIED UPON ANY STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WAIVER, AND VOLUNTARILY ASSUME THE RISK OF, AND CONSENT TO THE PARTICIPATION OF MY PARTY IN, U-PICK ACTIVITIES AT COMMON GROUND FARM. I agree my signature is legally bound by this Waiver’s terms and conditions, and agree that no certification authority or other third-party verification is necessary to validate my signature.

I agree

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