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.