Volunteer Terms of Participation
By registering as a volunteer with Boston Area Gleaners and attending events that we sponsor, you are agreeing to the following terms of participation:
- I will abide by the Good Samaritan Law, and will not hold farmers, volunteers, Boston Area Gleaners, or any sponsoring organization responsible for any accident, injury, or other loss incurred while participating in the program.
- I will read and check off the Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement as well as the Volunteer Health and Hygiene Policy when I sign up for Gleaning Trips and prior to participating in any volunteer activities.
- I will comply with all Boston Area Gleaners food safety policies and procedures and adhere to the instructions provided by Boston Area Gleaners staff to ensure product integrity.
- I will follow all directions given to me by Boston Area Gleaners staff. I will handle produce gently. Our goal is to harvest food with care and respect for the farmer, for the land, for the food, for the people who will eat the food, and for the volunteers who are donating their time.
- I will not pick any produce for my personal usage without prior authorization from Boston Area Gleaners staff.
- I will be respectful of other participants at Gleaning Trips.
- To ensure my own personal safety and the safety of others, I will communicate to the Boston Area Gleaners staff any personal medical conditions that may compromise or affect my ability to safely engage in a Gleaning Trip.
- I will promptly cancel my roster spot if, after signing up for a Gleaning Trip, I find that I am unable to attend.
- I will be punctual in arriving at Gleaning Trips and communicate directly with Boston Area Gleaners staff if I will be late.
- I will not bring other individuals to Gleaning Trips who have not signed up and been added to the roster unless approved by a Boston Area Gleaners staff member.
- I will always stay within the assigned gleaning area and pick only the produce I was instructed to pick.
- I understand that Gleaning Trips are conducted on private property that the owner has granted permission to enter and glean. I will conduct myself in a manner that is respectful of the owner's property at all times.
- I will park only in the areas designated by Boston Area Gleaners staff
- I will follow the rule of "Pack it in, pack it out" at all gleaning sites. I will remove trash and my personal items from the field.
- I will not purposefully damage the tools/equipment belonging to Boston Area Gleaners and/or partner farms and will return any tools/equipment that may have been provided to me.
- I will not smoke at Gleaning Trips. NO TOBACCO PRODUCTS are allowed on any farm. Even unlit cigarettes or hands that have recently touched tobacco can pose a threat to plants in the form of a highly contagious mosaic virus (i.e. please wash your hands before gleaning if you smoke!).
- I will not arrive under the influence of, bring, or consume alcohol and/or drugs on Gleaning Trips.
- I will not bring firearms to Gleaning Trips.
- I will not bring any animals to Gleaning Trips. No dogs are allowed at any gleaning site, except service dogs (but please check with us first).
- I understand that Boston Area Gleaners reserves the right to deny me entry to a Gleaning Trip, or require me to leave a Gleaning Trip, or remove me from the registration list if I do not follow these Terms of Participation.
- I understand that these Terms of Participation are subject to change without notice. Last update of this text: April 5, 2018.