Guidelines & Safety
- We kindly ask that you pay for any cherries or apricots you pick. Once cherries or apricots are picked by the public for their own consumption, we are unable to sell them by other means.
- Mariani Orchards is a working farm and there may be equipment in use and other hazards. Please be aware of your surroundings, keep children at your side & not allow them to wonder.
- Safety fencing & caution tape is placed around the property. Please do not cross over these barriers as they mark property lines, areas where picking is not allowed and areas where the public is prohibited.
- Keeping your feet on solid ground is the safest way for the public to pick fruit. Mariani Orchards does not provide or allow ladders or other items that could potentially extend your reach into the trees. Climbing in trees is prohibited.
- Please do not pull on or bend branches. It could break the branches and damage the fruiting wood of the tree, leading to loss of cherries in the coming years.
- Mariani Orchards will provide you a sterile bag for placing your cherries or apricots in. Any other containers, such as tote bags or backpacks, reusable shopping bags, buckets, cooler bags or the like are not allowed in the orchard.
- The public is allowed to pick cherries with one of two methods, milking or with the stem intact. Please do not break the small, stubby branch the cherries are attached to or pick any leaves off the tree.
- Due to farm food safety compliance, consumption of food or smoking is prohibited in the orchard.
- Please keep any trash with you and dispose of it in the recycling or trash cans outside the orchard.
- Mariani Orchards advises the public to wear sturdy, enclosed shoes that you do not mind getting dirty.
- Alcohol, controlled substances, weapons or any illicit activities are strictly prohibited anywhere on the Mariani Orchards property.
- We love your pets as much as you do! For their safety & comfort, they will be much happier at home with lots of treats and toys to keep them occupied. Due to farm food safety compliance, pets are not allowed.
- We are not responsible for lost or stolen items.