Covid-19 Precautions and Farm Etiquette
Thank you for choosing Nature’s Bounty Farm as your destination for apple picking this season! We value your support and have taken steps to ensure the safety of all visitors and staff.
Before You Arrive
While on the property:
Additional Precautions:
Contact Tracing
In the event that our staff is made aware of possible contact with a Covid-19 positive visitor, our Response Team will take immediate action to clean and sanitize all shared surfaces, washroom facilities and common areas. Every effort will be made to notify customers through email alerts and social media. If you visit Nature’s Bounty and test positive for Covid-19 within 14 days following your visit, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can alert other guests.
Our Commitment
Before You Arrive
- If you are feeling unwell, have recently tested positive for Covid-19, or have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive in the past 14 days, please stay home
- Plan ahead by booking your picking time on our website and paying for your apples in advance. Review our available varieties and farm map to get an idea of what to expect when you arrive. Guests who do not book their picking time in advance may be turned away at the gate if capacity is reached.
- If you wish to visit our store to purchase baking, honey, preserves or other goodies, consider shopping online and choosing contactless pick-up
- Consider picking for a friend or relative who may not feel comfortable visiting our farm in person. Fresh apples are a great way to make someone’s day!
While on the property:
- Sanitize your hands when entering shared spaces on the farm using the sanitizer provided
- Please wear a mask when entering covered areas, including the farm store
- Maintain a separation of 2 meters between groups or other visitors and staff
- Follow all posted signs and directional arrows when in the orchard
- Listen to all instructions from staff. Guest who do not follow instructions may be asked to leave
- Only touch products (including apples) that you intend to buy
Additional Precautions:
- If you are comfortable wearing a mask in the orchard, please do so
- Ask staff for assistance or direction, not other guests
- Consider paying with debit. Cash is also accepted
- Wash your apples with warm water before consuming
- Avoid touching your face, mouth or eyes as much as possible
Contact Tracing
In the event that our staff is made aware of possible contact with a Covid-19 positive visitor, our Response Team will take immediate action to clean and sanitize all shared surfaces, washroom facilities and common areas. Every effort will be made to notify customers through email alerts and social media. If you visit Nature’s Bounty and test positive for Covid-19 within 14 days following your visit, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can alert other guests.
Our Commitment
- Follow and enforce these procedures to keep all of us safe
- Supply all necessary cleaning and sanitizing products
- Use engineering controls such as dividers, directional signage and floor markings to help employees and customers maintain physical distancing
- Communicate our Covid-19 policy with customers before and upon arrival
- Regularly clean and disinfect high-touch areas, bathrooms and equipment
- Update safety procedures to adhere to provincial guidelines as they evolve
