I noticed in November that some homes along my commute have BIG apricot trees that were only picked to about halfway up, or weren't picked at all. I was thinking about getting one of those extendible fruit picker thingies and asking the homeowners if they'd like me to pick the fruit for them in exchange for a share.
I don't know much about fruit trees, so I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not. Have any of you done anything like this? Or does anyone see ways it could go horribly wrong?
(I'd probably use the fruit to make preserves or jam as Christmas gifts for people, or something like that. I gave homemade cookie dough + a small gift last Christmas, and it was a little less stressful than my usual shopping and seemed to go over well.)