Ask Mark First

There is nothing as satisfying as cultivating and eating your fruits and vegetables in your own yard. At the same time, fruits and veggies can be the perfect temptation for neighbors to pick them. If you have made an investment in fruit-bearing trees and produce, it is not impossible for neighbors to come unannounced with plastic bags, and worse, ladders.

One resident had enough of these apple pickers that he did something about it; he placed a sign that said, “ASK MARK BEFORE PICKING FRUIT.” The warning was not left standing, however. It was in every single apple! Mark has probably grown more apples than he can eat, but legally speaking, one has no right to pick from it if Mark says so.