On 09/08/2010 14:57, Dave Hill wrote:

I am amazed at all this talk of wasting so much "Surplus" food,
Doesn't anyone have friends, neighbours who wouls appreciate some
"Eresh" fruit and veg, also one or 2 local OAP's, then there is
freezing, salting and jam and chutney making.
If your courgets are to many then let some grow into marrows, when
properly ripe they will last well into the winter.
I always keep my best peas and beens on the plant to ripen for next
years seed( on this subjuec I use a blue flower spray to mark the pods
I am keeping so that they dont get picked by accident).
With runner beans I do 2 sowings, with the 2nd sowing end of June/
early July so that they will crop almost till the frost.

I guess those people who live in towns who haven't sold their gardens to
building developers may have plenty of outlets for their vegetable
surplus. In rural communities everyone tends to grow their own anyway
and everyone has the same surplus. Just can't give the stuff away.

A good idea if someone could arrange it, would be to have some local
drop-off points where people with surplus vegetables could leave their
produce for collection by one of those charities associated with helping
to feed the elderly or those living in poverty with no garden themselves.

In France I'd imagine the local Mairie would maybe be interested in
organising such a scheme. Not sure about the UK.

--
David in Normandy.
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