Tomato Stealing Season Ends Abruptly
Every year in late September I like to go steal a handful of tomatoes from our local community garden. There is usually a huge amount of fruit at that point, most of which ends up sitting on the vine and rotting.
This year Seattle had some unusually heavy late-August rain. Enough that it ruined the crop.
Seattle is definitely not a tomato town.
—Alex
"Gleaning is simply the act of collecting excess fresh foods from farms, gardens, farmers markets, grocers, restaurants, state/county fairs, or any other sources in order to provide it to those in need.
https://www.usda.gov › documents
Let's Glean! - USDA"