The January monthly food drop from Harvesters had a lot of fresh vegetables. Much of the fruit and vegetables are close to their expiration date. I suspect they are donated by supermarkets when they cull the older items from the stores. The food drops are once a month and they try to provide fresh fruit and vegetables for a month. A lot of them won't last 4 days, never mind a month. But free is free. We sort the fruit and vegetables first by shelf life. Vegetables with a short life span are washed and prepared to eat over the next few days. Longer-lasting items, such as cabbage and apples, are held until later in the month. We also make sure the longer-lasting items are still in good condition to hold for two to four weeks. The ones that are not are added to the pile to eat within the next few days. The first week of the food drop, we eat vegan and vegetarian. We want to be sure to use the vegetables that will not hold well as soon as possible. We design recipes based on the vege
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