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Matthew Vernon@MikeFromLFE my other half is quite keen, and sometimes surprised at what people will take away. We do often end up with a plastic box sitting on the driveway with things people have yet to pick up, though.
Jules she/her@MikeFromLFE @rhyseverquill has already covered everything I think about Olio too, but if where you work would allow it in a staff kitchen or something we have one of these in our building that works well https://social.coop/@afewbugs/115191020573537072
Jules (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image @[email protected] I recommend getting one of these at your work and sharing them with the people who have 500 kilos of courgettes to share with you
Herefordrob@MikeFromLFE
Please say more about "allotment gluts"
Please say more about "allotment gluts"
@Herefordrob
Hi
I'll take your question at face value.
A glut of allotment produce in my book is an overproduction of a crop, particularly one that is difficult to store, and is generally an unplanned, unexpected or unavoidable large amount of that crop.
Three examples
In my case, I get a lot of greengages (a type of plum) which crop all at once, need to be jammed, bottled, used or frozen quickly - we have had groups of friends picking them, we give them away, but they still rot on the trees & the ground. Young people don't know what to do with them!
Rhubarb is another annual one - it crops heavily over a long season, but has limited use in the kitchen as well as not being universally popular. We give a lot of it away.
Currently we've got quite a lot of beetroot in the ground - possibly too small for some people. We'll give some of it away, use some of it, but much of this glut will be composted.
Every year is different but rhubarb & greengages are a constant.
@MikeFromLFE thank you for the reply, I'm sure you have thought of & tried these; some councils have homeless shelters with kitchens attached, you could share on the Olio app, food banks and foodshare/homeless charities. You are doing good work thank you.