Free Fruit

Every year, there is always one or two vegetables which we end up with much too much of and we end up giving it away to friends and neighbors. Some people seem genuinely happy for this, but there are always a couple which seem to be just polite.

Last year, we put a box at the end of the driveway with a can to put coins in and let people help themselves. People actually paid including some random strangers who just happen to be driving past the house.

Here is an article in the New York Times about networks of people sharing fruit that falls off of trees and is other wise just going to waste.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/dining/10Fruit.html

The article also had links to two other sites that allow you to trade excess fruit and vegetables with people in your area.

veggietrader.com
neighborhoodfruit.com