With all the food insecurity lately, I’m taking 28lbs of tomatoes to my small town food bank.
Still have more on the vine that I am planning to donate. I'm hoping they can ripen these indoors and give out as needed. What have you donated from your overabundance?
by stahlpferd
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hes_that_guyy
I’m happy that people like you exist. The world needs more selfless folks. Thank you for being a kind human.
Black-Rabbit-Farm
Firstly, thank you for donating to others! Secondly, and just a friendly farmer note, tomatoes will typically only ripen indoors if the ethylene has started the process on the vine. This means there should be at least *some* blush on the tomato before picking. These look entirely hard and green, which can definitely still be used, but might be trickier for families unaccustomed to green tomatoes. I haven’t had positive experience with fully green tomatoes ripening indoors myself, but you never know.
Again, kudos for donating 💛
LainSki-N-Surf
Hell yeah! This is what community looks like. Kudos to you.
jh937hfiu3hrhv9
Ask your food bank what their customers take. I used to take piles of lettuce until one of the employees made a quip about it ending up as hog food. I compost it now.
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I’m happy that people like you exist. The world needs more selfless folks. Thank you for being a kind human.
Firstly, thank you for donating to others!
Secondly, and just a friendly farmer note, tomatoes will typically only ripen indoors if the ethylene has started the process on the vine. This means there should be at least *some* blush on the tomato before picking. These look entirely hard and green, which can definitely still be used, but might be trickier for families unaccustomed to green tomatoes. I haven’t had positive experience with fully green tomatoes ripening indoors myself, but you never know.
Again, kudos for donating 💛
Hell yeah! This is what community looks like. Kudos to you.
Ask your food bank what their customers take. I used to take piles of lettuce until one of the employees made a quip about it ending up as hog food. I compost it now.