I've been doing this for more than 15 years, and take my veggies to a food pantry. It was originally started by the Garden Writers association, I beleive. They are always so appreciative. As an employee of the extension service, I wrote articles on gardening every week. I also had to take care of the 4-H horticulture part of our fair. They used to just let the vegetables sit out on display and rot. I changed that, and then would take about 1/2 of the veggies off of the plates and deliver them to the food pantry. It is a great program, and really is an easy thing to do! I encourage everyone to give it a try. I always have enough for neighbors and plant a row!