npr:Remember that old movie trope, in which the mousy girl who never gets noticed takes off her eyeg
npr:Remember that old movie trope, in which the mousy girl who never gets noticed takes off her eyeglasses and — voila! — suddenly, everyone can see she was beautiful all along?Well, a similar sort of scenario is starting to play out in the world of produce in the U.S. (minus the sexist subtext).Around the country, food service companies, grocers and entrepreneurs passionate about fighting food waste are rallying to buy up fruits and vegetables excluded from the produce aisle because of their defects. We’re not talking rot or bad taste here, just purely superficial stuff (the equivalent of those geeky glasses in our movie scenario): a carrot with multiple tips, a leek that grew in curvy, apples dented by hail.Think Nobody Wants To Buy Ugly Fruits And Veggies? Think AgainPhoto Credits: Far left and far right: Courtesy of Ron Clark/Better Harvests. Center three images: Courtesy of Bon Appétit Management Company -- source link