US EditionAmerica's Quirkiest Food Holiday
UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – Home gardeners and community groups use the holiday to reduce food waste, with over 2 billion tons wasted annually, and celebrate zucchini’s peak harvest each August 8.
- Each year on August 8, people across the United States partake in a lighthearted tradition of secretly leaving zucchini on their neighbors' porches to share surplus summer squash.
- This unofficial holiday originated in the 1980s by Pennsylvania humorist Tom Roy to address the surplus zucchini gardeners often face.
- Participants leave zucchini with or without recipe cards on neighbors' porches, while garden clubs organize exchanges and recipe contests to foster community connection.
- According to the USDA, Florida cultivates summer squash on over 7,000 acres, with individual plants capable of yielding 10 pounds or more during the growing season.
- This tradition reduces food waste, promotes neighborly goodwill, and highlights shifting cultural attitudes toward abundance and community sharing.
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