Whatever crops Karla Ghartey doesn't use from the little garden behind her home, she donates to a program called 'Fruit for All'.
"I think it's a very simple premise that we should all live by," said Ghartey.
"Anyone who has a garden often gives their food to their neighbours or to their friends, this is just expanding the circle."
With the help of people like Ghartey, Fruit for All said it has provided hundreds of people with nutritious meals.
"There's always food getting wasted somewhere and there's always somebody who can use it," said Carrie Regenstreif, Fruit for All program manager.
When it first started three years ago, Regenstrief said the program only collected fruits; about 7,000 to 8,000 pounds of fruit to be exact
As of last year, it has now expanded to veggies, and they'll come to you to get them.
"We will come and pick it up, either myself of volunteers will come and get it if you want or if you want to leave for us at the door step."
Food programs like the Blue Door Soup Kitchen benefit from the program. Organizers say every year the produce from Fruit for All is something they look forward to, and count on.
"For programs like this, if we never had it, we'd be cutting corners on our vegetables and fruits," said Bob Johnston, Blue Door Soup Kitchen spokesperson.
"A cauliflower costs anywhere from $4 to $5. Nobody can afford it anymore."
Fruit for All wants to stretch its reach even further.
The group plans to reach out to local restaurants; looking to put leftover produce to good use.
