![]() ![]() Otherwise, nobody else will!" Now the Ugly Food Movement is starting to take root in the U.S. Farm Table includes some ugly fruits and vegetables in its home-delivered produce. "You've got to start believing in yourself. "Who says you're not eligible for supermarkets, who?" asked an Intermarche ad for a two legged carrot. At France's Intermarche grocery chain, store traffic increased 24 percent. In response, stores in Europe and Australia launched ads supporting an effort called the Ugly Food Movement to create demand for this produce. ![]() "That's 30 percent of perfectly edible food that could be going toward feeding people that need the food," said Carlyn Covington with Farm Table. Some of it gets used for fertilizer, to feed livestock, or given to food banks. The United Nations estimates that one third of produce grown in the world gets thrown out because it's ugly. They're considered too "ugly" to sell, even though they may be as fresh and nutritious as others from the same crop. " You won't find these fruits and veggies in most grocery stores. What about a two-legged radish? "You can see this one has two tendrils," said Slyder. You wouldn't see that at the grocery store," said Slyder. There's nothing wrong with that tomato whatsoever, but that little bump. Would you choose a tomato that had a bump on the skin? Duane Slyder, with online farmers market Farm Table, showed us examples of a so-called "ugly" tomato. RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - When you buy fruits and vegetables, you choose the best looking ones, right? You may not know that about one third of produce grown in the world gets thrown out simply because it's considered "ugly," according to estimates from the United Nations Environment Program. ![]()
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