Avogeddon in Philadelphia: Thousands flock to FDR Park for free avocados from Sharing Excess

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Caption: Philly resident Jake Madeira and his 9-month-old daughter Marlowe pose with their free avocados in FDR Park on Wednesday, Oct. 19. (Photo credit: Erin Blewett)

(link) https://billypenn.com/2022/10/19/avocado-surplus-philadelphia-avogeddon-sharing-excess/

Sorry DUers, this happened on Wednesday Oct. 19 and it's already over. But I'm sharing some good news of a non-political nature.

Avocado toast apparently no longer has a chokehold on millennial diets, because there’s a surplus — so much that it has led to a huge, multi-day avocado party in Philadelphia.

Food redistribution nonprofit Sharing Excess, which lucked into millions of the guac-favorite fruit, announced a three-day event at FDR Park, with the sole purpose of giving away thousands of excess avocados. The news spread like wildfire, and people showed up to take advantage.

Hundreds of cars waited in an “Avogeddon” line Wednesday afternoon that stretched from inside the South Philly park and down Pattinson Avenue, while others came on bike and foot. News helicopters even circled overhead.

“The word really got out there, we’ve never had a distribution event like this,” said Sharing Excess founder Evan Ehlers, who was dressed up as an avocado. “We already ordered two more truckloads for tomorrow.”

- more at link, including many nice photos -

It's an awesome story about Sharing Excess, a non-profit group that redistributes excess farm produce in the Philadelphia area.