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Nestled inside a small warehouse room in Hunts Point Produce Market on a recent Tuesday, workers for the nonprofit organization Sharing Excess chucked flawed cucumbers into a large cardboard box.

As forklifts zig-zagged across the food rescue organization’s dock, the team members assessed the remaining stash of cucumbers, checking for signs of decay such as mold, mushy textures and rotten smells. They then sorted the viable cucumbers into mixed an

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