“Except in the dead of winter, in most states, or regions, there is surplus *something*. Otherwise, the surplus *costs* money, being expensive to warehouse until it rots.”
We have always eaten ‘seasonally.’ That’s what NORMAL people do - you know, those of us that know where ‘food’ comes from in the first place? ;)
Wisconsin will donate: cheese, milk, sweet corn and cranberries!
https://www.purewow.com/food/best-produce-grown-in-every-state
I had an economics prof from Wisconsin, who tailored his entire course from the point of view of the “cheese economy”. I figured it would either truly explain economics, or be the equivalent of a cheese lobotomy. I fear the worst, as I have little recollection of his class.