How to Reduce Waste and Make the Most of Damaged Tomatoes
Instead of tossing out tomatoes at the first sign of damage, here are a few practical ways to save them:
1. Cut and Use the Healthy Parts
- Slice off the bad section with a clean knife.
- Use the remaining tomato in sauces, soups, or stir-fries, where appearance doesn’t matter.
2. Turn Them Into Compost
- If the tomato is too far gone, don’t see it as waste—see it as future fertilizer.
Toss it into your compost pile to enrich the soil for next season.
3. Save the Seeds
- Scoop seeds from healthy tomatoes, rinse, and dry them.
- Plant them next year for a fresh crop of organic, homegrown tomatoes.
