Photo by Beth Dreiling Hontzas

You don’t have to put up every last morsel from that bumper crop. Instead, help friends and neighbors enjoy the bounty in-season by passing along your abundance of tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash or any other fruit or veggie you may have an overabundance of.

We love bundling up a whole mess of them in charming wooden berry boxes from Think Garnish ($.85 for a one-quart basket; thinkgarnish.com) and tucking in a favorite recipe that will showcase the ingredient. Visit southerliving.com/bounty to match a recipe to your garden surplus.