For years, the ugly ducklings of the harvest gathered by Alberta's Red Hat Co-op - crooked cucumbers, scarred and mottled tomatoes and sunburnt peppers - were shipped to the dump or sold to Hutterite colonies at cost; hundreds of pounds of perfectly tasty produce bypassing the market, all because it wasn't pretty enough for retail shelves.

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