Check out details about our 2026 invitation and information to Sneak a Zucchini on OUR Porch!
Celebrate plentiful zucchini yields with OSU Extension, Lucas County!
Zucchini can be used in unlimited types of recipes. Like the zucchini, OSU Extension is very versatile. OSU Extension is a resource for the community, bringing educational tools to individuals and organizations.
Why "Sneak A Zucchini on Your Neighbor's Porch"? If you grow a healthy zucchini plant, you have so much produce that you need to find many ways to use all of it. Tom Roy of Pennsylvania is credited with putting the event on the calendar. In addition to your neighbor's porch, OSU Extension, Lucas County recommends sneaking zucchini on desktops or into your favorite recipes.
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Just a sample of ways zucchini can be prepared:
- Summer Salsa
- Baked Zucchini Sticks
- Zucchini Coleslaw
- Three Sisters Salad
- Spicy Squash Cakes
- Pineapple Zucchini Cake
- Ratatouille
- Especially for large zucchini, sccop out the seeds and then use a recipes like Zucchini Boats
If you are a gardener and have excess of any fresh produce, most emergency food pantries, food banks, kitchens and shelters accept food to share with those in need in the community.
If you would like to find a local food pantry, The Lucas County Food Assistance Resource Guide (2026) lists different resources and locations. Our Community Nutrition program, EFNEP, can help connect people with local food resources and education.
Check out a previous Good Day interview with Patrice and Amy - zucchinis on Good Day on WTOL-11, August 2024.