What are vegetables good for, besides eating?

Some gardens are bursting right about now with zucchini, green beans, summer squash, cucumbers, yellow squash, kale, rhubarb, patty pan squash, lettuce, have I mentioned squash?

Here in northern California, growing squash is easy and so abundant that we don’t leave our car doors unlocked, or we might find a bushel of zucchini on the seat.

Write about other things that vegetables can do.

Inspired from Adair Lara‘s writing workshop.

Write about new uses for vegetables.