A STEADY STREAM OF FAMILIES, older adults and working professionals pick out groceries on tables outside a bright blue van, grabbing everything from fresh tomatoes to eggs in the mid-morning Los Gatos sunshine.

They joke with each other, look at recipe lists and chat about new products like Cinnamon Toast Crunch waffles. But this isn’t a typical farmers market or grocery store — all the food is free and often unlimited for anyone who needs it.

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