After eight years of success in mainland Nova Scotia, organizers of a program that tackles food insecurity and food waste by bringing fresh fruit and vegetables to small communities decided to test the Cape Breton waters. 

In its first appearance in Port Hawkesbury, the Square Roots initiative — a venture of the Saint Mary's University Enactus program — quickly exhausted its supply of 900 kilograms of produce on Saturday afternoon. 

Another 330 kilograms of food disappeared within 90 minutes the …