Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freegans embrace community, generosity, social concern, freedom, cooperation, and sharing in opposition to a society based on materialism, moral apathy, competition, conformity, and greed.
Freegans dig through dumpsters for food, at least that's what they are most known for. Now I think the things Freegans embrace are some very positive things, as listed above, and I agree that materialism is out of control in our country and our world, but I just don't think I can eat food out of a dumpster.
One thing that was mentioned on a recent OPRAH, yes I watched an OPRAH, as a reason why Freegans feel so passionate about their philosophies is that as American's we account for 5% of the world's population and consume approximately 30% of the world's consumable resources.
The following video is a great example of the good that can come from harvesting trashed food and how seemingly normal folks are embracing this idea.
So now you know what a Freegan is. The movement, I guess it's a movement, is known as Freeganism. Are you Freegan kiddin' me? :-)
1 comment:
Pass the sushi please.
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