Hate being a consumer whore? Want to meet interesting people and shrink your ecological footprint? Try finding your food in the dumpster of your local grocery store. It’s a remarkably social activity, and can be a lot faster and less aggravating than roaming the aisles of a supermarket and waiting in long lines. It’s also a topic I feel I’ll be returning to repeatedly.
An argument I’ve heard recently against the freegan lifestyle is that it reduces the amount of food that homeless people can find for themselves. I imagine that if dumpster food is a cornerstone of your homeless relief plan, my concern would not be whether there is enough food waste to go around!
If you know someone who dumpster dives in San Diego, or you want to be try being a freegan yourself, how about you let me hear about it!
Hi there,
Just read your little blurb. I am definitely interested in going dumpster diving and am looking for someone to do it with as I am too chicken to start by myself.
I’ve run out of food. Have no money for bus far and no car and live in San Diego. It looks like I will HAVE to start dumpster diving just to survive.
Let me know if you want to join me or know of someone who might be interested in doing this with me.
Thanks.
Carlos