#freedge

[gaminegay]

could someone be a bro and translate something into Spanish for me rq? I don't trust Google translate

"Free food, take or leave behind, please be considerate"

[lecavistblog]

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[librarycards]

you seem to be more knowledgeable on these things so i was wondering if you had any tips on getting more involved with community , doing anything in the current political climate? i just feel so restless and itchy not being to do anything

sure! first, it's helpful to think about what communities you're actually interested in being a part of - even in local areas, not everyone is going to be part of the same circles, be supporting/supported by the same people, or working toward the same social/political goals.

for me personally, i have prioritized building community based around 1) trusted friendships and 2) balancing my ability to give time and effort with what i hope to receive when i'm in need. when i first moved to this area 5 years ago, lots of things were shut down, so i built friendships via distanced outdoor meets from dating apps as well as with members of my graduate program. some of the people i met were locals/had lived in the area for a while, and introduced me to their friends, people with particular skills/knowledge, and opportunities to socialize with new groups.

i also kept up with facebook and nextdoor groups, as well as the local reddit and IG pages, for opportunities, events, and questions i could help to answer. i started giving and receiving items on the local buy-nothing group, and also found the local food not bombs chapter and freedge/food distro organization there. a few years ago, a third space meant for crafting/DIY events opened up nearby, and they, as well as the local library and some independent coffee shops, have public boards where people can pin flyers and such for things happening around town.

there are also almost definitely a bunch of email listservs you can join with events and info specific to your area. i'm on some related to local running and cycling events; one related to a university-affiliated community garden patch, and one related to local/university palestine organizing and cultural events [so many community relationships were forged and strengthened via the solidarity encampments - i can't overemphasize the impact of that experience on me and others].

the thing about a lot of these groups is that on the surface, they don't seem 'radical' or 'political'. but everything is political, and in this climate, helping others, making sure they have food, water, a ride to the dr...these are 'radical' acts. when i started making friends here and joining groups, i never realized how much i'd be able to receive back from the relationships i contributed to. i never realized how many of the random people i did distro with, or cleaned free fridges with, would bring us hot meals and water out on the quad. but this sort of thing sneaks up on you, and what matters is showing up consistently in values-aligned spaces and taking the opportunities for further connection and participation when they arise. something doesn't have to be explicitly labeled Community Organizing to be community organizing - see what niche you fit in best and bring your left political sensibilities along with you.

[solar-sunnyside-up]

Community Fridges-

A community fridge is a fridge located in a public space (on private land). Sometimes called freedges, they are a type of mutual aid project that enables food to be shared within a community. They require a small group of volunteers to run and require a fair bit of organizing but otherwise run fairly passively as a mutual aid project!

History-

2015- Starting up as a response to food insecurity in Germany by a group called "Foodsharing" and quickly started popping up places like Spain, New Zealand, India, Israel, the Netherlands, and Canada particularly as Covid picked up. 

2020- As Covid hit the world there was a sudden boom across countries, particularly the states, where they where very suddenly established. 

In New York City, community fridges, nicknamed “Friendly Fridges,” were introduced. The first one placed by an activist group, In Our Hearts. In Our Hearts has now set up at least 14 of the 70 fridges around New York City.

In Cincinnati Travis Mcelroy working with the vollunteers to fill Community pantries and Fridges with Covid Tests and Hygiene supplies like menstruation products, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.. across the city. Highlighting their location and use ages when they where needed most.

In Thailand, entrepreneur Supakit Kulchartvijit's Pantry of Sharing pantry cabinets, a variation on the community fridges, was launched in Bangkok and Rayong

Now most cities have at least one established fridge somewhere hidden in an alley if nothing else. In addition to an uptick in Food Pantries.

What can I do?

You can either find an already established one through a bunch of sites such as freedge.org or changex.or or your can start a fridge, this will take research into your particular area but here are some guides based on country at least

If your in the states- How to Guide

If your in canada- how to guide

If your in UK- How to guide

(i know this is v commonwealth centric but its the places i have the best idea of the legal system and therefore can trust the resources im sorry yall!)

[puroquore]

Too long time I didn't show you my #magnets in the #freedge #kitchen !!

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[nginiamhim]

you reallee eencapsulated... nitrus brios’s essence een thees one, Master...

[wambsgender]

hii teddy 🧸💕

hey freedge!!!!!! ^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^ 🩷 i hope you're having a lovely weekend

[atplblog]

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[gracemsandak]

Resources Powered by Community and Mutual Aid

Buy Nothing Groups

You can start a group with your community or friends

Freebie Alerts, BuyNothing, Trash Nothing, and Facebook Marketplace are nice apps to broaden your search to your state or even worldwide (sometimes you can pay for shipping) but everything is free

LIBRARY LIBRARY LIBRARY

Start/Find a free little library

Little Free Library book-sharing boxes are open seven days a week, 24 hours a day and are freely accessible to all, removing barriers to book access.

Libby is a wonderful app to apply for a library card and use their resources immediately

Your local library has many resources

Borrow books and audiobooks for free

- may vary from library to library -

* 3d printing

* crochet/knitting classes

* read along for kids

* free wifi

* free printing

* book clubs

* Homework help

* Meeting rooms

* Resume help

- Checking a library's website or asking a librarian is always a great way to find out what services they have.

Repair Cafés

Repair Cafés are free workshops

where volunteer coaches help you repair your broken stuff.

Browse Cafés

Hundreds of community repair programs across the United States. Find one near you

No luck? New Repair Cafés are starting all the time. Check the global directory

https://www.repaircafe.org/en/visit/

FOOD RESOURCES

+ start a community garden

Or find one at communitygarden.org

+ get in contact with your local farmers

+ start your own garden indoors

Start/Find a Free Fridge or Pantry

Start a conversation about food insecurity, food waste and the food system. Freedge is a free sharing space used not only for food, but also stories, art and ideas!

+ Cook soup in bulk and freeze it

+ Get together with friends and have a potluck

Falling Fruit is a collaborative project that shows edible plants and other sources of free food in cities. You can explore, edit, and add locations.

Search Engines and Online Safety

Google needs to be abandoned in ways I can't explain since their calendar dropped Black History Month and Pride Month from their calendars and Google Maps says ' gulf of America'

You don't want to plan the revolution with a paper trail using DuckDuckGo or signal for Internet searches and messaging.

LATE STAGE CAPITALISM

Take your money from their hands

+ Boycat

Is an app to help you boycott unethical companies

-

Inspo:

https://www.instagram.com/kimsaira?igsh=MXFheTJpMDZreWdicA==

[syntheticaesthetic]

My library has partnered with our county's public health, a food waste reduction org, and several community partners to have a local Freedge. We're applying now for a grant to get a larger refrigerator because we regularly get donations at 100lbs of food or more and I know many people in my community only get to eat dinner because of our Freedge because unfortunately our Food Bank only operates in mornings/afternoons on Tuesdays when people work. Anyone who works in a public space in the US can apply for a Freedge I think? It's really cool.

Something that I have noticed is I know almost nobody my age that goes to a food pantry. I know people who regularly run out of money for food and in general have to eat an unsuitable diet because that’s what they can afford and they still don’t go to a food bank, im not sure if it’s because they’re embarrassed or maybe if you didn’t grow up going you don’t know much about it but if you’re financially struggling I really recommend it. And look into other options for food assistance too like community fridges and gardens and other programs that can assist you, where I live Salvation Army pays for an allotted amount of grocery delivery for low income people every month, in the summer farmers take excess produce to the library to be taken by anyone who needs it, etc. There are a LOT of resources for free food that you can look into especially if you are literally not eating because of your financial situation

[sodatabsandspiders]

there is... SOOOP! thereis soup in tha freedge

SOUPWARMEGOODEATSOUPYESPIMPKIN

[mordcore]

the fridger and the freedge

[nginiamhim]

is your refrigerator running, n. gin? 😇

noo.. eet kept moveeng away from the wall socket and unplugged eetself so the freedge contents would.. spoil and melt and.. run down the legs eento the joints and rusted them all beyond usabilitee…

n.gins freedge runs no longer… eet ees…. at rest…

[thefictionshelf]

I see a lot of posts on here about struggling to afford food, and though everyone knows about food banks, I’ve found that not a lot of people know about freedges, community-run “take what you need, leave what you can” fridges that combat food waste and food insecurity. Most have quality guidelines and daily quality checks, if that’s a concern, and they’re a global organization! You can actually start your own fridge for relatively cheap, so if you know someone with the resources who would be interested and there’s not a freedge in your community, consider sharing this with them! 

They also have a partnership with buddy system in some places, who have groceries delivered to you if that’s one of you accessibility needs!

[alinenaturelle]

Je teste depuis 15 jours une marque #française de cosmétiques 100% naturels et #frais très innovante : @freedgebeautyofficiel 🌿 Son originalité : Tous ses soins sont formulés à base de fruits et légumes #Bio, à conserver au Frigo 🌿 Son intérêt : Avec ces ingrédients frais les soins sont gorgés de vitamines, de minéraux, d’acides gras saturés etc. 👍 Bref tout ce qui est bon pour la peau, en quantité et qualité bien + importantes que dans les cosmétiques conventionnels. 🌿 Démarche écoresponsable : Les fruits et légumes sont produits en circuit court. Le #packaging est bluffant : On reçoit ses produits dans un coffret en carton (cf. Photo 3) qui est PRE-AFFRANCHI afin de retourner gratuitement ses pots (verre) pour #recyclage ♻️ #FreedgeBeauty propose bien sûr différentes gammes de produits, cures et routines en fonction des besoins de votre peau. Pour ma part j’ai testé la cure visage Bonne mine Bio composée de 3 produits : #Masque, #Sérum et #Gelée Bonne Mine Bio. 🥕 Cette cure Bonne Mine est formulée à base de Carottes et d’Oranges Fraiches, très concentrées en #nutriments, notamment bêta-Carotène, #vitamines et 92% d’#antioxydants ! Qui boostent les mécanismes cellulaires et l’éclat de la peau. 🥕 Les produits n’ont quasiment aucune odeur 🥕 Côté #textures (cf. photo 2) le sérum est assez liquide, comme un jus de fruits. Le Masque et la Gelée visage ressemblent un peu à un smoothie gélifié 💚 🥕 Côté #efficacité, dès l’application la fraîcheur soulage ma peau et me procure beaucoup de bien-être. Ensuite, après 15 jours d’utilisation très scrupuleuse (en excluant tous mes soins habituels) je trouve mon teint plus éclatant et lumineux. Donc je valide l’efficacité cette cure (Notée 100/100 sur #YUKA, qui dit mieux ?!). Par la suite j’aimerais tester la routine DETOX, vu que je vis au centre de Paris, au max de la pollution, pour purifier ma peau en profondeur. PS : Désolée je n’ai pas de #codepromo, une prochaine fois peut-être ? #freedge #beauty #cosmetics #tousaufrais #fresh #freshbeauty #eclat #teint #ecologique #radiance #hydratation #skincare #madeinfrance #routinebeaute (à 11ème arrondissement, Paris) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkBPeFh6U7/?igshid=xgk7jyte9bx

[solarpunkani]

heeeey whats uuuuup its meeeee its been at least 12 hours since I made this rant so here's an update.

I did find out a way to defend the honor of the concept of an unmonitored solar freedge in a college student capacity--one of my classmates helped me word a response that I edited a little, I asked in another discord server and got a few other potential responses, so to all the people who said 'ok but you should go off on them OP' pleased to report I did clap back. kinda. I didn't include any research papers (it was 12am and also i wouldnt even know where to LOOK for a research paper on the community fridge/little free pantry/communal sharing of resources model) but I basically said like. Homies. It's antithetical to the purpose. Like, for example, here's some of my responses.

To the first person who asked about "ensuring the pantry is being used fairly" and suggesting signing up on an app to get a code vending machine style, alongside responding to her other comments I said "Regarding the fairness of the fridges being utilized, in the research I've done on similar community initiatives such as Little Free Pantries and on-the-grid community fridges, that hasn't been a particularly noted issue! It is important to note, however, that people aren't necessarily monitoring that 'the right people' take 'the right amount' of food/resources from these community programs--free and unconditional access is an important part of mutual aid work such as this, and people can struggle with food access for a myriad of reasons in many different ways that may not necessarily be immediately caught by any 'screening process' that one may try to implement. Most similar community initiatives run on an honor system for the most part, with evidence that they're being used positively being in the fact that resources are being taken out and/or put in by members of the communities people live in and care about! We could perhaps look into ways to get a solid number on how many people are helped/how many meals provided, but outside the 'how would we test this' portion of this class project I'm personally not sure how necessary it would be in reality." And then I basically said that I feel collecting data isn't a big concern, and that the project would be a success as long as community members are benefiting from it.

Aaaaand regarding the guy who was worried about one person taking all the food for themselves and talking about apple wallet barcodes and only allowing access every 24-48 hours I said "I understand your concern that sometimes people may take large amounts of food. This could happen, however I feel that adding locks and codes would be a problematic solution as it would undermine access and the community nature of the project. I can think of children without phones, people's whose phones happen to be dead/low power/don't have QR code readers/don't have space for a new app, and people who may not be able to read/read the language a sign is written in as a few groups who would have limited access to the resource if this were to be implemented. Also there are many successful community pantries and libraries successfully in operation in diverse communities across the country--there's even some in my city!--so the model has been proven successful already. Adding refrigeration doesn’t change the nature of a community resource in a way that would require us to re-examine the model, I feel. I’m sure there's cases where pantries have been vandalized or misused but that is not the norm with this type of project and would have to be addressed in communities on a case by case basis. "

Also I wanna emphasize that for the most part this was just two out of nine people who were fretting about access codes and all that jazz (maybe 2 and a half if you count the person who said 'access codes would be good for monitoring use but would also limit the availability of the resource so its tricky to think about'), and that there were 7 other projects to comment on and we were only required to comment on one project. I don't think this is representative of what the entire class feels in the slightest! All the animation homies were also 'what the fuck'-ing alongside me when I vented about it in the Super Secret Animation Group Chat.

But uhhh yeah! If someone insists there has to be a way to track usage for the sake of the project or hypothetical grant funding or whatever (because again we're masters of fine arts students we dont have the Pizzazz + engineering knowledge + funding to make 'freedge but solar powered instead of plugged to a building' an IRL thing) I'll just bring up the idea of finding a way to track how many times the fridge door is opened instead. Or even just a paper there like 'for purposes of tracking how many people use this fridge please put the date and what you put in/took out' or something like that. Who knows. But yeah! Not-so-small update.

hi would like to make this clear that this is gonna be an unhinged rant about my college classes.

For context, one of my classes is a semester-long group project (hell) and I pitched the idea of solar powered community fridges to my group and we rolled with it. Here's a post i made on it previously. We don't have to make the fridges themselves, basically just talk about the problem our concept addresses (food insecurity in this case) and how we think this concept would work and how, in a hypothetical reality where we made it real, we would test to see if it worked.

Anyways we had to post the rough draft of our presentations so people in other groups could see what we were doing and comment on them with their thoughts and all. Yknow. Classic 'college class discussion board have to reply to at least one project with quality feedback' stuff. And

Man.

I am so frustrated.

Highlights:

My group keeps insisting that we should have an app for the solar fridges. I don't know why they think app design needs to fit into community fridges but they put it into the draft posted to the forum.

In this case they proposed the app would be kinda like Instacart? Where people who want to donate to the fridges but don't have groceries on them and don't feel like going to get groceries can put in money and then people will then go buy the groceries to put in the fridge. Or use the funds to help with fridge maintenance. And the fridges would have 'QR codes, links, etc. to connect community members for the common cause of helping tackle food insecurity in the community.'

Lots of the comments were pretty good! People liked the idea. There were some concerns about insulation and keeping things cool with low energy cost (the program is online but the college itself is in Georgia USA so many people are in Georgia) but yknow.

But the frustrating part to me I guess is that a lot of people seem convinced that people would use the fridges 'unfairly' and that we'd need to find a way to restrict how much food people can take out or how many times they can use it or something. Which frankly in my opinion defeats the purpose of it being a community fridge. Here are some examples of things people have said so far (comments are due tomorrow evening but I'm mad now so I'm venting now):

One student said "How will you know if the pantry is being utilized fairly?" and "How will the app work? In a dream world, this might be a way to help with tracking and accountability. (Just a thought…) Maybe folks would need to sign up on the app, they get a code… and the fridge acts as a sort of vending machine to deliver what they need. This would give you data to measure success. :)"

Which. I just. This feels completely antithetical to the purpose of a community fridge??? Or a community anything???? Little free pantries and little free libraries don't operate on a 'you get a code to access it once' vending machine basis?? We even mentioned community farm stalls/community pantries in the draft write up! And showed examples!

Another student said "Great thoughts. I am concerned about one person taking all the food for themselves. It might be a great idea to have them in an enclosed area with access control through the app that would log and lock out people who are overusing the resource. Perhaps a barcode could be added to Apple Wallet to track each individual's arrival? Possibly having a mechanized lock and opening mechanism that would only allow each fridge to be open for a specific time before automatically closing and locking? Each scan would only allow access once each 24-48 hour period, preventing "password sharing.""

I cannot emphasize enough that this is the comment that has brought me here today because with all due respect what the flying fuck do you think is the point of a community fridge! I'm already prickly about the idea of limiting access to the fridge itself to only people with cellphones, but to this degree?! Like maybe its because I'm the one who came up with the concept and I care about terms like 'mutual aid' and 'community building' and 'judgement free accessibility to food' but have these people not heard of the concept of helping people?!?! With no strings attached?!? If someone takes all the contents of a community fridge or pantry--which, seriously, how likely is that--they're probably hungry and need it! The concept of putting community resources behind a lock and limiting accessibility is just repulsive to me???

Like someone else commented with this excellent point--"As several have addressed above, I am also wondering how would you monitor use? If you use the simplicity of the honor system, it could easily be taken advantage of. However, I feel like if you were to create some sort of access code, how is it to say that they people needing the use of the fridge will have access to the necessary technology to get the code? It's a tricky situation to think about." For the purposes of this hypothetical assignment where we'd need to track how many people are using the fridges? Yeah I guess we'd need to be able to track how many people use it and when. But in reality??? In real life reality where people are living and struggling and hungry??? I just don't really give a shit!! Helping five people is better than helping none, and locking access behind technology everyone pretends is universal but really isn't is not the way to help!

And of course one of my groupmates is already commenting on all these posts like 'oh! I really like the idea of restricting access to a code! :)' even when someone said 'hey my family struggled with food insecurity when I was a kid and I think this would be helpful but not if you could only access it with an app some of the most vulnerable citizens wouldn't be able to access it I wouldn't have been able to access it' my groupmate was still like 'oh but that wouldn't be a problem today now would it? :) Maybe we should make a way to get a code without downloading the app :)' like maybe there shouldn't be an access code in the first place?!?!

Like am I crazy or like. What the fuck. Again I am here so I don't blow up on a bunch of masters students in a discussion post but like UGH

"you gotta be able to gague if the people who're using it are the people who actually need it" food insecurity can look so many different ways for so many different reasons and you can't always judge by appearances and income levels who is struggling to feed themselves or their families!! There are people who have nice jobs who are struggling because they're caring for sick family members or kids or dealing with student loans or ANYTHING! There are people with nice clothes who are trying to decide between buying groceries and paying rent! There are people living in their cars or couch surfing looking for jobs who also happen to own an XBox or a Laptop!!! "Sorry you can't access the community fridge because you don't look poor and needy enough to me. but if you do, good news--you can only use it once every 48 hours so make it last!" Bullshit utter bullshit.

I talk to people in my life about things like community fridges and little free pantries and mutual aid and the like and people are always like 'ok but theres gotta be strings attatched' BUT ACTUALLY NO THERE DON'T GOTTA!!! Maybe we could change how we view our fellow human beings and stop assuming that everyone around you are greedy little demons looking to ruin everything good and that you are the only holy and righteous saint on the streets who understands the concept of 'community resources' and 'sharing' maybe??? It's like that post about community fruit trees where people are like 'oh but what if people steal all the fruit' like HELLO? how do you STEAL a PUBLICALLY ACCESSIBLE RESOURCE

I'm tired of this goddamn class I'm tired of this goddamn group project if anyone actually has the ability to make a solar powered community fridge you have to promise to keep it accessible and not put it behind locks and QR codes and limited access and facial tracking BS promise me promise me promise me