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Top 10 interesting facts about Freeganism and what is a Freegan73

Top 10 interesting facts about Freeganism and what is a Freegan

Ten key facts about what is meant by Freeganism and the lifestyle of a Freegan. Includes living for free, minimising work, dumpster diving, eco-living, anti-consumerism, alternative modes of transportation and cooperative living.

6 comments    sustainable living foraging
How to get free food and stuff75

How to get free food and stuff

An interesting movement is going on in this country, it's called freeganism. It is an anticonsumerism alternative based on limited consumption of resources. Basically it's a dumpster diving movement. Getting...

3 comments    free cheap fishing
Freeganism: How about living in poverty for a change!72

Freeganism: How about living in poverty for a change!

Have you ever picked up a table or a desk or a chair strait from the curb when it was intended for the dumpster? Yeah, I've done that too in my younger days. Have you ever squatted in an abandoned building? Not me but I do have friends who have and...

3 comments    family eating poverty
America's Answer to the Economic Collapse:  Dumpster Diving?81

America's Answer to the Economic Collapse: Dumpster Diving?

Has our ailing economy really reduced us to dumpster diving? Have financially strapped Americans really been brought down to digging in the dumpsters to get what they need to survive? It would appear that...

29 comments    depression save money recycling
Freeganism: What is a Freegan?82

Freeganism: What is a Freegan?

They forage in dumpsters for everything from electronics to food. They don't drive cars and the live in abandoned buildings. Are they moral leaders or just bums?

111 comments    landfills dumpster diving
Dumpster Diving or Just Another Freegan Hub!76

Dumpster Diving or Just Another Freegan Hub!

In this time of economical crisis dumpster diving has become a way of life for many. Freegans as they are referred to are an elite group of dumpster divers who envision living for free off the waste that others have thrown away. These folks take the phrase "recycle and reuse" to new heights.

8 comments    frugal living free food freegan
Freegans, making your trash their treasure70

Freegans, making your trash their treasure

Freegans, what are they? Well the pernunciation sounds a lot like the word vegans, who are people who wont eat anything that comes from animals, but this word has a totally different meaning. Freegans are the people who dig through dumpsters and...

0 comments    trash dumpster freegan
Occupy Sheffield49

Occupy Sheffield

Information about the Occupy movement, mainly about the Sheffield occupy camp in the UK.

0 comments    camp protest tents
Have Tofu, Will Travel: Tips for Vegans and Vegetarians on the Go74

Have Tofu, Will Travel: Tips for Vegans and Vegetarians on the Go

Finding food on a trip, especially a lengthy one, as a vegan or vegetarian, has its challenges. Here are some tips for newbies for making your travel successful without adopting a starvation diet. 1. Research...

6 comments    food travel cooking
Exploring Dumpster Diving, Part 2: Success!60

Exploring Dumpster Diving, Part 2: Success!

Part 2 of an exploration of dumpster diving, the practice of retrieving useable items (and even food) from bins and dumpsters.

3 comments    shopping environment recycling
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