Gothamist: Free To Be A Freegan

jay kay ess

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:21:54 -0500

it's cool and ecologically responsible and all, but... ick.

Max

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:50:48 -0500

So if you have a job and eat garbage you are a Freegan and if you didnt you are a bum? There is a reason restaurants lock up their trash. I will be waiting for the first suit brought by a Freegan against a restuarant that happened to throw out the old rat poison with the food.

candleblue

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:19:16 -0500

I think it's great that these people actually do it, especially those who do it for environmental and ethical reasons. As for the health factor, 'tis no worse than being a college student and eating week-old pizza.

Sarah

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:32:26 -0500

This also happens in France. Check out Agnes Varda's "The Gleaners and I."

Tim

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:55:57 -0500

Actually, that guy looks more like the bastard son of Prince and Booger from Revenge of the Nerds.

homer fink

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:51:08 -0500

This is so totally a hoax ala cat house for dogs and clothing for animals.

christina

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:27:56 -0500

It is true that there is a lot of food that is perfectly good thrown out. If they want to feed themselves that way, it's their risk, I see no harm in it. They probably have more money in their pocket than I do.

Jimbo

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:12:55 -0500

Do they explain the best way to pick the little pieces of pork out of the fried rice? Also, it would be helpful if they showed how to differentiate between orzo and maggots in the dark. Service journalism is going downhill. These folks are going to remove themselves from the food chain pretty quickly (and pretty nastily) with just one or two listeria, salmonella, or botulism outbreaks. I would love to see them go toe to toe with skunks, racoons, or other "freegans" of the animal kingdom.

Entropy

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:10:26 -0500

Damn freegan hippies!

S.D.

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:03:45 -0500

A fad that should be thrown out... ;)

Mike

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:02:44 -0500

That guy looks a lot like Prince. Prince is a freegan!!!

jake

Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:55:44 -0500

i'd take jerry's advice on this one: next to garbage is garbage. leave it alone!