A Freegan Dumpster Diving Blog

third time lucky

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there's something about taking someone new dumpster diving that curses the whole endeavor. we were so determined we went to every supermarket in our area, even the ones that stock vegetables so bad we wouldn't steal them from the shelves, but we got nothing. five or six supermarkets, most of which usually guarantee more food than you can carry, and not even a moldy pepper.

two days later we're out of bread and decide to visit a popular bakery that's maybe fifteen minutes walk in the opposite direction to all our usual supermarkets. we only realised it was raining after getting ready, so we went anyway. and after spending too many minutes walking down the wrong soggy streets we still found nothing. wet and tired and defeated.

a week later we try again, since we were cycling through the area anyway, and finally we stop being so unlucky. we filled my bike basket with bread, maybe about six large loaves, and stuffed as much bread in our mouths as we could. cycled home through the silent streets, slight smell of bonfire carried by the mist. just another end of the world. could be.

and happy women's day, btw.

..and back again

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running out of food on a saturday, in a country where the supermarkets don't open on a sunday, what else is there to do but go out dumpster diving and find:

4 large rye breads
3 large breads
1 sandwich loaf
8 ciabattas
4 museli buns
6 apples
1kg organic rice
1kg pasta
9litres milk

so now i'm posed with the question of whether to eat cheese made from milk that we've dumpster dived. i've been doing a good job of not eating dairy for about a year now, for all the right reasons, but few of which rule out dumpster dived produce. i don't think i'd eat cheese or yoghurt that we'd found, but somehow it becomes more removed when we've made it ourselves from dumpstered milk.

i'll think about it.

into the snow

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we can't deny that we haven't been quiet this last year, but we can remedy that immediately. inspired by

but above all, it was fun.

an unprepared dive

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walking home last night we found ourselves randomly passing through an area well known for its excellent dumpsters. we weren't prepared but we went in anyway:

9 freezer bags of bread (various)
celery
2kg potatoes
rice cakes

so now my non-diving gloves smell, but that's easily fixed. and of course worth it to stock up on bread and potatoes.

rolling dumpster

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rolling dumpster is probably the best thing i've read since i learnt to read. based on a true story, the references are many, but you don't need to know it to appreciate it.