Comments on: Who Can Afford Free Food? The Limits of Freeganism https://modernfarmer.com/2023/10/who-can-afford-free-food-the-limits-of-freeganism/ Farm. Food. Life. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Amanda https://modernfarmer.com/2023/10/who-can-afford-free-food-the-limits-of-freeganism/#comment-69498 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:03:51 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=150507#comment-69498 In reply to Kat.

Often times this is the case due to inventory projecting being off and food rotation. As the economy changes, this can affect sales, and change projections. Often this is human error, as it’s a learning experience. The mindset it is better to have excess, than too little, to sell, is what drives this. Just as well, some stores and restaurants are still under the notion they cannot legally donate food, since this type of education isn’t actively pushed or advocated for loudly enough. On top of it, when places do want to donate food, that can also become a complex ordeal due to staff and location constraints, among many other factors.

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By: Kat https://modernfarmer.com/2023/10/who-can-afford-free-food-the-limits-of-freeganism/#comment-68281 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:02:54 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=150507#comment-68281 As I am not deeply familiar with this issue, so I would have liked an explanation as to why restaurants and grocery stores throw out perfectly edible food. I know that for bakeries it’s a daily turnover of highly perishable food, but why are grocery stores throwing out non-expired milk and produce? Is the produce blemished, or is it a daily turnover issue as well? I’m just trying to understand why food banks or other businesses (eg. app models) can’t interject themselves into the wastestream before the food literally hits the dumpster.

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By: Otis R. Needleman https://modernfarmer.com/2023/10/who-can-afford-free-food-the-limits-of-freeganism/#comment-68253 Sun, 08 Oct 2023 15:53:35 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=150507#comment-68253 How boring and tiresome. “Freegans” live off capitalism while decrying capitalism. Hypocrites much? No credibility much? Be VERY careful when dumpster diving. I don’t do it due to better life choices but don’t want anyone to get sick/die.

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