Still Waters Posted August 4, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 4, 2011 These are New York's 'Freegans', who enjoy the world's cheapest barbecues, having scavenged their food solely from dustbins.Freeganism, which began in the mid-1990s, is an anti-consumerist lifestyle where people employ alternative living strategies - and these New Yorkers showed how to have a free summer feast. American politicians may have only just agreed on a way to attempt to clear the country's national debt of $14 trillion, but these ladies and gents have a cheaper option that will give President Obama food for thought. The Big Apple members - many of whom have high-earning jobs by day - spend their evenings bin-diving to collect fresh produce discarded by cafes and supermarkets. The group, who organise monthly 'trash tours' so that people can seek the best places for free food, sourced potatoes, peppers, packaged salads, yogurts, pasta, bread rolls and hummus and made their own burgers and barbecue food from the ingredients. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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