I’m all for trying to be better to Mother Earth, but some stuff I read about seems extreme. One “green” lifestyle idea I just cannot embrace is “freeganism”. ”Freegan” comes from the words “free” and “vegan”. These are people who are so disgusted by how much people throw away that they do their grocery ‘shopping’ by picking through garbage cans looking for thrown out fruits and veggies to feed themselves. They also try to avoid using cars and they feel that housing is a right, so they will take up shelter in abandoned buildings. Additionally, they are interested in working less.
Hmm…So, they’re garbage pickers without transportation who squat on property that isn’t theirs. Where I come from we call these people ”the homeless”. It’s like they’ve repositioned and rebranded themselves as “freegans”. I wonder what agency they used?
You can check out freegan.info if you want to learn more.
I want to give a shout out to my BFF, Ramona, for bringing this fascinating topic to my attention.
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February 11th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
And, Alex, the question is… what happened to all the Deadheads who blew their daddy’s trust funds on tickets and nitrous? Kooky Freegans. That picture is totally staged. The garlic heads look too white and pretty. And, what organization of people who squat in random abandoned buildings has an internet connection and website?! Who’s the webmaster for that one?
February 11th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
In other words, they’re bums.
February 11th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Exactly, they just have a more exotic name now…
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January 28th, 2012 at 6:08 am
You know just let someone get an upset stomach from one slightly off turnip, and that store which sold it, all the trucks which brought it and the farmer who actually grew it are going to be sued into bankruptcy.