Freegan Kitchen, episode one

[KingmanOldDude]

To each his own I guess...

[stiggyh]

its cool to reduce global warming this way :)

[enjoixander]

It is better to ask for the remnant foods. Sometimes there are dangerous chemicals and acids and mercury in dumpsters. It is better to promote a tax credit for companies who donate food. I think about the people near the dump, the orphans who live off the dump. If we could save to help them have safe places to live, fresh water, parents and warm beds to sleep in. I can't help but wonder if some of our actions of food conserving come from their cries that are heard in spirit.

[Haderian]

freegan, organic and raw vegan... wow...

[thefitzybaby]

freegan is great, i have not been sick once since starting a year ago... also never met a sick freegan before..

[indefenseofhim]

This lifestyle totally turns my stomach. What about the germs and bacteria flourishing that dumpster. {shaking my head....}

[dorifto91]

is the recession REALLY that bad? dumpster diving? do you know what people throw out on the same food you're eating? EW. my mouth would not go near a dumpster..

[baire702]

well done! have you ever had an encounter with anyone in the store while you dumpster shop? if so, how did you handle it?

thanks, caryl

[hesteaeble]

@baire702 Yea, some eployee busted me and my friend in dumpster diving. He was all like "Get outta my dumpster you punks!" So anyway, its good to be as reasonable as possible. We went home and tried again the next day.

[saxz99]

Is veganism only related to food? or did they also found their house in the dumpster?

[furseiseki]

i caught you saying mustard au francais roberto ;)

you guys rock. raw vegan <3

[fibreoptik]

omg she is gorgeous! =) <3

[fibreoptik]

definitely gay. no question

[4trahasis]

could just be european.

[fibreoptik]

is he gay or?...

[fibreoptik]

LOL "kitchen studio"!

You're not fooling anyone, this is your ghetto apartment. hehe

[livingonawhim]

Wow...these bums have a very nice apartment! JK, more power to them.

[ninjamitis]

doesn't throwing the fruits and veggies into the box roughly like that cause bruising (which would make them not last as long)?

[thisvlogisforwilly]

Even if the fruits and veggies get bruised from dropping them, they're using the food right after, instead of storing it for another day, so they don't have to worry about the food not lasting as long.

[ninjamitis]

I agree, but still I think it's best to be gentle with food... you never know what you might end up storing for later use (having more than you thought you were going to use, etc..)

[thisvlogisforwilly]

Very true!

[realar]

I wonder where they got their refridgerator, from Craigslist?

[realar]

i hope you could make a few meagan recipes

[milkbeforebed69]

I'm all for this.

I have never done it, though. I have only just recently heard of this practice.

Americans are so stigmatized. We're all so conditioned and controlled. So many people I know would be like, "OMG, LIKE, OMG, THAT IS SOOOOO GROSS!!!1 LIKE, AND UNHYGEINICCC, I SHOWER LIKE TEN TIMES PER DAY AND WASH CLOTHES TWICE PER DAY!!!11 I PAY 5 DOLLARS AT STARBUCKS FOR A COFFEE AND I AM TRENDY AND A CONSUMER WHORE!"

[rjfc2]

you have just bruised all the fruit by dropping it into your box stupid

[elite955]

Why are they using paper towels? That just cases more trash! Use some UNpaper, like a rag.

[evytamero]

Hey Girl chef my name is Niamh too! How awesome is that! It's not a popular name!!!! Great vid.

[adamatova]

You could peel the squash and then shave it on a grater or a guillotine.

[DragonFly122]

I don't feel guilty about leaving food on my plate anymore.

[loonyTunes86]

Wouldn't it be better to get the food from bakers & supermarkets at the very end of the night - before it hits the bins. The amount of germs that would be surrounding the food, even if it was unspoilt itself, would surely contaminate it. I freecycle, use public transport & walk, compost & recycle, charity shop & all the rest, but dumpster diving for food...i don't know, it sounds like a bums diner to me. Using artichokes to aid memory, i might start eating them. Thanks.

[inchesbeyondtheashes]

but what are the chances of them giving the food at the end of te night.

[albaE1]

usualy many restaurants know of Freegans & they Leave food that is good to eat placed nicely in bags next to the trash cans ready for them to pick up.

[arthemalle]

Bleeeh...A Roberto torna in Italia che te faccio un po de coda alla vacinara...

[MrPogle]

Thank you for treading lightly on the earth.

[toberborgan1]

does anybody know what dumpster diving is like in other countries. I've done plenty in the USA, and it's easy here, I hear that UK is also good, but has anybody dived in other major cities, like tokyo or dehli, etc?

[musicalamizade]

Well my friend, i'm from Brazil and I can tell you for sure that dumpster diving is made by tradicional bums and very poor people here.

I think that a group of freeegans in Brazil would have a hard time to find dumpsters without getting trouble with them.

Anyway, this is a very interesting way of life. I've heard that freegans also don't pay rent: they life for free in abandoned places taht they're going to take care of (a bit like in Fight Club movie).

[stormshaman]

I tried the spaghetti squash salad (using normal onions and lemon instead of sweet and lime) and I loved it. You guys rock! Any chance you'll make another episode some day?

Oh, and it's amazing what stores throw out. For those of you who think rooting around in a dumpster is gross, Safeway leaves expired food (which they legally have to expire long before it goes bad, so it's still good) in crates behind the store, and it's very sanitary.

[stiggyh]

this is a good idea actually very good because you help sustain the world ;-)))) thanks

[celerycoloredcarrots]

while watching them cook, you really do forget that it came from a dumpster. its fantastic, looks great!

[laluna7580]

u guys are awesome

[leninandtrotsky]

i can't believe people throw away unopened food stuff like that. in anycase, did the freegans find all their kitchen utensils, paper towel, etc through dumpster diving?

[jjsalad]

Great watching. These guys should get a room :>

[CreamedOfficial]

meatless, light eating, vegetarianism!

[chevkoch]

Needs to be applauded for thinking outside the box.

[magog1138]

Looks like they're deep in the box to me. :P

[DonCocoteDeLaPicha]

this is sick

[Clayne]

:P whatever.

[BlacklitFloater]

whoa that was neat and entertaining!... I'm gonna try some of those recipies.