Opting out:
Inspired by environmental justice and groups that feed the homeless with surplus food, freegans in New York eschew capitalism and scavenge for groceries in the 50 million pounds of food garbage discarded annually; they favor D'Agostino's, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods.
Los Angeles Times 2007-09-11
Categories: ARTS, IDEAS & TRENDS, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY & CULTURE, COOKING & EATING, Cultural Studies & Anthropology, ENVIRONMENT, Economy, FOODCHAIN, Foraging, Grocery Bill, Hunger & Food Security, POLITICS, Pollution & Waste, Trends & Activism, URBAN & RURAL BOUNTY
Index: Adam Weissman, Beth Osborne Daponte, Environmental Protection Agency, Food Not Bombs, food waste, freegan.info, freeganism, Hunger in America, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Meetup.com, Yale