 of practices that produce commercial food waste that is nonetheless still edible, such as conservative sell-by dates, the deliberate overstocking of certain perishable products (like baked goods), or aesthetic criteria for fruits and vegetables. However, dumpster diving is not limited to rummaging for food; freegans report recovering clothing, books, appliances, bicycles, and furniture from commercial dumpsters as well.

Although some freegans are reluctant to share their sites and strategies for "urban foraging", others—like those in freegan.info—have organized public events to raise awareness of food waste and recruit other practitioners. These events attracted significant media coverage, particularly between 2005 and 2009, from outlets such as The New York Times, Oprah, and MSNBC.

Wild foraging and urban gardens

Instead of buying conventionally grown foods, wild foragers find and harvest food and medicinal plants growing in their own communities. Some freegans participate in "guerrilla" or "community" gardens, with the stated aim of rebuilding community and reclaiming the capacity to grow one's own food. In order to fertilize those guerrilla gardens, food obtained from dumpster diving is sometimes also reused, and some use vermiculture instead of ordinary composting techniques in order to keep the required infrastructure small and adapted to urban areas. Some rural freegans are also "homesteaders" who grow their own food and employ alternative energy sources to provide energy for their homesteads, occasionally living "off the grid" entirely.

Sharing
"Sharing" is also presented as a common freegan practice, associated with the anarchist idea of a "gift economy". For example, Food Not Bombs recovers food that would otherwise go to waste to serve warm meals on the street to anyone who wants them. Really, Really Free Markets are free social events in which freegans can share goods instead of discarding them, share skills, give presents and eat food. A free store is a temporary market where people exchange goods and services outside of a money-based economy. In New York City, freegan.info often distributes recovered food items for free in an ad-hoc manner after trash tours.

Freegans also advocate sharing travel resources. Internet-based ridesharing or hitchhiking reduces but does not eliminate use of cars and all the related resources needed to maintain and operate them. Community bicycle programs and collectives facilitate community sharing of bicycles, restore found and broken
of practices that produce commercial food waste that is nonetheless however edible, such as bourgeois sell - by dates, the deliberate overstocking of certain perishable product (like baked goods), or aesthetic criterion for yield and vegetables. However, dumpster diving is not limited to rummaging for food; freegans report recover clothing, books, appliances, bicycle, and furniture from commercial dumpsters as well. 

 Although some freegans are reluctant to share their sites and strategies for " urban foraging ", others — like those in freegan.info — have organized public event to raise awareness of food waste and recruit early practitioners. These events attract significant medium coverage, particularly between 2005 and 2009, from outlets such as The New York Times, Oprah, and MSNBC. 

 Wild foraging and urban gardens 

 Instead of buying conventionally grow foods, wild foragers find and harvest food and medicative plant growing in their own communities. Some freegans participate in " guerrilla " or " community " gardens, with the stated aim of rebuilding community and reclaim the capacity to grow one's own food. In decree to inseminate those guerrilla gardens, food obtained from dumpster diving is sometimes also reused, and some use vermiculture instead of ordinary compost techniques in order to keep the required infrastructure small and adapted to urban areas. Some rural freegans are also " homesteaders " who grow their own food and employ alternative department of energy sources to supply energy for their homesteads, occasionally living " off the grid " entirely. 

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 " Sharing " is also presented as a common freegan practice, associated with the anarchist idea of a " gift economy ". For example, Food Not Bombs recover food that would otherwise die to waste to service warm meal on the street to anyone who wants them. truly, Really Free Markets are free social consequence in which freegans can share goods instead of discarding them, share skill, give presents and eat food. A free store is a temporary market where people exchange good and services outside of a money - based economy. In New York City, freegan.info much distributes recovered food detail for free in an ad - hoc manner after trash tours. 

 Freegans besides advocate sharing travel resources. Internet - based ridesharing or hitchhiking reduces but does not eliminate use of car and all the related resource needed to maintain and operate them. Community bicycle programs and collectives help community sharing of bicycles, restore found and broken
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Wild foragpng znd urban gardens

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Snaring
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 of practices that produce comMercial fooD wastE thAt iS nOnetHeleSs still edible, sUCh as Conservative sell-by dateS, the dElIBeraTE oVerstOcking oF CeRTAin PeRiShaBlE PrOductS (liKe baked Goods), or aesTheTiC criteria for FRuIts and vegeTabLes. However, duMpsTer divInG is NOt limIteD to ruMmaginG For fooD; freegans RePOrt recOVering cLOThIng, bOoks, appliances, bicYClES, and furniture fRom comMeRCiAL DumPstErs as well.

ALtHough SOme freeGAnS ARE reLUctant to share Their sites aND stRategiEs For "URban foRaginG", oTHerS—like those iN freEgan.info—hAve orgANized puBLic evenTs to raIse AwaReneSS oF fOod WaSTe aND rEcrUIt oTher pracTiTiOners. thesE EVENts aTtrActeD signIficant media cOveRage, PArtIculaRly beTweeN 2005 aNd 2009, froM outleTs sucH aS The New York TimeS, OprAh, and MSNBc.

WiLd ForAgIng anD Urban gArdEns

instead Of buyinG ConVeNTIOnAlly grown foods, wild FoRAGeRs find anD harveST fOoD And medicInAl pLantS GRowinG in tHEiR own commUnitieS. soMe FreeganS pArticiPaTe iN "guErrilLA" or "cOmmuniTy" gardenS, with THe stated aim of rEBuilding commuNItY ANd REclaImiNg the capaciTy to GRow oNe's oWN fOod. iN ordeR to feRtILiZE those guerrilla gardEnS, food oBtainEd from dumpsteR diving is sOMETimes alsO reuSEd, ANd some use vermiCultuRe instead oF Ordinary CompoSting tecHniques in ORDer to keeP thE reQuiRed INFrAstructure smaLL And aDaPted to uRbaN areas. SOme RurAl fReeGaNs are also "HomesteaDeRs" WhO gRow Their OWn food anD eMplOy AltErnatIVe enerGy souRces To PrOVidE energy FOr THEir hOmEsTeadS, ocCaSionaLly lIVinG "off the Grid" entirEly.

sHariNg
"shAring" is Also presented As A common freEgAn pRacticE, ASsociateD with the anarchist idea of A "Gift ecoNomY". For eXampLe, Food Not bomBs recoVerS Food thAt woulD otheRwIse GO To wasTE To SerVe Warm meals oN THe sTreet To AnyoNe who waNts them. Really, ReallY freE Markets are frEe sOciaL EVeNts IN wHIch FrEEgaNS Can share goods inStead of disCaRDiNg them, sharE SkiLlS, give prEsents aNd eat FOod. A freE store is a Temporary MaRket WHEre People exchAnge goodS and serviCEs outSIdE of a mOneY-based EcOnoMy. In NEw York cIty, FreegAn.info OfTen disTribuTeS recoverEd food items for free in an aD-hoc maNner aFteR trash touRs.

FREegAns also adVocaTe sharing tRavEl rEsourCes. iNternEt-baSEd RidEShariNg or HItchhikinG ReDucES BuT does not eliMINAte Use of CarS And all The rElated resources neEDed to maintain aNd opERAte TheM. commUnIty bicycle progRamS aND CollectiVeS facilitate CommunitY sHAring Of bicyCles, reStore foUND aND brokeN
 of practices that produce  commercia l foo d w ast ethat  isnonetheless st i ll e dible, such as conserv ative  s e ll-b y  d ates,  the de l ib e r ate  o ve rst oc k in g ofcer tain pe rishable p rod uc ts (like bak e dgoods), or  ae sthetic crit eri a forfr uit s  andveg etabl es. Ho w ever,dumpsterdi v ing is not lim i t ed  torummaging for foo d ;f reegans report  recov er i ng c lot hin g, books,ap plian c es, bic y cl e s ,  an d  furniture fr om commerci a l d umpste rs  as well.
Alth ou g h s ome freegan s ar e relucta nt tos hare th e ir site s andstr ate gies fo r"ur ba n  fo r ag ing " , o thers—li ke  t hosein f r e e g an.i nfo —hav e org anized public  ev ents toraise  awar enes sof fo od was te an drecruit other p ract itioners.  Th es e e ve nts a t tracte d s ign ificant  mediac ove ra g e ,  p articularly betwee n2 0 05  and 200 9, fro m  o ut l ets such  a s T he N e w  York  Tim e s,  Oprah,and MS N BC .
Wild f or agingan d u rba n gar d ens
Inste ad of bu yingc onventionallyg rown foods, w i ld f or a gers  fi nd and harv estf oodandm ed ici n al pl antsgr o wi n g in their own comm un ities.  Some  freegans par ticipate i n " guerrill a" o r  " c ommunity" gard ens,with the s t ated aim  of r ebuildin g communi t y  and rec lai min g t hec a pa city to growo n e'sow n food.  In  ordertofer til ize  t hose guer rilla ga rd en s,  f ood  obta i ned from  d ump st erdivin g  is so metim es a ls or eus ed, and so m e  use  v er micu ltu re  inst eado f o rdinary  composti ngt echn iq ue s in or der to keep t he  requiredin fra struct u r e smalland adapted to urban ar e as. Som e r uralfree gans areals o "hom est e aders"  who g row t he iro w n foo d an d e mp loy altern a t ive  ener gy  sou rces to  provide energy fo r  th eir homestead s,occa s i on all y  l i vin g" off t he grid" entire ly.

Shari ng "S haring" is als opresent ed as a  comm o n freeg an practi ce, assoc ia tedw i ththe anarch ist idea  of a "gi f t eco n om y". F orexampl e,  Fo od No t Bomb s  re cover s food  t hat wo uld o th erwise g o to waste to serve war m meal s onthe  street t o a n yon e who wan ts t hem. Reall y,Rea lly F ree Marke ts a r efre e  soci al e v ents in w h ic h f r e eg ans can sha r e goo ds in ste a d of d isca rding them, share skills, give p rese n t s a nde at f oo d. A free stor e i sa temporar ymarket wher e people  e x chang e good s andservice s ou t side o f amon ey-basedeco no m y. In N ew  Y o rk Cit y, f re egan.i nfo of t en d i s tributes recover ed fo o d  item s  fo r fre ein an a d -hoc  manner af ter trash t ours.
Fre egans  also a dv ocatesha ri ng travelr esources.  Inte rnet-ba se d ri des haring  orh i tchhi king  r edu ces but d o e sn ot  e l imi nate  useof  car s and all the rela ted resourc es  ne e d ed tom ai n t ain and op era te th e m . Communit y  bic y cl e  prog rams a nd col lective s  fa ci litatecom m u nity shar ing of bi c ycl es , re store fo un d an dbro ke n
 of_practices that_produce commercial food waste_that is_nonetheless_still edible,_such_as conservative sell-by_dates, the deliberate_overstocking of certain perishable_products (like baked_goods),_or aesthetic criteria for fruits and vegetables. However, dumpster diving is not limited to_rummaging_for food;_freegans_report_recovering clothing, books, appliances, bicycles,_and furniture from commercial dumpsters_as well.

Although_some freegans are reluctant to share their sites_and_strategies for "urban_foraging", others—like those in freegan.info—have organized public events to_raise awareness of food waste and_recruit other practitioners._These_events_attracted significant media coverage,_particularly between 2005 and 2009, from_outlets such as The New York_Times, Oprah, and MSNBC.

Wild foraging and urban_gardens

Instead of buying conventionally grown foods,_wild foragers find and harvest_food and_medicinal plants growing in their_own communities. Some_freegans participate_in "guerrilla" or_"community" gardens, with the stated aim_of rebuilding community_and reclaiming the capacity to grow_one's_own food. In_order_to_fertilize those_guerrilla gardens, food_obtained_from dumpster_diving_is sometimes also reused, and some_use_vermiculture instead of ordinary composting techniques in_order to keep the_required_infrastructure small and adapted_to urban areas. Some rural_freegans are also "homesteaders" who grow_their own_food and_employ alternative energy sources to provide energy for their homesteads, occasionally_living "off the grid" entirely.

Sharing
"Sharing" is_also presented as a_common freegan_practice,_associated with the_anarchist_idea of_a "gift economy". For example, Food Not_Bombs recovers_food that would otherwise go to_waste to serve warm_meals_on the street to anyone who_wants them. Really, Really Free Markets_are free social events in_which_freegans_can share goods instead of_discarding them, share skills, give presents_and eat food._A free store is a temporary market_where_people exchange goods and services outside_of_a money-based economy. In New York_City,_freegan.info_often distributes recovered food items_for free in an ad-hoc manner_after trash tours.

Freegans also advocate sharing travel resources. Internet-based_ridesharing or hitchhiking_reduces but does not eliminate_use_of_cars and all the related resources needed to maintain and_operate them._Community bicycle programs_and collectives facilitate community sharing of bicycles, restore found and_broken