Free the Food #31 ✔ | The Quest to End the Systematic Food Waste [2018-02-02]

pcste (69) · 7 years ago

excellent work @reko
Its a sin how much the western world throws away on a daily basis. I hope your work educates more people to do what you do.

Another good way to cut down on waste is to grow your own vegetables, take what you need and if you have left-overs that you cant eat, throw them in the compost bin for next years compost.
In my country allotments (community gardens) are quite cheap. mine costs me £72 per year, bargain.

keep on educating the world @reko, ur a legend :-)

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reko (70) · 7 years ago

Thank you @pcste!:() Taht's great advice but I'm more of a forager then a grower as the abundance of food growing freely here is crazy especially considering I'm the only one using it....
Our compost bin is always filled up as you can imagine!!;)

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doitvoluntarily (77) · 7 years ago

you always get so much! nice haul

reko (70) · 7 years ago

yeah, 9 out of 10 times...thanks for the support!:)

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clarkk (42) · 7 years ago

Good job man. The last time i read your post was on certain stock of food stuff and now you got another stock and they are well delicious to say the least and thanks for helping humanity because its rare thing for even the government to participate in it. But you showed love ro as much you can at where you reside and trust me you are very much blessed for it..keep up the good work man.

reko (70) · 7 years ago

#teamsavehumanity

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kilbride (55) · 7 years ago

Your first line hits so hard. We ARE trashing our land for literally nothing. Not to mention all of that packaging, the fuel used to ship all around the world. If that isnt an exmaple of the absolute futilty of racing forward at full speed , I dont know what is 😒

reko (70) · 7 years ago

yes, we must just stop and chill ut for a while then we will most certainly see the total craziness that is today's society...

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komaat (47) · 7 years ago

It is a great cause you've taken on. Food wastage is a worldwide canker that should be addressed through education and change of attitude. In my country, majority of our food crops go waste due to our inability to process and store them for future use. I loved the second reason why you dumpster dive, which is to save enough and share. We can save a lot of money if we adopt this attitude. The next time I eat, I'll only take what I can consume, to save food.

joendegz (61) · 7 years ago

that is a lot of food to be wasted , looking at my country and the way food is precious been a third world country , i can only stare in shock at how you guys throw away so much edible food, .... whaat this is absurd

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r351574nc3 (72) · 7 years ago

country , i can only stare in shock

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mistakili (69) · 7 years ago

Thanks for the invite, you are doing a great job, more grace...nice dog

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taaveti (56) · 7 years ago

I have volunteered at food banks and homeless shelters here in the USA and almost 100% of the food used to make take away packages and hot meals were donated by supermarkets.

I am not the most well traveled of individuals so I am not sure what the situation in European countries is with food banks and homeless shelters... but have you approached these supermarkets about donating this "expired" foods to shelters or churches in your area?

Most of the time super markets and other retailers are perfectly willing to donate these goods if you take care of the logistical issues of transportation ect...

Most supermarkets and other retailers are not by any means evil or want to be wasteful... but simply don't want to waste time researching possible donation sites.

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funbobby51 (59) · 7 years ago

I am always very impressed by what you are able to recover, the cold weather must help keep things fresh. It seems to me though that as a solution it does not scale well. Have you considered trying to get these supermarkets to use biodegradable or consumable packaging? Then they could compost everything or better yet use it as hog food. Then nothing would go to waste. Humans have always produced a lot more food than we eat but we never considered the excess to be waste, it was animal feed or compost.

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jackjami (41) · 7 years ago

nice food...so delicious...
.i realize it so much...
i like it too much...
awesome...blog.. over all..
best of luck..
keep it on

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muhamadin (49) · 7 years ago

good work, may others follow in your footsteps, and do as you please, thank you for chanting

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tatianavishny (45) · 7 years ago

wow. impressive! thanks for the post!

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azael25 (28) · 7 years ago

Great post once again man, thanks for sharing this with us. That's a huge amount of food you got there, glad it's not going to waste.

Keep it up! :]

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mokulkhan (0) · 7 years ago

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farah-kamran (45) · 7 years ago

i love your post always waiting for it i salute you for this humanity.you are a kind person.resteam your post

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idowebid (14) · 7 years ago

Awesome work, sometimes we forget how hard it is to buy food for some people.

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farazali1850 (37) · 7 years ago

Nice dear good home and good vagetable good for health

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nurulaini1997 (36) · 7 years ago

Very nice

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majidawan (51) · 7 years ago

Download discord now.

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braxton101 (58) · 7 years ago

Decentralized farmers market. How cool.

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lucygarrod (51) · 7 years ago

Wow! Did you find all that food in dumpster? This is shocking that there is so much waste.

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buona4tuna (52) · 7 years ago

well done @reko. great initiative

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mrs.murphy (32) · 7 years ago

in germany all supermarkeds lock their garbage bins, or have huge fences around it. Is that an issue in sweden aswell?

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reko (70) · 7 years ago

more and more unf:/

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mrs.murphy (32) · 7 years ago

That sucks...we rescue in a greyzone..for an animal shelter. So we can officially pick it up...most of the food gets to families tho. Keep the good work up

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alestercook (51) · 7 years ago

this is very delicious
i like it so much
thanks for sharing a nice blog
keep it on
waiting for your next blog

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christinb (46) · 7 years ago

You have a kind heart and you help alot of people,be blessed.

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pluse (42) · 7 years ago

OHLY CHIT BATMAN! Thats a whole lotta grub. Id probably be a dumpster diver if I wasn't sketched out about germs .

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lizana (50) · 7 years ago

A lot of food supplies, and hopefully useful for all. Spirit and success are always for you @reko

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mr-taleb (48) · 7 years ago

You are good at taking opportunities reko, not everyone who wants to like you. Thank you for sharing

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bronkong (68) · 7 years ago

This makes me really angry. Same here in berlin, so much homeles and destituted people and in the other side big markeds just throw and lock away so much still good food.

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udy-lion (0) · 7 years ago

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etilda (53) · 7 years ago

That's nice of you, a lot are really looking for the help. Thanks for your care, thanks for sharing.

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uumex (33) · 7 years ago

Great job sir, may God reward you bountifully

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bakhtiarzehri (50) · 7 years ago

Have a good day

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asyouknow (31) · 7 years ago

Ohhhh yeahhh! :D

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missqueen (36) · 7 years ago

astounding work @reko

Its a wrongdoing how much the western world discards once a day. I trust your work instructs more individuals to do what you do.

ur a legend, continue don't stop

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gundogdu (42) · 7 years ago

A great job is to create a different awareness. Congratulations 👏🙏🏻

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jonsnow1983 (67) · 7 years ago

You are turning "Nothing" into "Something" Champ! Lets go baby, we're just warming up! No pain, no regrets! Lets Go Champ!

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nilima (8) · 7 years ago

wow nice photo with testy food pic...i like it sir

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zicodee (48) · 7 years ago

How can i get s ome for my consumption @reko
Lol

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cryptonitegirl (28) · 7 years ago

Last year I started composting my kitchen vegetable scraps, and fertilizing the plants in my garden. First observation, by composting I saved a big amount of stuff headed for the landfill. Second, no fertilizer cam close to feeding my plants the way my natural compost did. Super easy, very gratifying, a win/win all around!

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orlandumike (60) · 7 years ago

Nice action and great idea for the market exchange afterward.

Maybe a cool branding such as :
Food adventurers
Wasted treasure seekers

Could be an interesting thematic to develop some awareness and participation.

Or simply a big soup / meal on the friday for free to everyone in a crowded area could also bring some visibility.

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millennia (45) · 7 years ago

It breaks my heart to see the amount of waste produced from very edible food while so many are hungry or are forced to eat garbage (pun intended) pre-packaged Monsanto food. If I weren't scared of going to jail I'd do the same... isn't it illegal in some places?

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phoenix69 (40) · 7 years ago

Wery good. i like this post
https://steemit.com/food/@phoenix69/get-rid-of-a-cheap-slime-without-condensed-milk

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woodard60 (35) · 7 years ago

I personally think @reko is the greatest, just think of what the world would be like if every one followed his examples of non-waste..

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ajala (61) · 7 years ago

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moderators (46) · 7 years ago

excellent shoping. :)

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kceres (25) · 7 years ago

I am from Venezuela, here also the food was wasted and now we are paying consequences for the very bad economic measures, but it helps us to reflect on the value of the food. Thanks for this information, I hope humanity is more aware. and Let us learn not to throw away the food that is Sacred.

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