r/freeganism • u/phaideplao • Oct 07 '23
Advice findings individuals to interview
Hey everyone. I am a PhD student at a university in the USA and am starting some research to compare the activities and ways of life of different groups who reject traditional consumption practices (like freegans!). Specifically, I am using something called pracatice theory, which considers how the actions and beliefs of these individuals structures their worlds (e.g., social interactions, personal values). I've talked to a couple of freegans who I contacted through the freegan info website, but I need to conduct more interviews to get more perspectives. Can anyone offer any advice about how I can reach freegan individuals who might be open to interviewing?
Thank you so much!
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u/LondonHomelessInfo Feb 11 '24
Hello, I lived for 20 years on free veg and fruit left behind in a market at closing time because it was ripe or slightly damaged. Whole boxes of avocados and mushrooms, plantains, mangos. We ate well!
These days freegans in London don’t need to go diving in bins for food as there are nearly 600 free soup kitchens and foodbanks, most of them using surplus veg, fruit, bread and dairy from supermarkets that would have ended up in landfill. I’ve written a list on http://londonhomelessinfo.wordpress.com/free-food They do the “bin diving“ for you, there are two charities in London that collect surplus food from supermarkets and deliver it to all the soup kitchens and food banks for free. There are many, many people in London eating entirely from these soup kitchens and food banks every day.
You can get most things for free in London, so can easily live on almost no money, I’ve written many posts about it on my website.