What we’re about
Do you want to reduce your consumer impact on earth, humans and animals? Are you concerned about the wastefulness of our consumer society? Learn how to find useable goods in the refuse of our throw-away culture, to identify wild edibles, to repair and rebuild bikes, clothing and more. Learn more about our group at our website, freegan.info. And join our mailing lists on Riseup (https://lists.riseup.net/www/home) organized by what you're interested in — events only, discussion, a spontaneous dumpster diving list, and more. Search by keyword "freegannyc".
If you are mainly interested in ongoing dumpster diving in NYC, consider going on your own or in small groups in addition to our "trash tours," which are oriented more for learning. Our dumpster directories for Manhattan and Brooklyn are great resources.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Freegan Vegetarian Feast in Greenwich VillageGreenwich Village, New York, NY
Attendees are encouraged to participate in Thursday’s trash tour to help rescue food to use for this Freegan Feast.
This is a FREE vegetarian, mostly vegan, community meal we make together with love, using food we rescued on the Trash Tour the night before.
We’ll meet new people, reconnect with old friends, tell stories and jokes, and generally unplug from the current pent-up world.
Please note that while freegans encompass a diversity of diets, our feasts are vegetarian (and mostly vegan).
Media WILL be welcome by appointment only, but journalists will be required to respect the wishes of those who do not want to be photographed.The location is a volunteer's home in Greenwich Village, Manhattan.
Arrive at 5:30 pm to begin cooking and preparation indoors. Plan on lending a hand in some way even if other commitments prevent you from arriving on time.Please RSVP for yourself and any guests (at least a day ahead) to Janet at (347) 724-6954 for the location.
DEAR FRIENDS: KEEP FREEGAN.INFO ONLINE!!
If you like our group, or come to our events, consider helping keep us afloat.
We’re still trying to keep up with our basic expenses by raising a few funds here: www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-freeganinfo-online
We operate on a nearly zero budget, we’re all volunteers, we only use spaces we can access for free, and we certainly don’t buy anything for our events.
We provide free events for hundreds of people each year (and have been since 2005!!) and salvage thousands of pounds of food and other goods each year... but… our web tools cost us money.
Can you help us stay online?