Vegan Scavengers . For most people, consumerism is an ingrained and unavoidable way of life. We work, we spend, we trash and we buy again. It’s a cycle that seems all but inescapable in an industrialized society. But a group of people that call themselves ‘freegans’ (vegan scavengers) think they’ve found a way out —…
Guerrilla Gardening Movement . Guerrilla gardening movement, Freecycle, and swap till you drop: how to live for free Generation Y struggles for cash – but there are lots of ways to save money. From urban foraging to canoeing to work, here’s how to wring the most out of the free economy. . . . It’s…
This will be like a New years resolution. These are some of the lessons I have learned in the short time I have been exploring the Minimalist and Freegan lifestyle. Later I will explore what changes I would like to make in the New Year. [display_podcast] Sea to Summit X-Mug
Minimalist Resolutions . This will be a New year’s minimalist resolutions for all year long but I am starting it on. I don’t see why starting a positive change in life should wait. Not like the first of the year is a magical day. These are some of the lessons I have learned in the…
Walking around New York and visiting The Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center and a few surprises along the way. Sorry about the audio in the beginning. [display_podcast]
Freegans Live . Every year, American consumerism peaks around Black Friday, but what about those people who choose not to participate in the economy? . Everyday people all over the country, called freegans, search through dumpsters, forage in parks, and reuse what is widely considered waste, as their way of living. . Freegans are free-vegans;…
Economics of Happiness . The Economics of Happiness documentary speaks to an economic system that breeds unhappiness for profit. The United States is the world’s economic (for now) powerhouse but her citizens are some of the most unhappy on the planet. In this video, Helena Norberg-Hodge speaks to TED about her well-researched documentary “Economics of…
Dumpster Diving Mealtime . Dumpster Diving Mealtime? This is kind of heartwarming. See how a family with children can feed themselves of what we discard every day. I have seen it myself as I began to investigate the Freegan lifestyle. Sometimes the difference between buying a product to the time it is discarded can be…
Shopping for the Holidays . Why are you shopping for the holidays this year? I had a job today installing some telecommunications equipment at a bank around Madison Ave and 50th Street in New York City. I decided (or my body did) to use the Rest Rooms at Penn Station on 34th Street. To my…
These are New York’s Freegans Freeganism, which began in the mid-1990s, is an anti-consumerist lifestyle where people employ alternative living strategies – and these New Yorkers showed how to have a free summer feast. American politicians may have only just agreed on a way to attempt to clear the country’s national debt of $14…
Dumpster Diving Tips . Dumpster Diving Tips? This report was done in 2007 and nothing has changed. If I saw it then I would say I would NEVER Dumpster Diving but now I have changed my mind. In the past years as I subconsciously have been moving towards a more simple life. I have begun…