Comments on: The Freegan Ride http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2007/10/05/the-freegan-ride/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:54:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: Marriage http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2007/10/05/the-freegan-ride/#comment-23285 Marriage Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:35:03 +0000 http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2007/10/05/the-freegan-ride/#comment-23285 The restaurants in our area are very willing to donate to food pantries. I think this is awesome. I read once of a community on the East coast that has a bartering day once a month on a Saturday. On that day you leave out by your curb what you don't want anymore. One woman mentioned that is how she acquires her families clothing. People leave a box and label it as an example, "boys clothes size 12". She also said she had gotten all her kids bikes that way. Other people mentioned acquiring furniture, appliances, boxes of food, decorations.... This sounds to me like a much better idea than garage sales. Thanks for giving us a lot to think about! God Bless! The restaurants in our area are very willing to donate to food pantries. I think this is awesome.

I read once of a community on the East coast that has a bartering day once a month on a Saturday. On that day you leave out by your curb what you don’t want anymore. One woman mentioned that is how she acquires her families clothing. People leave a box and label it as an example, “boys clothes size 12″. She also said she had gotten all her kids bikes that way. Other people mentioned acquiring furniture, appliances, boxes of food, decorations…. This sounds to me like a much better idea than garage sales.

Thanks for giving us a lot to think about! God Bless!

]]> By: Andrea Anderson http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2007/10/05/the-freegan-ride/#comment-23760 Andrea Anderson Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:21:56 +0000 http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2007/10/05/the-freegan-ride/#comment-23760 This is definitely something God has been laying on my heart recently. As my husband and I have desired to increase the amount of food we grow ourselves, I've done quite a lot of reading on organic practices and where our food comes from. So the concepts of growing our own and buying locally has been something we continue to work toward. Also, saving food scraps for our compost also shows just how much "food waste" we go through (though, at least in this case, we are reusing this food to grow better, healthier food). Tip: looking into purchasing your meat and produce from local farmers - not only are you getting fresher food, but you are helping reduce gas consumption and excess packaging. Looking at how things are packaged and the fact that it is usually easier and cheaper to replace broken items has also been something that God is convicting me about. I keep thinking that every plastic item I buy is going to sit around in a landfill forever! Idea for the holidays - what about giving "gifts of time" - offering to go for a walk/hike, play a board game, give a massage, etc. In a society where we often bemoan the lack of time to do anything, this can be a wonderful, and perhaps rare, gift! This is definitely something God has been laying on my heart recently. As my husband and I have desired to increase the amount of food we grow ourselves, I’ve done quite a lot of reading on organic practices and where our food comes from. So the concepts of growing our own and buying locally has been something we continue to work toward. Also, saving food scraps for our compost also shows just how much “food waste” we go through (though, at least in this case, we are reusing this food to grow better, healthier food). Tip: looking into purchasing your meat and produce from local farmers - not only are you getting fresher food, but you are helping reduce gas consumption and excess packaging.

Looking at how things are packaged and the fact that it is usually easier and cheaper to replace broken items has also been something that God is convicting me about. I keep thinking that every plastic item I buy is going to sit around in a landfill forever!

Idea for the holidays - what about giving “gifts of time” - offering to go for a walk/hike, play a board game, give a massage, etc. In a society where we often bemoan the lack of time to do anything, this can be a wonderful, and perhaps rare, gift!

]]> By: Megan http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2007/10/05/the-freegan-ride/#comment-24216 Megan Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:32:18 +0000 http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2007/10/05/the-freegan-ride/#comment-24216 Could you tell mr the Newsweek volume number for the Freegan Ride I knoe it is October 1, 2007 but what id the volume number? I am doiung a research paper and need the volume number Could you plaese advise? Could you tell mr the Newsweek volume number for the Freegan Ride I knoe it is October 1, 2007 but what id the volume number? I am doiung a research paper and need the volume number Could you plaese advise?

]]> By: Julie http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2007/10/05/the-freegan-ride/#comment-26674 Julie Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:07:19 +0000 http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2007/10/05/the-freegan-ride/#comment-26674 What a wonderful post. Our family is in a position right now where we are forced to drastically cut our spending (food included), and have discovered how little we can live on (and STILL be happy!) I absolutely appreciate your comment: "Couldn’t my family get as much satisfaction from just a few gifts……or even just one…….as they could get from several?" This hits so true to our family, and during the holidays was a huge amount of stress my husband and I placed upon ourselves--actually competing with ourselves by comparing what we gave our children the previous year to what we could only barely afford give them this past year, in hopes that they won't be disappointed. Wow--you have taught me a lesson, and shown me that I need to give my children a gift of teaching them the value of appreciation--which is better than any gift I could ever purchase for them. Thank you for your wonderful post, it is greatly appreciated! What a wonderful post. Our family is in a position right now where we are forced to drastically cut our spending (food included), and have discovered how little we can live on (and STILL be happy!)
I absolutely appreciate your comment: “Couldn’t my family get as much satisfaction from just a few gifts……or even just one…….as they could get from several?” This hits so true to our family, and during the holidays was a huge amount of stress my husband and I placed upon ourselves–actually competing with ourselves by comparing what we gave our children the previous year to what we could only barely afford give them this past year, in hopes that they won’t be disappointed. Wow–you have taught me a lesson, and shown me that I need to give my children a gift of teaching them the value of appreciation–which is better than any gift I could ever purchase for them. Thank you for your wonderful post, it is greatly appreciated!

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