We feed from the garbage, and you?

We feed from the garbage, and you?

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Rafael Fellmar is married, he has a small child, but nevertheless he prefers not to work, and feeds his family in a very peculiar way. Living in Germany, he prefers to collect food from garbage containers. Do not rush to judge this family, in fact, these are far from the only people engaged in such a strange business.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

According to the reports of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, $1 trillion worth of food is thrown out and spoiled every year. With the help of the Internet, the German environmentalists made the "foodsharing" ("food exchange") movement popular. People collect food that has been thrown away by supermarket employees and exchange it with other like-minded people.

Another site, where about 8,200 people are registered, will tell you information about all garbage containers in Germany, it says here that sausages can be found in garbage cans in Cologne, and certain tea in Chemnitz.

Everyone can buy products there for a nominal fee (0-2 euros). However, you need a special certificate from the social department that you are poor. This may be a certificate from the labor exchange that you are unemployed. Thus, the need to climb through the garbage cans of the above-mentioned citizen completely disappears.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

Unloading of rolls and bread. Berlin distribution table.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

Gazelle came with yoghurts. The Quackenburg distribution table.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

Loading vegetables from the store. Berlin distribution table.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

Sorting vegetables before delivery. Berlin distribution table.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

Sorting again. Often our Russians help in all the work. Reinickendorf, one of the districts of Berlin.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

On the issue. Salzung.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

On the issue. Bergedorf.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

Preparation of vegetables for cooking. Salzung.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

Soup delivery. Bergedorf.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

Vegetables given away for free. Berlin.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

Christmas is in the distribution table. Blankenhain.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

Children's kitchen. Dortmund.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

Exchange of experience courses. Tauerbishofsheim.

We feed from the garbage, and you?

But the main focus remains the issuance of free products. A happy grandmother with two full packages of freebies. There is enough food for a week or even two.

Keywords: Vegetarianism | Germany | Food | Vegetables | Garbage | Landfill | Freeganism | Fruit

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