Dumpster Diving: The Cheapest Way to Eat While Traveling {Gadling}

Mar 6th 2008 3:25AM I dined with friends several years ago who were freegans (before the term was coined). We had some REALLY delicious meals. and the vegies and etc looked no worse off than that sitting in most people's fridge for a few days. and I think the idea of the anti-capitalism behind the freegan diet is that you're not giving money to the large companies, and to use the food that is otherwise wasted in a capitalist market such as in the US.
I think the stigma behind the diving is unfortunate because more times than not, the food is actually really fresh and inside a garbage bag, safe from touching the grimy dumpsters. It's not like these people are eating muck.
And freegans don't rely entirely on the food the find in the dumpster. There are local bakeries that will give you bread or pastries at the end of their business day. some will leave it in a bag outside their front door. all you do is pick it up. You just have to know where to go.