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Tinker ☀️
Tinker ☀️
@tinker@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 19 hours ago

We had a "good emergency" tonight at our original free fridge!

Someone dropped off *too much* food and it didn't fit into the pantry and refrigerator. There was also a lot of boxes left over!

So a call went out to discord and five people showed up to sort and put away what could fit, clean up the boxes, AND take the extra food to the new free fridge as well as a local "little free pantry" that a local girl scout troop set up!

Oh, fun thing! While we were putting away the original food drop off, two other folks came and dropped off their own supplies. We pointed them to the other fridges/pantries for the future and took what they dropped off as well to spread around.

Also, while we were there multiple families and folks came by and utilized a lot of the food! But there was still so much left over even after folks took their fill.

#solarPunk #freeFridge #mutualAid #foodSecurity

A little free pantry filled with canned goods and dried beans
A little free pantry filled with canned goods and dried beans
A little free pantry filled with canned goods and dried beans
Another local neighbor standing in front of the second free fridge and pantry after taking on the extra food.
Another local neighbor standing in front of the second free fridge and pantry after taking on the extra food.
Another local neighbor standing in front of the second free fridge and pantry after taking on the extra food.
A local neighbor standing in front of one free fridge after the food had been put away and after local folks were able to take some food
A local neighbor standing in front of one free fridge after the food had been put away and after local folks were able to take some food
A local neighbor standing in front of one free fridge after the food had been put away and after local folks were able to take some food
Many boxes filled with food sitting on top of the free fridge and pantry
Many boxes filled with food sitting on top of the free fridge and pantry
Many boxes filled with food sitting on top of the free fridge and pantry
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Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc
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@deborahh@cosocial.ca replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@tinker @PapyrusBrigade 🙏thank-you.

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mtnrbq65
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@mtnrbq65@social.vivaldi.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

@tinker

You are a bloody legend. (Aussie slang for someone awesome, especially when they've gone above and beyond)

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Marcus Reynolds
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@MarcusMASTO@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

@tinker

People who do good are beautiful.

Admiration.

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spiegelmama
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@spiegelmama@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 18 hours ago

@tinker This is amazing and makes me happy. So glad people are taking care of each other, and that more people get to eat. ❤️

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Rabbit
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@ra6bit@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 19 hours ago

@tinker Got any guides for people who want to do this in places where it gets -40C?

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Tinker ☀️
Tinker ☀️
@tinker@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@ra6bit - If it only gets that cold a short time out of the year, then just close the fridge/pantry while weather is that bad.

If its a common occurrence, put the free fridge/pantry inside a publicly accessible building. 24/7 is ideal, but even limited hours is better than nothing.

Another idea is: Consider making small "free stores" instead.

Long and short, lots of ways to adapt the concept of "how do we distribute free food" to local constraints. Let me know what y'all come up with and share with us what work-around worked!

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@xeroxerox@kolektiva.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 19 hours ago

@tinker I'm really surprised to see a camera, what was the thinking behind adding surveillance like that? /genuine

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Kris Mitka :java: :rust:
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@mitka@hachyderm.io replied  ·  activity timestamp 18 hours ago

@tinker @xeroxerox I recall a mention of vandalism earlier

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