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Tinker ☀️<p>There's always discussion around streaming services, algorithms, surveillance and advertisements, funneling money into big corps etc.</p><p>But I've been trying to find ways to seek more entertainment within physical spaces. Within community.</p><p>We have a small community theater near me. Multiple troupes, comedians, and improv groups use it.</p><p>I've seen broadway plays, classic and new, there. I've seen standup comedies. This weekend, I'm going to see an improv special.</p><p>The tickets are very low cost. No one is becoming a millionaire. And the cast is often made up of local folks who do this as passion projects.</p><p>The audience is so small and close that you become part of the show. Your vibes and energy directly affect the cast. If you are on fire, they are on fire. If you are down, it reflects in their performance. We are humans in community and can feel each other.</p><p>I'm going with friends, to this improv show. There are two showings. But its improv. So while there is a centralized theme, theres no set in stone script. Watch it twice and the performance is distinctly different. The first nights are often rough but frenetic. The second nights are smoothed out with experience. Both have a vibrant uniqueness about it.</p><p>I still watch streaming services. I still put on Kanopy or Hoopla with my library card. But going out to a community play is such a rich experience that I find every opportunity to do so.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/solarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/communityTheater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communityTheater</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/communityTheatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communityTheatre</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Theater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theater</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Theatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Theatre</span></a></p>
Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱<p>ok I'm pretty excited my article with my friend <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@ana" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ana</span></a></span> is out in Ecological Citizen🌞🌿</p><p>It's about <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> as a lens for reimagining our relationship with the natural world.</p><p>full issue: <a href="https://www.ecologicalcitizen.net/issue.php?i=Vol+8+No+2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ecologicalcitizen.net/issue.ph</span><span class="invisible">p?i=Vol+8+No+2</span></a></p><p>direct link to article: <a href="https://www.ecologicalcitizen.net/pdfs/Vol%208%20No%202.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ecologicalcitizen.net/pdfs/Vol</span><span class="invisible">%208%20No%202.pdf</span></a></p><p>@ecologicalcitizen.bsky.social <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a></p>
Sci_Burst<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> in Japanese <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/popculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>popculture</span></a> - “peddler of fantasies and dreams” 🎌⛩️❤️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StudioGhibli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudioGhibli</span></a></p><p>🔗 Listen to season 3, episode 2 “the punk of solarpunk” on your favourite <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> platform: <a href="https://linktr.ee/sci_burst" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">linktr.ee/sci_burst</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Tinker ☀️<p>Well this is amazing!!!</p><p>We just got our first host that wants to put up a Free Fridge!!!!</p><p>I was going to put in a post of how we have multiple leads out and various irons in the fire, but dang, this one came quick! We've been talking to various folks for the past couple of months and there have been various interest, but nothing has been set in stone yet.</p><p>So, I posted a couple weeks ago how our Free Fridge and Food Rescue group got featured in the local town paper ( <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tinker/114949623055200806" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@tinker/11494</span><span class="invisible">9623055200806</span></a> ) . Turns out various folks read it and were interested, both in the food rescue and in the free fridge aspect.</p><p>We have one free fridge in town hosted by a local community garden, but that is completely run by them. We help keep it clean and we help stock and utilize it, but my group was created to build other free fridges throughout town.</p><p>And sure enough, a local church read the article and came to our monthly meeting. They invited us to go to their church and tour it and see what they were doing.</p><p>They're a small church that is heavy in working with the Food Bank and doing distributions. They recently received a generous donation with the request that the money be used for community service. They're going to source the refrigerator, pantry, and even build out an area to provide cover and a walkway to it.</p><p>The location is great. It's accessible via public transit (such that we have here). It's decently walkable and the city is putting in improvements in the next year. They have a good parking lot and a location that is accessible to the public 24/7.</p><p>So I've put together a little project plan:</p><p>- Go onsite and create rough site plan: Designate location. Measure out area for concrete slab, awning, and potentially walkway<br>- Get estimates for outside electrical outlet installation, concrete slab / walkway construction, and awning construction<br>- Contact appropriate municipality / county to sort out any requirements or approvals<br>- Complete construction<br>- Source and install fridge and pantry <br>- Open to community &amp; advertise new location</p><p>The head of their food missions has already sourced and purchased the refrigerator. So wow. Next step will be to go back onsite and do a rough site plan. Basically measure out the spot and sort out the concrete pad dimensions.</p><p>This is the first time I've done this... so I'll be learning along the way and documenting it for other sites (hopefully) in the future.</p><p>This is amazing. Our first fridge for our group and the second for my region!!!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/freeFridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeFridge</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/foodScarcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodScarcity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/foodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/postScarcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postScarcity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/solarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mutualAid</span></a></p>
Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱<p>Just finished writing a short story that's been haunting me for about 5 months.</p><p>I call it <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weird</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarpunk</span></a> <br>(h/t to @megapolisomancy.bsky.social &amp; his Weird Fic article for that moniker)</p><p>"unsettling", world is Wrong, but also very much solarpunk🤨 </p><p><a href="https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/05/02/reading-weird-fiction-in-an-age-of-fascism/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/02/reading-weird-fiction-in-an-age-of-fascism/</span></a></p>
Linza<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedihum.org/@arockenberger" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arockenberger</span></a></span> <a href="https://kamu.social/tags/timebanking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>timebanking</span></a> <a href="https://kamu.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> and <a href="https://kamu.social/tags/degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>degrowth</span></a> pretty interesting</p>
alxd of the Story Seed Library<p>I have to tell you that I'm very happy seeing such a beautiful mix of recent art at the <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/storySeedLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storySeedLibrary</span></a> - works of Taylor Seamount, Exhell, our Mastodon <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hi.nighten.fr/users/NIGHTEN" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NIGHTEN</span></a></span> and Yuuna Maiko. You can see so many different facets of the <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> movement and imagination, all with human faces.</p><p><a href="https://storyseedlibrary.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">storyseedlibrary.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/climateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateChange</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/futurism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>futurism</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/HopePunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HopePunk</span></a></p>
alxd of the Story Seed Library<p>The <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/storySeedLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storySeedLibrary</span></a> is proud to introduce a new artist, <a href="https://storyseedlibrary.org/authors/taylor-seamount/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storyseedlibrary.org/authors/t</span><span class="invisible">aylor-seamount/</span></a> whose works focus mostly on <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/SantaCruz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SantaCruz</span></a> , <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> , <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/climateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateChange</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/futurism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>futurism</span></a></p>
Tank<p>A quote from an ol' <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a> rancher today:<br>"With all our technology sometimes it takes a while to get connected."</p><p>Don't forget that the point of the internet is the people you connect with. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
Simon Forman<p>How much compute power does one need to live the good life? (Not counting video games.)</p><p>Romans built their roads and waged their wars without benefit of computers.</p><p>Chinese empires had the abacus.</p><p>We slung rockets with slide rules.</p><p>They used to run multi-national corporations and universities on computers less powerful than your phone.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PermaComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PermaComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a></p>
@BjornW@mastodon.social<p>Getting ready to leave <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WHY2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WHY2025</span></a>. </p><p>Without a badge, but with great memories, interesting presentations, good conversations &amp; lovely workshops. The best thing? Sharing all this with my kids :-)</p><p>NL hackercamps have changed over the years &amp; become so big I've probably missed heaps of things, but thanks to the awesome A/V angels a lot of talks will be available at:</p><p><a href="https://media.ccc.de/c/WHY2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">media.ccc.de/c/WHY2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Thnx <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@why2025camp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>why2025camp</span></a></span> orga, angels &amp; participants!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hacking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hackercamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackercamp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarpunk</span></a></p>
v<p>PSA btw if you see someone named "irenetherogue" engaging others about <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> or a large variety of other topics, save your mental energy and don't take the bait</p><p>she's a bad actor trying to instigate about everything and anything online. case in point, calling our efforts to take care of our communities with mutual aid, DIY tech projects, food rescue etc a fascist endeavor. she's a fascist herself.</p><p>anyway, i wouldn't have even bothered posting this but saw ppl i know getting pulled into it</p>
Quixoticgeek<p>Given all the warnings about the national heat plan and how hot it would be today, I'd hoped for better solar yield. Was getting less than 5w when I left my tent to goto the talks. The cloud cover isn't much but it's really reducing the amount of sun reaching the ground.</p><p><a href="https://social.v.st/tags/WHY2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WHY2025</span></a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a></p>
🌱 Alyssa 🏳️‍🌈<p>I'm starting to feel halfway competent at seed starting!</p><p>This is my little indoor nursery where I start things for the garden. I have 200W of LED grow lights running off <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAssistant</span></a> scheduling, and a thermostat controller heat mat for the seeds that need the heat. I keep everything in oven trays as it makes it super easy to bottom water them about every second day.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a></p>
Hippie<p>I mean, I could not even harvest all, still got 1.5Kg fresh <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/beans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beans</span></a> 🙀<br>Thanks to <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/IncreaseCSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IncreaseCSE</span></a>!<br>Tomorrow I will freeze them, but also gift some to the neighbours.<br><a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarpunk</span></a></p>
Inkican<p>Sandia scientist John Sandusky believes he has found a way to put heliostats, which typically turn solar energy into electricity, to work in the dark.</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-07-heliostats-asteroids.amp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-07-heliosta</span><span class="invisible">ts-asteroids.amp</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunkart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunkart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecopunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecopunk</span></a></p>
Irene (she/they, Sir/Mr.)<p>PSA:</p><p>Solarpunk is just friendly technofascism</p><p>Radical kindness is the key to unlocking the utopian future</p><p>Not tech</p><p>Thx for coming to my TedTalk</p><p><a href="https://freesky.world/tags/radical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radical</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kindness</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/utopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>utopia</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a></p>
Crazycookie<p><strong>What are y'all thoughts on Communes?</strong></p> <p><a href="https://slrpnk.net/post/25950373" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">slrpnk.net/post/25950373</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Tinker ☀️<p>There are a lot of resources on Free Fridges and Community Pantries.</p><p>The Freedge group has a wonderful site that has resources for finding fridges in your neighborhood or installing new ones:</p><p>- Freedge: <a href="https://freedge.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">freedge.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>- Starting a Free Fridge in your Town: <a href="https://freedge.org/freedge-yourself/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">freedge.org/freedge-yourself/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>- Map of current Free Fridges: <a href="https://freedge.org/locations/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">freedge.org/locations/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Some folks have had questions or concerns as it relates to Free Fridges. I have posted my answer to a couple of them below:</p><p>Worry about folks "taking advantage" of free food<br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tinker/113765243630873685" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@tinker/11376</span><span class="invisible">5243630873685</span></a></p><p>Worry about tainted food being placed in the fridge?<br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tinker/113765319396269374" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@tinker/11376</span><span class="invisible">5319396269374</span></a></p><p>Do free fridge initiatives even work?<br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tinker/113766774842784296" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@tinker/11376</span><span class="invisible">6774842784296</span></a></p><p>I'll add to this post in the future if I find other resources.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/freeFridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeFridge</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/foodScarcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodScarcity</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/foodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodSecurity</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/postScarcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postScarcity</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/solarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarPunk</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mutualAid</span></a></p>
Tinker ☀️<p>I'm looking to build out the Free Fridge &amp; Community Pantries in my town.</p><p>I'll continue to update this thread with my progress.</p><p>So, the idea is to have nodes throughout town that allow folks to "Give a Food, Take a Food". Similar to "Little Free Libraries" are to books. Folks who have extra food can drop it off there, folks who need food can grab it there.</p><p>The focus here is mutual aid, not charity. So, absolutely, if you are food insecure or hungry, utilize it, right. Beyond that though, this is a great piece of infrastructure to share extra food with your neighbors. I will go down to the free fridge we have in town, drop off some of my extra produce that I have grown, and then pick up a can of black beans if I need it for dinner that night. We're meant to contribute AND utilize the free fridge.</p><p>There are many ways to create and maintain free fridges, from something as simple as a small box or outdoor cabinet on up to full stand up refrigerators and freezers with an outdoor pantry.</p><p>In general, you want it to be a couple of things:<br>- Accessible to the public<br>- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week<br>- Unmanned<br>- No restrictions on who can utilize it or take food from it - it should NOT employ any means-testing<br>- Receive shelf stable food and/or refrigerated food and/or frozen food</p><p>Further, you can break up the different groups that are involved in the free fridge:<br>- The Host<br>- The Maintainers<br>- The Community</p><p>The Host - provides a location for the fridge and pantry to be installed and accessed. They also provide electricity to power the fridge/freezer</p><p>The Maintainers - this would be my group. We source, install, maintain, repair, and clean the fridge, freezer, and pantry.</p><p>The Community - contributes food to and utilizes food from the fridge and pantry. This is important. While the host provides the site and the Maintainers keep it operational, neither one has to stock food or coordinate utilization. The community does it themselves.</p><p>Having it split up like this is nice. Can folks from the Host group maintain it? Certainly. But extrapolating it allows for ease of use.</p><p>So. Keeping it stocked is up to the community. I've seen it stocked by gardeners who have extra produce (Zucchini turns folks into socialists is the joke! You just grow sooooo much you end up LOSING FRIENDS when you try to push it off on others!). I've seen it stocked through Food Rescue efforts. Some families buy extra from the grocery store and this is a great place to drop it off. I've even seen the local Food Bank drop off extra food when they had left overs from a food distribution.</p><p>Keeping it utilized is also easy. You don't want the fridge to stay stocked, right. You want it to stay in the fridge for as short a period of time as possible before someone comes and grabs it. Heck! I've seen a food rescue of fresh produce from a farmer's market vendor be dropped off at a free fridge and then claimed by several families even before it had a chance to be placed physically into the fridge! This is ideal. One fridge and pantry needs to serve the local neighborhood. That's many many families. It can only do so if its filled up and then utilized multiple times a day.</p><p>Next post, I'll put some resources on starting your own in your town.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/freeFridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeFridge</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/foodScarcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodScarcity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/foodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/postScarcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postScarcity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/solarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mutualAid</span></a></p>