I have volunteered with Food Not Bombs in my city for six years. Many cities have their own branches. Food Not Bombs serves free vegan meals. As much as possible this food comes from food waste rescue. Many locations also distribute clothing, groceries, and hygiene products.

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      1 year ago

      Do they use it in their cooking? I admit that if someone drops off non vegan products we set it out for people to take rather than discard it. But we keep the meals that we cook completely vegan. We’ve gotten offers of donations of raw cuts of meat. On top of going against our ethos this also seems like a major health and safety risk so we’ve directed them to other kitchens and pantries.

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          1 year ago

          Lame! There’s not, like, a trademark on the name or anything but years ago there was an international meeting and serving vegan meal was pretty much the only rule that all the anarchists could agree to.