Food Not Bombs

Dumpster Diving As an Act of Faith

Sarah Pulliam Bailey 2-20-2014

Gio Andollo looks for food in the dumpsters outside Morton WIlliams Supermarket in New York. RNS photo by Sarah Pulliam Bailey

As a musician barely scraping by, Gio Andollo looks to trash bins as a way of life.

On a recent outing, he carefully untied bags outside a supermarket next to Columbia University. He likes this market because it uses clear plastic bags, making it easier to spot bread, fruits, vegetables, and other treasures.

“We can use our instincts about these things and usually they’re OK,” he said. “You can always clean it well and cook it. You can make sure you’ll at least survive.”

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Prosecuting the Potluckers: Activists Face Legal Challenges for Feeding the Homeless

Alan Clapsaddle 3-10-2009
Jim Wallis wrote a great post last week entitled "Potluck Perspective." Unfortunately, sharing food with 'the least of these' is again drawing the ire of those un
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After Court Loss, City of Orlando Seeks to Develop Park Where Groups Feed Homeless

Alan Clapsaddle 11-17-2008

I have written many times from and about what I call the sacred circle at Lake Eola Park.

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Good News Break: It's Now Legal to Feed Poor People in Orlando

Alan Clapsaddle 10-01-2008
Last Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Gregory A.
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Arrested for Feeding the Poor

Alan Clapsaddle 6-10-2008

Unconscionable: adjective

1. not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.

2. not in accordance with what is just or reasonable: unconscionable behavior.

3. excessive; extortionate: an unconscionable profit.

I have had some "unconscionable" things on my mind a lot lately as I have been working with the 20-somethings who make up Orlando Food Not Bombs and University of [...]

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