Igama elithi "freegan" lavela maphakathi nawo-nineties, nakuba imfashini yokudla kusuka kudoti yayikhona phakathi kwenani lentsha subcultures ngaphambili. I-Freegan ivela kwesiNgisi mahhala (inkululeko) kanye ne-vegan (i-veganism), futhi lokhu akukhona ukuqondana. Iningi lama-freegans lisekela izimfundiso eziyisisekelo ze-veganism, inkambiso enkulu kakhulu yokudla imifino. Ama-vegans awadli nje inyama, inhlanzi namaqanda kuphela, kodwa futhi nemikhiqizo yobisi, ungagqoki izingubo ezenziwe ngesikhumba noboya. Kodwa kukhona amanye ama-freegan adla izinhlanzi nenyama, kodwa ezimweni ezingavamile. Umgomo oyinhloko wama-freegan ukunciphisa noma ngisho nokuqeda ukwesekwa kwabo ngezimali ezinkampanini futhi ngaleyo ndlela kunqandwe ukuhwebelana kwembulunga yonke komnotho womhlaba, ukuziqhelelanisa ngangokunokwenzeka nomphakathi osebenzisa izinto ezingalawuleki.
UFreegan Patrick Lyons wedolobha lase-Houston, eTexas, e-United States, ulandisa ngendlela owesifazane ake amnika ngayo ama-dollar amahlanu ngemva kokumbona ephenya emgqonyeni kadoti efuna ukudla. “Ngamtshela,” kusho uLyons, “angiyena ongenakhaya futhi lokho kuyipolitiki.” ULyons ungomunye wabantu baseMelika abaningi abayingxenye yenhlangano yeFood Not Bombs.
E-Houston, ngaphezu kukaPatrick, kukhona ababambiqhaza abakhuthele abangaba yishumi nambili kulo mnyakazo. Bonke bangabantu abadla imifino, nokho, e-USA yonke phakathi kwabahlanganyeli beFood Not Bombs kukhona nalabo abangakulandeli ukudla kwemifino. Lokhu akusoleki, ngoba bathola ukudla abangafakanga ngisho nesenti, ngakho-ke, abahlanganyeli ekubulaweni kwezilwane, njengabameleli bezinhlangano eziningi zamaBuddha, abangavunyelwe ukwamukela ukudla kwezilwane njengezipho. . Inhlangano yeFood Not Bombs isineminyaka engama-24 isebenza. Iningi labahlanganyeli bayo yintsha enezinkolelo ezithile, ngokuvamile ngokungagunci. Abaningi babo bagqoka izinto ezitholakala kudoti. Bashintsha ingxenye yezinto ezingezona ezokudla ezitholakala ezimakethe zezeze ukuze bathole izinto abazidingayo, ngaphandle kokuqaphela ubudlelwano bezezimali.
“Uma umuntu ekhetha ukuphila ngemithetho yokuziphatha, akwanele ukuba umuntu odla inyama, kudingeka futhi uziqhelelanise nonxiwankulu,” kusho u-Adam Weissman oneminyaka engu-29 ubudala, umsunguli nomqondisi unomphela we-freegan.info, a. umuntu ongcono kunanoma ubani, angachaza ngokucacile izimiso zama-freegans. Ama-Freegan anemithetho yawo, ikhodi yawo yokuhlonipha, evimbela ukugibela ezitsheni ezisezindaweni ezivaliwe lapho efuna inyamazane. Ama-Freegans anesibopho sokugcina imigqomo yothuli ihlanzekile futhi isesimweni esingcono kunangaphambi kokuvakasha kwabo, ukuze kube lula kuma-freegans abeza ngokulandelayo. Ama-Freegans akufanele athathe amadokhumenti noma amaphepha ananoma yimaphi amarekhodi ayimfihlo emabhokisini, ukuphazamisa ubumfihlo babantu ngokusekelwe kokutholwe endaweni yokulahla udoti akuvunyelwe ngokuqinile.
Inhlangano ekhululekile ifinyelele umvuthwandaba eSweden, e-USA, eBrazil, eNingizimu Korea, eBrithani nase-Estonia. Ngakho-ke, selivele lidlule uhlaka lwesiko laseYurophu. Izakhamizi zenhloko-dolobha yaseGreat Britain, u-Ash Falkingham oneminyaka engu-21 ubudala kanye noRoss Parry oneminyaka engu-46 ubudala, baphila kuphela “ngokudla kwasemadolobheni” futhi bathi abakaze bagule. U-Ross wagqugquzelwa ukuba abe i-freegan ngohambo oluya eNdiya: “Akukho mfucuza eNdiya. Abantu bagaya kabusha yonke into. Baphila kanje. ENtshonalanga, yonke into iphonswa endaweni yokulahla imfucumfucu.”
Ukugasela kwabo kwenziwa kanye ngesonto, futhi “impango” yanele ukuphila kuze kube uhambo olulandelayo. Bafika ezimakethe ngemuva kokuvalwa, bepequlula amabhokisi kadoti ezitolo ezinkulu nezitolo zezinkampani. U-Ross ukwazi ngisho nokulandela ukudla okungenalo i-gluten. Bahlukaniselana ukudla okusele. “Abangane bami abaningi bazothatha ukudla endaweni yokulahla imfucumfucu, ngisho nabazali bami,” kunezela u-Ash, ogqoke amabhuzu amahle kanye nejezi le-junkyard.
Ngokusekelwe esihlokweni se-Roman Mamchits "Ama-Freegans: I-Intellectuals in the Dump".