Free Food and Drink

Try telling hunter gatherers that there ain't no such thing as a free lunch! Though anathema to civilized man, hunting and gathering is the oldest and most natural way to procure food, and will surely outlive the short-sighted and destructive practice of industrial farming. For those with access to land, self-grown food is a popular alternative to purchasing food.

North America
Free meals to over 200 people were offered daily by The Diggers in the Haight-Ashbury region of San Francisco in 1967-68.


 * CA, San Francisco
 * http://TheFreeFarm.org - An urban Farm growing and distributing food for free since 2010
 * http://FreeFarmStand.org - The Free Farm Stand
 * OR, Portland - http://cityrepair.org/events/t-horse/ - Free tea, biscuits and more


 * Nationwide Movements
 * Multi-locations
 * http://www.FoodNotBombs.net - Local movements which feed the hungry
 * Itinerant
 * http://pieitforward.wordpress.com - Free Pie, served from a bus
 * http://FreeTeaParty.org - Free Tea, served from a bus
 * http://IceCreamMan.com - Free Ice Cream

Gathering
Free food is more available than you might think!
 * Falling Fuit is a global, collaborative map of urban edibles (everything from fruit trees to dumpsters).
 * Dumpster diving is a practical means to find free food as well as other stuff, especially in urban areas.
 * Foraging, especially in rural areas, it's possible to find edible wild plants and mushrooms.
 * Guerrilla Gardening is a simple way to give back to the community by increasing others' chances at foraging.