Amid rising food insecurity due to the pandemic, one grassroots effort has gained momentum: free food refrigerators, or “freedges.” In public spaces from New York to Los Angeles to Portland, these community fridges have sprung up, and soon Bend will join the club. “We’re helping fight food waste along with food insecurity,” explained Carolyn Abernethy, […]
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‘Take What You Need, Give What You Can’
Bend Community Fridge aims to fight food insecurity and food waste one fridge at a time