FXBG Fridge &
Food Rescue
Mutual Aid in Fredericksburg, VA
Enhancing food security in Fredericksburg, VA and surrounding areas by reducing food waste through food rescue and gleaning, providing free fridges for community access, donating food to existing pantries already serving our community, and promoting self-sufficiency & neighbor support through home gardening education.Chat with us on Discord, join our email newsgroup, check out our social media, and meet with us in person once a month to find out more!
Chat & Meetings
The easiest way to join us or ask questions is to join our Discord chat room. We discuss everything there and can answer most of your questions.We also maintain an email newsgroup for folks who prefer email.Lastly, we meet monthly in-person at our local library.Click below for more information:
Free Fridges &Community Pantries
Give a Food. Take a Food.Free fridges and community pantries act as nodes for us to share food with each other. Sometimes you order too much food that you end up not being able to use, or you grew too many squash or cucumbers and need to hand them out! Put them in the fridge!Sometimes you need an extra ingredient for your meal or want to offset your food costs. Go to the fridge and see what your neighbors have left!Click the FRIDGE LIST button below to see a list of community fridges and pantries in our town!
List of Free Fridges
We're Looking for Hosts!Do you have outdoor space and are able to donate electricity? We'll provide the fridge and keep it clear and maintained! Reach out to us!Current Free Fridges & Community Pantries:
- We are currently building out new fridges! Stay Tuned!Other Fridges & Pantries in FXBG!
- Downtown Greens Free Fridge & Pantry
- UMW Gwen Hale Resource Center
Monthly Meeting
1st Monday of Every Month from 6pm to 8pm!We meet at the downtown Fredericksburg Library on the lower level (either room #1 or #2) at 6pm.Open to the public. You're welcome to ask questions, meet folks, and see what we're doing!
Local grocery stores, restaurants, and shops do not want to throw away their good but unsold food. Instead, we pick it up and distribute it out to those in need. Stores get a tax writeoff and save on waste fees while contributing to the food security of FXBG!All of our Food Rescue efforts are done under the aegis of Food Rescue US.If you are interested in volunteering to perform food rescue within FXBG, please visit the Food Rescue US website and sign up!Food Rescue US: https://foodrescue.us
Indoor Gardening & Farming
Learn to grow your own food and food for your neighbors using soil container indoor gardens and simple hydroponics.Join Us on Discord to ask questions, learn how to build these systems cheaply, and share your experiences.
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