freedgeGIVE. TAKE. SHARE.

A sharing mechanism aiming to reduce food waste and build a stronger community.

In industrialized countries, between 30 and 40% of food production is wasted. More than 40% of this waste occurs at the retail or the

consumer level.

Waste

Global Food Production

These losses cause unnecessaryoverproduction and demandmore crop land than we reallyneed.

At the same time, about onebillion people on Earth cannot getenough to eat.

What is freedge?

We promote the installation of community fridges [public refrigerators] that are used to share food and ideas at the neighborhood level.

GIVE

You are leaving for the weekend with a full fridge and have some

food that needs to be eaten freshOR

You just had a dinner party at home and have too many

leftoversOR

There are many fruit trees in your garden and you don’t know what

to do with all that produce

Don’t want your food to go to waste? Bring it to the freedge!

Planning a grocery run? Have a look in the freedge before you

go. You might find the ingredient you need is there waiting for you

OR

Your fridge is empty and you are hungry, but feeling lazy to go

grocery shopping

Maybe the freedge has just what you need.

TAKE

Get involved in your community! Freedge is a free sharing space used not only for food, but also

stories, art and ideas!

SHARE

What do we have for now?

Davis

DC

Araraquara - Brazil

What do we have for now?Independent freedges

The NYU FreedgeNew YorkFoCo Freedge

Fort Collins – COThe (N)ice Box

Saskatoon - Canada

Business model and Growth Projections

• We are a non-profit and we depend on money from grants and donors.

• New freedges coming up this year:• 4 in California: Davis, Sacramento, Oakland and Bay Area, Los Angeles• 1 in the East Coast: DC or New York• 3 abroad: Paris, Brazil (2x)

• Preparing the way to independent freedges• The “Freedge yourself” toolkit• The online freedge community

What we need from you

• Funding needs for the next year• Building new freedges: 4800 USD• Developing the toolkit and website: 1000 USD• Non-profit paperwork: 500 USD• TOTAL: 6300 USD

• Community needs• Partnerships with other local non-profits• Hosts

Our Team

Ernst BertoneFounder

Ali HillProject

Manager CJArt Director

Eric YenEast Coast operations

And of course, we are nothing without our amazing hosts!

Thank You!freedge.org

Freedge Yourself!

Freedge Yourself

Involve your community

Involve the neighbors in the process and find a host for the freedge. Choosing the right location is not always

easy.

Freedge Yourself

Mind the Law

Be aware of legal requirements regarding food sharing in your city or county, and post the rules clearly and

visibly on the freedge. Challenge ahead: There are many layers

of legislation and it’s hard to navigate them. Most food codes are made for retail activities and therefore are not adapted to food sharing. Maybe your

best bet is talking to local health authorities directly.

Freedge Yourself

Find your fridge

Locate a used commercial fridge with glass doors (for

maximum visibility)

Freedge Yourself

Make it beautifulMake the freedge beautiful

and attractive to the neighborhood. Invite artists and neighbors to participate in the freedge painting and

transform it in an evolving art installation. Install a

community board on the freedge, a place where

neighbors can communicate and express themselves.

Freedge Yourself

Spread the word

Find a name for your freedge and your local movement. Spread the word in your community and on social media. Put yourself in the

freedge map.

Freedge Yourself

Create connections

Make partnerships with farmers markets, restaurants,

grocery stores and other businesses and organizations

that might help stock the freedge and take care of it.

Freedge Yourself

Keep it safeKeep the freedge clean and safe. Freedge hosts perform regular safety checks on the fridge and regular cleanings. Each freedge should have a

message board with the contact information of the host, so that freedge users

can notify hosts of undesired items.