Freeganism

High school (ages 12+)
Everyday Life

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/freeganism

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the core ideology?Limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal resource consumption
2. What is the primary method?Recovery and utilization of discarded goods, particularly food
3. Why do freegans avoid buying things?They think buying new stuff creates too much waste and uses a lot of energy. By not buying, they try to stop the cycle of "buy, use, throw away" and protect the Earth.
4. How do freegans find food and other items?Freegans look in places like trash bins, abandoned buildings, or gardens where people have left food or useful items. They also grow food in hidden gardens called guerrilla gardens.

Conventional Economy: The standard system of buying, selling, and producing goods and services.
Anti-consumerism: A social movement and ideology that critiques consumer culture and excessive materialism.
Resource Depletion: The consumption of finite natural resources faster than they can be replenished.