So grateful for the help I got this week translating these Lawrence #CommunityFridge zines

I think this page looks better with the images instead of being text-based, and hopefully it'll inspire more people to print themselves.

All my flyers and zines are free to steal and edit for other fridges btw, hmu if you need help changing them up or have questions

https://lawrencefridge.neocities.org/library

Today at our #CommunityFridge we have been pondering what to do with #kumquats ..as you do on a Thursday afternoon! Definitely one of our more unusual donations.

Tee hee.. just cooked up dinner with a couple of things from the freezer. Hadn't realised husband was watching #MasterchefTheProfessionals so when I gave him his food I put my deepest husky voice on and said... ' Jo has prepared a slow roasted pepper and tomato basque served with tortellini quatre formaggio' Basque was made when we had a huge amount of red peppers and tomatoes left at our #CommunityFridge so just roasted it all and added a bit of onion and whizzed it down.

I wanted to capture the essence of community support and kindness through this artwork. The vibrant colors and the inviting imagery aim to create a sense of comfort and hope. I hope to encourage others to think about the role we all play in helping those who are hungry.

"#photography #Compassion #altruism #Useful #Kind #Solidity #local #initiative #Evanston #hunger #relief #compassion #Zen #support #freefood #Urbanex #Urban #Elloon #communityfridge #Usa #urbanart

Well today I collected 'some fresh cut sage' that was offered to our #CommunityFridge. However, 'some' turned out to be a large black bin bag full. Rehomed a lot of it to local pubs and restaurants who will have some sage related dishes on their menus soon and a local herbalist will be making potions with it too.

So at the food distribution point where I participate, I don't let any food go back to the food bank (where it runs the risk of being thrown out). I want it distributed.

So we never send any leftover food back. Instead we put it into the community fridge and pantry. Local neighbors pick it up and put it to good use quickly.

But that got me thinking. The food bank works with other orgs and has other distribution points. I spoke with the guy who drives the food bank truck out and said I could hit up each of those places at the end of their runs and take any food left over and put it in the fridge.

He thought it was a great idea!

He showed me his and other drivers schedules. (Its announced on the food bank app so its easy!). I'll get a feel for the schedules after a bit. This would be a good thing to organize other volunteers around as well.

So now I have an excuse to go visit the other groups handing out food and start building connections to the community fridge/pantry!!!

I think its about time to spin up my own group. Focus on logistics and moving food around. Set up the food rescue program too. Gonna start in earnest around mid to late July.

I'll keep y'all updated.

Bonus curry tonight. Gave the chefs at the local Indian takeaway some heritage tomato and pepper plants from our #CommunityFridge. Ordered a takeaway a couple of hours later and they gave us extra huge portions so plenty left for another meal

Been a particularly chaotic couple of weeks at work so just spent the afternoon doing some therapeutic #gardening on the #CommunityAllotment Potted up lots of wildflowers that had self seeded mostly #foxglove #teasel #lungwort #yarrow and also potted up some #jostaberry cuttings that had rooted well. Most will be given away through our #CommunityFridge but some of the flowers are going to our local museum #TheFolly who are creating a medicinal garden

The summer farmers market has begun in Union Square, which means a return to community fridge runs for more than once a week. At least we have fun together, though! This week's volunteer pic is definitely a keeper. #SomervilleMA #CommunityFridge #MutualAid

Simple pleasures amidst all the grimness in the world.. all of these were just pruned twigs a few weeks ago from our #permaculture #biodynamic #CommunityAllotment - growing happily now and we will give these out through our #CommunityFridge and they will eventually become #pear #cherry #plum trees

Responded to a local FB post from a woman getting rid of some plant pots..originally she said it was a couple of bags worth but when I arrived was offered 5 large rubbish bags of stuff.. this is what was there once I'd sorted out the pots into similar sizes. We can use them at the #CommunityFridge and #CommunityAllotment or pass them on..but they are currently in my tiny car which is full! #gardening #permaculture

Well.. I didn't make it to the allotment today as had an unexpected donation to the #CommunityFridge of 72 lettuces that needed urgent rehoming. Many thanks to Ruth who was my driver as I delivered them to various charities and food businesses in town!

This week's hot sauce for the community fridge includes a pineapple and a pear for sweetener, so that we can avoid cane sugar. I make a hot sauce or two every week in the fall, with so many hot peppers coming from the gardens, but the recipe is never the same twice. #CommunityFridge #WeFeedUs #SomervilleMA

Two years ago, Transition group Zero Carbon Guildford moved into a former New Look high street store and transformed it into a buzzing community climate hub.

Volunteers set up a library of things, community fridge, zero waste shop, baby clothes library, business network and a vertical farm growing salad crops.

They ran cinema, quiz and open mic nights, a food waste feast along the high street, and a climate conversation group.

They trained energy advisors and citizen scientists to test the local river’s water quality, and hosted dozens of groups from other communities who wanted to create a hub just like theirs.

In two years, they reckon their projects have saved a whooping 583 tonnes of CO2 emissions from their community.

It shows how people who are concerned can come together, and have a real, tangible impact and engage whole new audiences with some volunteer power and a meantime space. It’s why they won innovative UK climate project in the Climate Coalition’s annual awards this year.

Now their lease is up, and they want to take Zero Carbon Guildford to a new home and the next level. They’ve set up a crowdfunder, hoping to find out what they could achieve with great capacity and a more permanent space.

Find out more and their advice for anyone else setting up a similar community climate hub: https://transitiontogether.org.uk/building-community-action-through-climate-hubs/