https://mailchi.mp/reasonstobecheerful.world/the-spark-jan-5374586
"Take a walk around Baltimore, and you might come across a fridge in the wild.
From the unassuming black mini-fridge in front of a barber shop in Park
Heights, to the large, elaborately painted burgundy construction run by a
community garden in Curtis Bay, community fridges come in all shapes and sizes.
But all serve the same purpose: helping neighbors feed neighbors in the most
straightforward way possible.
Community fridges and pantries, where anyone can freely take or donate food,
proliferated during the pandemic across the U.S., with large networks in cities
like Chicago, Philadelphia and New York.
But while a handful of them have sprouted in Baltimore in recent years, their
locations were not well-publicized, says Liz Miller, a local public school arts
teacher. “You just had to know somebody who knew where it was and they could
show you.” But the idea held promise, so Miller decided to turn the ad-hoc
initiatives into a coordinated effort. “I was like, ‘We can do better.’”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
