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"charitable" reason. Make some calls around town and then go pick up the
stuff at the end of the week. A great idea is to get a good list of a few
hundred large corporations around the country by looking up their addresses
at the library. Poor's Register of Companies, Directors and Executives has
the most complete list. Send them all letters complaining about how the last
box of cereal was only half full, or you found a dead fly in the can of
peaches. They often will send you an ample supply of items just to keep you
from complaining to your friends or worse, taking them to court. Often you
can get stuff sent to you by just telling them how good their product is
compared to the trash you see nowadays. You know the type of letter - "Rice
Krispies have had a fantastic effect on my sexual prowess," or "Your frozen
asparagus has given a whole new meaning to my life." In general though, the
nasties get the best results.
Slaughterhouses usually have meat they will give away. They are anxious
to give to church children's programs and things like that. In most states,
there is a law that if the slab of meat touches the ground, they have to
throw it away. Drop around meat houses late in the day and trip a few
trucks.
Fishermen always have hundreds of pounds of fish that have to be thrown
out. You can have as much as you can cart away, generally just for the
asking. Boats come in late in the afternoon and they'll give you some of the
catch, or you can go to the markets early in the morning when the fishing is
best.
These methods of getting food in large quantities can only be
appreciated by those who have tried it. You will be totally baffled by the
unbelievable quantities of food that will be laid on you and with the ease
of panhandling.
Investing in a freezer will allow you to bi-weekly or even monthly
trips to the wholesale markets and you'll get the freshest foods to boot.
Nothing can beat getting it wholesale for free. Or is it free for wholesale?
In any event, "bon appetit."

FOOD CONSPIRACIES

Forming a food cooperative is one of the best ways to promote
solidarity and get every kind of food you need to survive real cheap. It
also provides a ready-made bridge for developing alliances with blacks,
Puerto Ricans, chicanos and other groups fighting our common oppressor on a
community level.
Call a meeting of about 20 communes, collectives or community
organizations. Set up the ground rules. There should be a hard-core of
really good hustlers that serve as the shopping or hunting party and another
group of people who have their heads together enough to keep records and run
the central distribution center. Two or three in each group should do it.
They can get their food free for the effort. Another method is to rotate the
activity among all members of the conspiracy. The method you choose depends
upon your politics and whether you favor a division of labor or using the
food conspiracy as a training for collective living. Probably a blend of the
two is best, but you'll have to hassle that out for yourself. The next thing
to agree upon is how the operation and all the shit you get will be paid