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Welcome to
the online reference for the Winona chapter of Food Not
Bombs. FNB is a cultural phenomena that originated thousands
of years ago; whenever communities gather around the soup-pot,
whenever a community hosted a block party, every pot luck and
picnic. FNB is an idea, more so, than a group. It is
the radical idea that food is not a commodity, in fact, it
is necessity. Hunger is a mutual condition. The
misdistribution of food in this nation (and many others) is an
economic issue, not a scarcity issue. One of the first
groups of folks to call themselves "Food Not Bombs" came
from San Francisco (the first was from Cambridge), and they have created and formed many
standards associated with the name Food Not Bombs. Since the
eruption of FNB, however, there are now many organizations working
independently from on another. Every FNB is unique and
similar simultaneously, our project in Winona is no
exception. We plan to label and serve primarily vegan and vegetarian
dishes for free at least once a week. We will prepare our
food with the generous donations of local businesses who will be
kept anonymous. We also plan to serve recovered food to
those folks who don't mind a little dumpster diver's
delight. We plan on having sealed food available for
free. This food can (and should) be taken home, to
work, to the soccer game and shared amongst friends and family for
free. We are ALWAYS in need of donated food and
kitchen supplies, please contact
us if you are interested in donating, or simply stop by either
our Sunday servings at Windom park or our Wednesday meeting at the
Blue Heron. We are always open to new volunteers,
serving locations, ideas and new friends. Please don't be shy,
let our common tastes bond us together! We are looking
for a
consistent place to store food and supplies. We have a bike trailer to
transport rations to hungry folk anywhere, volunteers, a
informational video (available for classes and study groups) and
everything else we need to feed the masses. So come, see
what we are all about. We plan on having recipes, anti-militarism
and organic gardening literature, and plenty of free goodies for
you at each serving. See you there!
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More about the history of
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