Food distribution by city church!

ommmmid · Post by **ommmmid** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:35 pm

Hi everyone!

I always saw supermarket staff collecting foods from shelves. Once I asked one about the destiny of those soon to be expired foods, she said they give it to city church.
Now I saw this page with the video:
http://www.joensuunvapaaseurakunta.net/ ... cle&id=116
It shows a distribution day. However I don't know if it's only for poor people or anyone can go there. I mean there are food, and if no one takes them they will be wasted in no time.

Can someone pls watch the short video and answer my question? Sorry that I don't know Finnish yet.

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Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:29 pm

I don't know if it's only for poor people or anyone can go there

Well, anyone can go there, but the poor people usually need to (as well as have the time).

ommmmid · Post by **ommmmid** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:37 am

Thanks for the insights!

Rick1 · Post by **Rick1** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:13 pm

Maybe an idea to keep these happenings from 6:00 till 7:00. See how many are really hungry and some people can come before work.

browndude · Post by **browndude** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:28 am

Malmi Saalem church has a food distribution program that is open to anyone who wants to come. I have volunteered in the past and the food that is given away is food that would have been thrown away otherwise.

browndude · Post by **browndude** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:44 am

FYI, I am doing some research on the area of food quality monitoring and I can tell you that most of the food that is thrown away from the supermarkets is very much fit for human consumption. Currently, this food is thrown away due to economic and legal considerations.

ommmmid · Post by **ommmmid** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:15 pm

Can someone (who knows finnish) please watch the two minute video on this pageand tell me what is said in it about foreign students?

Keravalainen · Post by **Keravalainen** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:39 pm

Hi!
They don't specifically mention foreign students here.
- - They say that in the food queues there are currently more students and foreigners than before.

ommmmid · Post by **ommmmid** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:55 am

Thanks Keravalainen

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:10 am

Keravalainen wrote:Hi!
They don't specifically mention foreign students here.
- - They say that in the food queues there are currently more students and foreigners than before.

Seems to vary from location to location. Here they too mention more students, but also more families with children and less foreigners
http://yle.fi/uutiset/maahanmuuttajat_k ... at/6461378

Qianin · Post by **Qianin** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:32 pm

The church is no fun, you can go directly to the garbage cans if the area is not locked/there is no trash compactor. With dumpster diving experience from a lot of countries, Finland is a dream. It's possible to find more than you can ever eat. The best season is the winter when outside works like a freezer and keeps the food in good condition.

In many countries there's competition for this kind of stuff, people in real need. In Finland just so much goes to waste that it's not really about the money. All you need is old clothes, gloves and a flashlight to have some good fun:) The verb is "dyykata" in Finnish.

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