The fruits of the streets of Manhattan

A little explanation, most people notice a terrible waste and do nothing about it. It didnt sit right with me, I couldnt just let it go, it wasnt right. So many people are struggling and would seriously benefit from this waste. Half a dozen bags of frozen food took my eye on broadway, mainly because of the gaint bag contianing hundreds of haagen daz icecreams. After a double take, I decided to enter the store to ask why they had throw out so much product. Before I picked someone to ask, I noticed the broken freezer. There it was empty with a paper note stating dont open broken door. Back outside and the hardest part opening rubbish bags on a busy street. All still frozen even most of the icecream and all i have is a mini fridge with ice box. So I carried a few meals home and put one in the microwave. I hate ready meal microwave food, it doesnt deserve the title food a better description would be highly processed edible substance. As my substance heated I sent out a alert to the free section of craigslist and to the freegan mailing list. By this time my substance was themonuclear, it burnt my mouth reducing my ability to taste any hint of flavor it did contian. I gathered my tools, string, sisscors, stapler, camera and bag and set out to reduce the cities waste. Once you have opened a trash bag and eaten from it, any aprehension is gone. Dessert time, mmm almond haagen daz made all the better when other began to turn up and pilage the bounty of broadway and broome st. My craigslist ad had helped a struggling artist who biked over from brooklyn and was stoked on the score. Even some vegans took meals to give to friends and as soon as others are rummaging through trash it is much easier for more to join. I left with a full bag to try and make more take notice of the failures of the market. My grand plan - hang food from trees. Was asked by one passer by what i was up to, as i explained she and I both realised i was just another crazy person and she hurried away. I watched much interest in my instalations but didnt see anyone follw the intructions, simply eat me, dont waste me, still frozen and safe @9pm 2/26. On a few i tried to explain the story of the store freezer breaking. I am left thinking about the trust required to eat from my street fruit tree and decide I would feel safer eating from the trash bags rather than a out of place looking product placed or hanging from a tree. Maybe I need to look at setting up a better system for getting the word out in these situations. Soup kitchens, homeless shelters etc could find people happy to eat this food but my goal is to reduce waste and inspire thought... hmm time to think some more