From wikipedia...

Even the manifesto pamphlet "Why Freegan" (written by Against Me! drummer Warren Oakes in 1999) is unclear in its definition of what constitutes freeganism.

I hope you found a compatible one.

I'm guessing a vegan who only eats fruit?

I think those are called fruitarians. I was under the impression that freegan was just a pretty word for dumpster diver (skipper in the UK) but I found the wikipedia article fascinating and then I felt guilty for not allowing my minions to consume leftover hot dogs.

Huh. So it's someone who believes in eating only scavenged food? Interesting.

Jilli! Have you read Larklight? It's by Philip Reeve - I adored his Mortal Instruments books, which were sort of Steampunky YA, and I've been ogling Larklight for a while, and have just picked it up from our bookfair (it's book week at my school). It looks FABULOUS - kind of like his previous books, but pitched more at the Lemony Snickett age range. Victorian kids in space. Back cover blurb:

It was just another normal morning in space when disaster struck. My sister Myrtle (who is quite irritating, as girls generally are) and I faced the most awful peril, and we hadn't even had our breakfast...This is the story of what happened next, and our Dreadful and Terrifying adventure to save each other and the known Universe.

Freegans basically try to live without buying anything. Some of them are vegans/vegetarians and there's dumpster diving -- like in commercial dumpsters.

One of my ex stepcousins was a freegan, I don't know how much dumpster diving he did, but he was a vegan and he and his friends lived near campus and so they were always picking up castoffs from college students and lived pretty well off that. They could get computers, stereos, all kinds of things. My ex step cousin also didn't register wtih the selective service (against his beliefs) so that pretty much killed his chances at college.

Is this one of us?

{{Sara}}

Stephanie - check your email (I hope I have the right one).

A friend and I put up a joint ad the other day, and we got so few replies that were in any way decent (a few spam, one "hey, I'm not your type, but you go!", one that was a great reply...but is already a friend of ours...) that I ended up replying to the decently-written reply....from a FREEGAN.

Dude, that you just put it up and got ANY responses is like a miracle to someone who had personal ads online for freaking years with no good responses! YEARS I TELL YOU!!!

I would be afraid that a freegan would just want to date me to see what stuff they could scam off of me and my trash.

Today's Stupid Student Story- Student sends in their enrollment form for the summer program (which I technically no longer run, but whatever) that clearly states "By signing this form, I am accepting the invitation to the 2009 Program and agree to attend for the entire session. " She now calls to say that she's waiting to hear from some other programs and is this binding?

Year Of Law School Now Mandatory For Nation's 25-Year-Olds

Under the provisions of a bill approved by Congress and signed into law Tuesday, every 25-year-old American, regardless of prior life commitments, is now legally obligated to enroll in a full year of study at one of the nation's accredited law schools.

So they call themselves freegans now, not dumpster divers? What? Like changing the name changes the ideology?

Back when I was growing up my parents had a friend who was a bitter, ex-hippie turned dumpster diver. For him it was a lifestyle choice based on frugality, lack of funds, and a failure to recognize the health benefits of "use by" dates. When he'd come over, he'd always bring a hostess gift for mom, usually something like a head of mungy iceberg lettuce, and my mom would thank him sweetly and then throw a look over her shoulder to one of her girls.