Food rescue in Böblingen: First Foodsave Saturday starts!

From January 2024, a “Foodsave Saturday” will be held every third Saturday at the German Butcher Museum in Böblingen. This initiative takes place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and offers freshly rescued food free of charge to all visitors. The food on offer, including fruit, vegetables, baked goods and cans, would have previously been discarded in stores but is still edible. The stated goal of this event is to save food while protecting the environment. This follows the success of the first food sharing campaigns last year. Since January 2024, entry to the museum has also been free. The first Foodsave Saturday is scheduled for January 18, 2024, after which the event will take place every third Saturday of the month, excluding the month of August szbz.de reported.

Another important element of the movement is the fair divider. A fair sharer is a place where people can bring food and take it away for free. Here, Foodsavers can donate saved food that is still suitable for passing on. Everyone has the opportunity to bring food that they no longer need. There are no requirements to remove different foods. Fair sharers are operated by the respective food sharing districts and must adhere to strict hygiene regulations. The legal situation regarding fair sharers also varies from region to region; For example, in Berlin there is a discussion about whether they should be classified as food establishments. Interestingly, in the history of the Fairteiler concept, there have been no reported cases of health damage caused by food sourced from Fairteiler wiki.foodsharing.de reported.