When people walk on the streets of Brisbane, Australia,
You will often see such a novel sight.
A group of young people gathered at the crossroads of the park
In front of them.
It's a lot of neat melon, fruit and vegetables.
The food looks very fresh and clean.
It's like just picking it from a farm.
And next to these vegetables,
They built the "simple restaurant."
Cut potatoes, radish, cook porridge, serve food.
Everyone is busy and happy
The aroma of food made many people stop and watch
People are curious.
"is it a charity sale to raise money?"
However, when people ask them about the price,
And the answer is,
These hearty foods are completely free,
You can enjoy it at will!
And there will be restaurants with no money?
Isn't it afraid to lose money? Why would you do that?
Speaking of this restaurant,
I have to mention their loud slogans.
「Food Not Bombs」
(food, no bombs)
This slogan sounds confusing.
Seems to have something to do with the war.
But there's nothing to do with it.
According to Australian media ABC,
The founder of this free restaurant is a group of people who claim to be
Young Australians from "Dumpster divers- junk Tauffeur"
Their daily mission.
It's going to get into those dumpsters.
Looking for lost food.
See this?
Please bear with the disgusting impulse
Although, in the impression of a lot of people,
The food in the garbage is often filthy
Smelly sky, bacteria cross-grow
Let people pinch nose frown, avoid away.
But in fact,
The food they found was often well packed.
Neither rotting nor stinking
Even the color of some vegetables, melons and fruits.
Better than going to the farm now!
It's a scene like this.
It is inevitable that people are confused.
Good stuff?
Why throw them in the trash?
In fact, the garbage they drill into
It's not a street dump.
It's the processing station behind several big supermarkets in Australia!
Originally, the supermarket in Australia
Before closing every day after work.
Will sell vegetables and fruits that are not sold that day.
Even some roasted chicken toast.
Pour them all out to prevent them from running out of time
And out of the food that's been dumped,
There are all kinds of fish and eggs.
And most of them have just passed the "best time limit",
Without corruption,
Or just a little blemish on the outside,
Some food even stayed on the shelf for a few minutes.
Such extravagance and waste
Very common in Australia
According to United Nations statistics
Australia is one of the largest food waste countries in the world
Among them is the good food that is discarded from the supermarket every year.
It's 40% of the food wasted.
The annual economic losses amount to tens of billions of Australian dollars.
In contrast to a lot of wasteful behavior,
According to Australian media SBS,
In Australia, 1 / 6 of the people are still not enough to eat!
The food that is wasted every day,
But a lot of people can't afford to eat health.
In the face of such a situation,
There's nothing the supermarket can do,
Because they also have to keep their food fresh.
And goverment, 's been having a headache.
Because the supermarket didn't break the law.
The problem seems to have reached a stalemate.
But the unexpected thing is,
A group of young people came forward
When night falls, the supermarket closes
They brought up big bags and small bags.
Straight to the processing station behind the supermarket
To pick up food in the trash.
It's not easy.
The air was full of foul smells
What's more, it's all kinds of unknown objects and liquids.
Even if the environment is tough.
But they persisted.
Every time, it's full of load.
After shopping all night,
When they got home, it was sunrise,
But the tiredness of the journey did not stop the young men.
Because recycling this food is only the first step.
The more important thing is in the back.
They're going to concentrate these vegetables and fruits on a centralized selection.
Take out the broken ones, the rotten ones
And then clean and disinfect the rest.
They also invited people from the food safety and production bureau of Kunzhou to check.
Ensure that every food meets the standard of safe consumption
And then there's the last part of the cooking.
The "trash" that had been abandoned.
Into a bowl of sweet porridge soup, a portion of delicious food
There's delicious sushi.
There are also attractive fried chicken cakes.
And make potato curry.
The smell of the kitchen was full of incense.
And the next day,
They pushed the diner full of food
On time to show up in the coming and coming Boundary Street.
Give the food for free to the poor who need it.
Everyone who comes to pick up a meal
They'll all tell them where the food came from.
And show me your legal business license.
But not everyone will accept this way.
Some people frown and shake their heads.
They didn't force them to refuse.
I just want them to do it,
It can arouse people's attention to the problem of food waste.
Their insistence,
Finally let some people in the street put down their guard
They tasted it carefully
I didn't expect the taste to be so good.
Soon, the reputation of this money-free "junk restaurant"
All over the city.
More and more people are beginning to come
Some of them are homeless people who can't see with their eyes.
There are new immigrants who have just arrived in Australia
And just recovered from a major illness,
A homeless uncle.
But whoever came to the restaurant, where it came from,
What kind of difficulties you have encountered in your life,
Here, they all laugh out eight teeth, harvest friendship.
That's all,
The free restaurant opened for six years
The total number of people who came to eat at their house reached thousands.
Everyone who walks through the streets just needs to see
The slogan "Food Not Bombs",
Will feel very warm.
Now, "Food Not Bombs"
It's no longer a restaurant.
It became a safe haven,
A small but loving community
There's not only hot food here.
And the band's live show.
There's a free barber.
There are also free bathrooms.
And, of course, free books.
The unremarkable rubbish lost by the supermarket
But because of a group of young Australians,
It has become a treasure of friendship, laughter and happiness.
They don't rely on advanced magic.
It's not a great skill.
But a selfless and loving heart.
I hope such a restaurant
The more, the better!