Community Freedge

Free community refrigerator

Come Visit the Freedge!

Have you heard of a “freedge”? It is a community refrigerator packed with free nutritious food that is open to all! There are 2 Freedges located in Whatcom County, and one in Skagit County. Expect to find each Freedge packed with individual portions of surplus food from local restaurants, garden produce, and shelf stable pantry items.

Please follow these best food handling practices while visiting any of our Freedges:

All welcome! This food is for everyone in our community.
Please do not visit the Freedge if you are sick.
Please look with your eyes and read labels first. Do not touch what you don’t plan to take.
Please take only what you will eat!
It takes a community! Feel free to clean out any spoiled items and put them in the appropriate waste bin.
Wipe up any spills or messes you create.

Flyer / Volante

Freedge at The RE-Store

2316 Kulshan St. Bellingham, WA 98225

This Freedge is located behind the RE Store near the RE Patch Community Garden. This Freedge is a partnership of Sustainable Connections’ Food Recovery Program and The RE Store. It is only open for food access during the hours listed below:

Monday – Saturday: 10am – 6pm

Freedge at The North Fork Library

7506 Kendall Road, Maple Falls, WA 98266

This Freedge is located to the right side of the North Fork Library. This Freedge is a partnership of Sustainable Connections’ Food Recovery Program, The North Fork Library, and WSU Extension. It is only open for food access when the library is open. The hours are listed below:

Tuesday: 10am-8pm

Wednesday: 10am-6pm

Thursday: 10am-8pm

Friday: 10am-6pm

Saturday: 10am-5pm

Freedge at The Upper Skagit Library

45952 Main Street, Concrete, WA 98237

This Freedge is located inside the Upper Skagit Library. This Freedge is a partnership of Sustainable Connections’ Food Recovery Program and the Upper Skagit Library. It is only open for food access when the library is open. The hours are listed below:

Tuesday – Thursday: 10am – 7pm

Friday – Saturday: 10am – 5pm

Donate to the freedge!

Commercial Donors:

Freedge:

Commercially cooked and prepared meals from Food Recovery Program participating businesses. All items must be packed individually, labeled, and dated.
Washed whole fruits and vegetables.

Pantry:

Shelf stable and commercially packaged items, including boxed food, canned goods, and bagged grains and cereals.
Baked goods, including cookies, sweet breads, and muffins. Items must be individually wrapped, labeled, and dated.

Home Donors:

Freedge:

Unopened, commercially packaged, shelf-stable items, including boxed food, canned goods, and bagged grains and cereals.
Baked goods from home and commercial donors Including cookies, sweet breads, and muffins. Items must be individually wrapped, labeled, and dated. No temperature-sensitive items.

Pantry:

Unopened, commercially packaged items, including boxed food, canned goods, and bagged grains and cereals.
Shelf-stable baked goods, including cookies, sweet breads, and muffins. Items must be individually wrapped, labeled, and dated.

What items are not allowed?

No raw meats of any kind.
No home-cooked meals.
No rotting food.
No non-perishable items more than 6 months past the expiration date.
No pre-opened items.

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Volunteer for the Freedge

All volunteers are pre-scheduled and trained by the Food Recovery Program. Volunteers can help out in many ways:

Transporting donations from participating businesses to the freedge
Monitoring the contents of the freedge, checking for spoiled food, and taking temperatures
Cleaning the freedge by wiping it out with provided cleaning supplies and emptying trash bins

I want to volunteer!