Update: Pantry shelves have been added next to the fridge for donations of canned food and hygiene products.
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Update: These additional items are welcome:
- Eggs
- Cooked deli meat
- Pastries and baked goods
- Beverages, bottled water, seltzer, and juice
- Halal food
- Kosher food
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What are the best types of food to donate to the new KWT Community Fridge that Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid placed at 137 E. 2nd Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway? These items are welcome:
- Whole fruits and fresh vegetables
- Packaged cut fruits
- Bread
- Dairy or non-dairy products
- Packaged meat or plant-based products
- Commercially prepared meals (labeled and pre-packaged)
- Donations of home-cooked meals MUST be labeled with donation date and food origin (the name and address of the food donor or producer). Please write on the label if the meal is
- Gluten-free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Contain nuts
- Peanut-free.
The KWT Community Fridge is located on E. 2nd Street by Fort Hamilton Parkway, a few feet north of the building that the laundromat is in.
For answers to your questions, send an e-mail to
kwtfridge @ gmail.com.
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Originally posted on the KARMABrooklyn blog on February 28, 2021:
Community Fridges and Tiny Purple Pantries are tools in the struggle for food justice and against food
insecurity and an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors.
Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) set up a Community Fridge today near the northeast corner of E. 2nd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway, by the laundromat. There you can donate perishable foods, such as dairy products, meat, eggs, home-cooked meals, fresh fruit, and fresh vegetables, or you can take food that you need.
A map of the Community Fridges and Tiny Purple Pantries in Brooklyn is posted at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sU_etWNgS4tWVbx5SSyjcTF09Pltl5an&ll=40.64801884051553%2C-73.9781280074266&z=18.
A map of the Community Fridges throughout New York City is posted at https://nycfridge.com.
