Thank you! I will do that

Look into Bread Bloc Distro. If the FNB chapter there is active, they might know more.

Awesome, my life is kinda in flux right now, so I don't want to say I will definitely volunteer, but I will try to do what I can.

I don't think so but I'm looking to start an Ann Arbor FnB chapter

Maybe talk to the Nashville chapter and ask if they have any info?

Figure out when and where your local FNB is serving and just show up. If you feel motivated bring some snacks or some water. If your local chapter is busy you might have 4 or 5 opportunities in a week!

I've plugged in to loads of chapters. Just go to the feeds and talk to people and offer to help

The site is way out of date. Try to find them on social media.

find out when the share is and arrive in person. thats how we bring on new volunteers

the website may not be up to date, check facebook and Instagram, just search "city name" food not bombs and you should see if they are active

Thats a good idea. It does say the times

Does it say when they hand out food? Our chapter encourages people to show up to that and then we give them more info. Show up and see what happens.

Disposable Aluminum Chafing Dish with the methanol gel heaters are a great option. Also disposable so makes clean up a breeze!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JNN_ui2K8IU

Crockpot season

This is a good starting point.

SEVEN STEPS TO STARTING A FOOD NOT BOMBS GROUP

Also, if you would like to chat or work together when possible, Orlando FNB operates a Discord server and we'd be happy to have you in. We sometimes collab with Tampa and Melbourne FNB through that server. Shoot me a message.

We use a CashApp account because it is generally more anonymous and not tied to any one person's bank account. It also allows us to give CashApp cards to individual members who need to be able to pick up supplies sometimes.

Did it happen???

Thorough! Thanks for that.

Anything to insulate on all sides of the container. Reduce the amount of air in the food container and insulative outer container using fabric.

Large pots: Take them hot off the stove, keep a lid on, and place them into a larger container (a cooler or cardboard box). Insulate them with fabric in all directions, including the bottom and top.

Tip: Cold weather sleeping bags are IDEAL for insulation... although they are a lot more annoying to wash than towels.

Tip: Put the food into the smallest possible container it fits in. The more air, the faster it will cool.

Mason jars: For small amounts, Mason jars slipped into 2 cold-weather socks, one coming from the top and the second coming from the bottom. Or, if you have a lot of jars, stack them fresh and hot into a cooler and fill the cooler with fabric to the top before closing it.

Tip: You know your insulation is good if you put a piping hot thing into it... but the outside of the insulation is not noticeably warm. Just like a good thermos. Perfect.

Water coolers: Make a soup and then blend it so it's small enough to fit out the spout in one of those Gatorade sport coolers. These are already insulated. This is ideal if you are not serving all at once, because you don't have to open it up to the cold air in order to ladle soup out.

Worst case scenario: Hot potato. Bake potatoes into he oven, individually wrapped in foil, with salt and oil on the outside. Dump unseasoned, gross potatoes into a cooler. Bring them to a bunch of cold people and offer them as handwarmers "but you can eat them if you want."

https://foodnotbombs.net/info/locations/

I see a location in Sanford.

Edit: my bad, chapter.

A park we used to serve out of had some outlets scattered around, so we'd put the hot foods in crock-pots and plug them in. If you don't have power, you can get little propane camping burners that will keep a pot of soup warm.

Otherwise, wrap the pots in towels and keep them in a cooler. Have the majority of your food in the cooler, with a small amount out to serve.

We used coolers advertised for cold and hot to transport the containers and that worked pretty well for small scale distribution (we have a large and a small scale on different days).

if it's outside your budget, wrapping pots and baking dishes in clean towels can work in a pinch. not as good but definitely better than nothing

Thanks. Will keep an eye out for second-hand options

Transporting food in one of these helps https://www.webstaurantstore.com/cambro-upc400110-ultra-pan-carrier-black-front-loading-insulated-food-pan-carrier/214UPC400BK.html