Consumerism, unsustainable growth, waste and inequalities continue to ail societies across the globe, but creative collectives have been tackling these issues at a grassroots level.

Based on an autoethnographic study about a free food store in Aotearoa New Zealand, this book presents a first-hand account of how a community is organized around surplus food to deal with food poverty, while also helping the reader to see through the complexity that brings the free food store to life.

Examining how alternative economies and relations emerge from these community solutions, the author shows it is possible to think, act and organize differently within and beyond capitalist dynamics.

1. Introduction

2. In Search of Alternatives Across the Bridge

3. Genesis: How Would Jesus Redistribute Bread?

4. There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch, But...

5. Take What You Need

6. Beyond the Free Food Store: Building Bridges

7. Still in Search of Alternatives: Do We Have an Answer Yet?

Ozan Nadir Alakavuklar is Associate Professor of Organization Studies in the School of Governance at Utrecht University.