Blue Crab Community Fridge

09/03/2026

A few local food bank opportunities are being held this month in SoCo. Check out the fliers for more information on dates/locations.

08/25/2026

Yesterday was the first day of school and boy did this community show up! Mrs.Erin’s Daycare and Jennifer Musgrove Sturgell collectively donated more than 50 lunches to our community fridge!! We are so lucky to have the best teachers who care for kids inside and outside the classroom.

Wishing a happy and healthy school year to all of AACPS! 💙🦀

08/05/2026

Thank you to Ms. Denise White for donating 50 sandwiches to the community fridge!!

Please enjoy 💙🦀

07/21/2026

Check out our new signs thanks to Quality Signs & Engraving, Inc!

One sign sits on Deale Churchton Rd to acknowledge the location of the fridge. The other sits in front to acknowledge when the fridge is “open” or “closed”.

Please refrain from touching or moving the signs.

Thank you 💙🦀

07/19/2026

Enjoy baked goods from Sweet O's Bakery!!!

Amanda with Sweet O’s Bakery kindly donated unsold baked goods to our community fridge!

We greatly appreciate all the love from our local businesses who help us carry out our mission of reducing food waste and fighting food insecurity.

Remember to support local 💙🦀

07/16/2026

07/05/2026

We hate making posts like this but we need to see change.

TLDR: If the shed is LOCKED, donations are unavailable. We are also requesting monetary donations for open/closed yard signs.

This weekend we shared on social media that the fridge will be closed due to the heat. Thus, we locked the shed doors to ensure no donations were made while the fridge wasn’t running.

Today, when stopping by the fridge to deep clean it and reopen the shed doors, there was a donation left outside the shed. It had extremely perishable foods in it like cottage cheese and other dairy products. It is 100 degrees outside. This food is obviously unsafe to consume and had to be discarded. Putting that food there goes against one of our core values of reducing food waste (and defies all common sense).

Real people use the fridge as a food source. Do not donate food that is unsafe to consume. We rarely have to close the fridge. And when we do, it’s for the safety of the community or maintenance required of the fridge. If the doors to the shed are locked, assume it is unavailable for donations to give or take.

When know not everyone has social media which is why we lock the shed when it’s closed. We have tried to post signs to the fridge acknowledging it’s closed but folks take down the signs for some unknown reason.

🪧 All that to say, we would like to get yard signs for the front of the fridge that acknowledge the location of the community fridge and if it is open or closed.

💵 If would be willing to make a financial donation to assist with the purchase of these signs, please Venmo or via our website: bluecrabcommunitfridges.com/donations

The fridge is also reopened and accepting donations.

Thank you 💙🦀

06/30/2026

🥵 CLOSED DUE TO HEAT ADVISORY 🥵

The next couple days are expected to bring temperatures near 100 degrees!

While the community fridge is “garage ready” and made to function in extreme weather, we want to preserve the longevity of the fridge and not push its limits.

The shed doors will be locked this evening and reopen on Monday July 6th. Thank you & stay cool!

💙🦀

06/25/2026

🥬 Mid-Year Check-in 🥬

We might have been a bit quieter on social media lately but the fridge is still fully operational!

🍓 Excitement 🍓:
We have received some generous donations of food and are glad to see little to no waste of food donated. With last year’s monetary donations, we are able to sponsor the cost of filling the fridge with food twice a month. We do not always post when this occurs unless we have an over abundance and need it cleared quickly.

👩🏻‍🌾 Requests 👩🏻‍🌾:
Calling local farmers and home gardeners! Have produce that is edible but maybe visually imperfect or an over abundance? Don’t let it go to waste! Please donate it to the fridge! Can’t find time to drop it off? Reach out and we can try to arrange a pick up.

💙🦀

06/16/2026

A beautiful donation made with the help of Mrs. Plum’s Farm Stand!

With the school year ending, this means a lot of families lose access to resources such a school lunch/breakfast. Please consider donating food to the fridge if you have the means!