2024年11月15日
Food Commons Foundation X Shatin Women’s Association wet market surplus food recovery experience activity aims to raise awareness among Hong Kong citizens about food waste and recovery. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the actual situation of food recovery work through hands-on participation in various activities, thereby enhancing their awareness of community food waste issues.
2024年11月11日
The "Xin Hui Mandarin," which is sweeter than the green-skinned mandarins, is now available in the market, and even sweeter "Da Hong Gan" mandarins will follow until mid-December. While purchasing Xin Hui mandarins to make dried tangerine peel, it's also time for everyone to refresh their memory on how to make homemade mandarin jam to prevent tons of mandarin pulp from being discarded, which would be a great waste. Additionally, you can simply juice the mandarin pulp, make dried mandarin slices, or even cook dishes with it. If you really have too much pulp, you can share it in the Food Wiser Facebook group to avoid waste. The link to the Food Wiser Facebook group can be found in the comments.
2024年11月07日
Today is the first solar term of winter, "Beginning of Winter," which signifies the start of the winter season. As we enter this period, temperatures drop sharply, and special attention should be paid to keeping the head and feet warm. If conditions allow, it is recommended to sleep early and wake up late, which is beneficial for conserving vital energy, and to avoid intense exercise as much as possible. Winter is a good time for nourishment, and the diet should focus on kidney tonification.
2024年10月23日
Today marks the last solar term of autumn, "Frost's Descent," which signifies that the weather is getting colder and everything is preparing for winter. After Frost's Descent, the mornings and evenings are cooler, while the midday temperatures are relatively high, resulting in a large temperature difference between day and night. The weather will also become increasingly dry.
2024年10月08日
Today marks the fifth solar term of autumn, "Cold Dew." After the Cold Dew period, sunlight decreases, and temperatures drop significantly compared to White Dew, resulting in a larger temperature difference between day and night. As the saying goes, "Cold Dew, keep your feet warm," it is important to pay attention to foot warmth. It is recommended to wear socks and soak your feet in hot water, while the diet should focus on nourishing yin and moistening the lungs.
2024年10月04日
Thank you to the volunteers who continued to serve during the holidays, sharing warmth and food with others. Every day, a lot of surplus food is wasted, and Food Commons Foundation added 16 new stores for bread recovery in September. We are in great need of new volunteers, and we invite you to register as a volunteer to deliver edible food to those in need.
2024年09月25日
Provide support in implementing a marketing plan for our 10th Anniversary Celebration Series
This project offers an excellent opportunity for those passionate about food rescue and sustainability to make a significant contribution to our organization's mission while gaining practical experience in nonprofit event marketing.
2024年09月23日
2024年09月20日
From August 2023 to July 2024, the Food Commons Foundation and its regional partners collected 612,681.33 kg of food and distributed 602,118.08 kg, achieving a 98.28% distribution rate, with a total of 646,207 beneficiary instances. Since June 2009 to July 2024, the food recovery and sharing project has collected a total of 11,220,060.99 kg of food, with a total distribution of 10,653,851.76 kg, accounting for 94.95%, with a total of 9,801,359 beneficiary instances. Cherishing food and reducing waste not only directly reduces food waste and alleviates the burden on landfills but also provides food support for those in need, easing their economic pressure and creating green job opportunities, achieving multiple benefits.
2024年09月19日
Seeking an advisor to help creatively plan and strategise our 10th Anniversary Celebration Series
What we need
- Join an initial briefing to learn more about our organisation and our 10th-anniversary goals
- Facilitate with generating innovative ideas for a series of events to mark our 10th anniversary, offering strategic guidance for the planning and execution of various events (e.g. fundraisers, community outreach, awareness campaigns)
- Share insights and best practices on fundraising, event promotion, and attendee engagement to improve decision-making
- Advise on event strategy, ideation, and timelines to ensure smooth coordination and impactful results
- Help develop a clear roadmap and key milestones for the series of events, aligning efforts with the organization’s goals and capacity
- Collaborate closely with volunteers who will support the event's execution, sharing suggestions to help guide their work
Promote the concept of saving food and helping people, develop a community surplus food sharing network.
Educate the public to reduce waste, cherish food, promote the concept of sharing leftover food in the community.
In response to social conditions, propose food wise and waste reduction policy initiatives.
To reduce food waste by supporting communities to establish their own food recycling and re-distribution networks
To initiate the different district of Hong Kong to develop a multi-disciplinary mechanism, dealing with the problem of leftover food based on individual expertise and responsibilities
Strengthen the community's role to create green jobs
Share quality surplus food with those in need
Without your support, our food recycling and sharing work cannot continue. Your support allows us to achieve the goals of avoiding food-wastage, protecting the environment, helping people in need, creating green employment as well as strengthening the network of the communities.
