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White Dew
 2025年09月07日

Today is White Dew, the fifteenth of twenty-four solar periods and the third of autumn.  As the adage goes, "White dew and Autumnal Equinox nights bring a chilly night."  During this period, the temperature difference between day and night grows, and morning dew condenses.  It is preferable to keep the lungs wet, avoid dryness, and warm and nourish the stomach.

Environment and Conservation Fund Food Commons@Shatin
 2025年09月04日

Environment and Conservation Fund Food Commons@Shatin is a community-based initiative that collects surplus food from markets and shops, redistributing it to the elderly and low-income families. By involving volunteers, recovering unsold bread, and collecting near-expiry packaged goods, the program helps reduce landfill waste while fostering a spirit of mutual support.

Common Grace and Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival 2025: Share Food, Double the Warmth.
 2025年08月29日

The Mid-Autumn Festival represents reunion, and mooncakes are a symbol of the occasion.  However, issues including as overbuying, conflicting preferences, and partial consumption have made mooncakes a "significant source of leftovers".

This Mid-Autumn Festival, the Food commons Foundation once again joins hands with Food Grace to become "Green Partners" to jointly promote the concept of reducing waste at source and cherishing food during the festival.

【Connoisseurs save food : Autumn Seminar】
 2025年08月25日

As autumn approaches, let us learn how to make the most of food, reduce waste, and eat healthfully and pleasantly!  We've welcomed dietitian Sharon Chan to give practical and simple advice for eating wisely.

End of Heat
 2025年08月24日

With the arrival of End of Heat, autumn begins to take hold. The exhilarating End of Heat solar term marks the official transition from summer heat to autumn's cooler days. After the end of heat, mornings and evenings begin to cool slightly, but midday heat persists, and the air still carries the heavy, damp feeling of late summer.

Choosing Expiring Foods to Save Food and Money
 2025年08月15日

Food that is approaching its expiration date is still safe to eat and has become a popular money-saving choice for many astute shoppers in recent years.  With increased environmental consciousness, dedicated stores have emerged to sell these things, and large supermarkets are holding clearance sales to reduce waste.  By paying close attention to labels, expiration dates, and packaging, you may shop with confidence while also supporting sustainable living practices.

July Food Monthly Report - Perseverance in the Storm
 2025年08月11日

Hong Kong experienced extreme weather in July, including torrential rain and typhoons. However, the volunteers from the Food Commons Foundation remained committed to their duties, ensuring safety while providing services. Thank you for your perseverance and dedication!

We need volunteers in several places to assist with food distribution to individuals in need.  Would you be willing to devote a little time to saving food and assisting others?  We warmly invite you to sign up as a volunteer.  Our efforts can be sustained only if everyone contributes.

Beginning of Autumn
 2025年08月06日

Tomorrow marks the thirteenth of the twenty-four solar terms, the Beginning of Autumn, and the first of autumn. As the proverb goes, "Beginning of autumn mornings are chilly, evenings scorching hot." This is the last of the three hottest days of summer, when the heat has not yet dissipated and autumn dryness is gradually setting in. A morning walk is recommended to help dissipate a little sweat and dissipate dampness.

The Food Commons Foundation proposes the following proposals for the 2025 Policy Address
 2025年07月31日

Build wholesome communities, cooperate across departments, and incorporate resources for food and kitchen waste.

As Hong Kong enters a new phase of sustainable development with an ageing society, food resource management transcends environmental protection and directly impacts public health, grassroots support, and the capacity of the healthcare system. The large amounts of nutritious food and kitchen waste that go unused daily reflect a need for improvement in existing systems and infrastructure.

The Food Commons Foundation recommends that the government prioritise "integrated resource management of food surplus and food waste," promote cross-departmental collaboration, strengthen community engagement, and enhance the legal framework. Integrating food surplus distribution and food waste recycling mechanisms will improve grassroots diets, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, alleviate pressure on public healthcare, accelerate energy recycling, reduce landfill waste, and contribute to achieving carbon neutrality. This will help build a sustainable city that values food, is healthy, and is inclusive.

Food recycling is an urban infrastructure project, not a charitable endeavour.

Cherishes Food Education in Schools
 2025年07月25日

In June, the Food Commons Foundation held a food cherish talk at Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary School. Students focused on understanding the problem and impact of food waste and actively participated in Q&A sessions. At the end of the talk, students shared many ways to practice food cherish behaviour (such as planning menus and making good use of leftovers). We believe they all benefited greatly from the talk.

Our Work
Food Recycling

Promote the concept of saving food and helping people, develop a community surplus food sharing network.

Cherish Food Promotion

Educate the public to reduce waste, cherish food, promote the concept of sharing leftover food in the community.

Policy Advocacy

In response to social conditions, propose food wise and waste reduction policy initiatives.

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The Food Commons Foundation
The Food Commons Foundation is a tax-exempted charity that aims to take action against the problem of excessive leftover food in the society leading to a series of undesirable consequences.

Sharing is Caring
Due to business operations, food establishments such as bakeries and restaurants often end up with surplus food that goes to waste every day. Food Commons Foundation has been in contact with some of these establishments, and through local volunteers, they are able to spend one or two hours to deliver the soon-to-be-wasted food to those in need, ensuring it is enjoyed in a timely manner.

Food Sharing Action
Shatin Women's Association
Food Sharing Action
Food Commons
partner。
Our Mission
Supporting Communities

To reduce food waste by supporting communities to establish their own food recycling and re-distribution networks

Initiative

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

Green Jobs

Strengthen the community's role to create green jobs

Food Sharing

Share quality surplus food with those in need

11,323,724.23KG
Total Amount Of Food Recovered
9,999,267Times
Beneficiary
Funded By Organisations
Tsu Te Kian Charitable Trust

(Food Commons@NT West / Food Commons@NT 2019/11/01-2024/05/31)
(Food Commons Community 2024/11/01-2025/10/30)

Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF)

(Food Commons@Shatin 2021/08/01-2027/07/31)

Cherish food and reduce waste

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. 

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