Handmade "Mandarin Jam"

Today marks the second solar term of winter—Light Snow, indicating that the weather will gradually turn colder. To enhance our body's resistance during this time, it's essential to focus on a nutritious diet that provides ample energy.

Here are some recommended ingredients and how to enjoy them:

Food Commons Community's food wise education and volunteer activities aim to raise public awareness of food waste issues and promote community participation.

1. Campus Food Wise Lecture

This activity aims to integrate the concept of food waste into campus life, share the current situation and impact of food waste with students through lectures, and emphasize the importance of reducing food waste. The lecture hopes to enhance students' understanding of food prudentity and make the concept a part of their daily lives.

2. Market food recycling experience

Let participants experience the recycling work of leftover food in the market and understand the current situation of food waste and recycling. Participants helped reduce the workload of food recyclers during the event, including pushing trolleys filled with food back to the service center and participating in screening, sorting and sharing.

Venue: Tai Wai Market / Ma On Shan MOSTown Market

Date: Monday / Friday

Time: 18:00-21:00

Number of people: 10 people per group

3. Food Commons Community Volunteer Activities

The Food Commons Foundation welcomes individuals or groups to participate in volunteer activities. By recycling leftover food and sharing it with those in need, we can reduce waste, help those in need, and meet like-minded friends.

As the number of recycling shops increases, we need more volunteers to join in! The weather is getting colder, join us in sending love and enough food to feed more families and people in need!

In October, volunteers conducted food recovery and sharing actions in ten areas: Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Tai Po, Fanling, Tseung Kwan O, Yuen Long, To Kwa Wan, Hung Hom, and Causeway Bay. They collected a total of 6,978 pieces of bread and 180 meal boxes, weighing 934.23 kg, benefiting 5,616 individuals.

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.

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.