Corn on Ear

Today is "Corn on Ear", one of the 24 solar terms. Corn on Ear is the third solar term in summer. This season has entered midsummer, with significantly higher temperatures, abundant rainfall, high humidity and hot weather. It is advisable to open windows more often to ventilate and breathe in fresh air to avoid being too greedy for cool air and causing summer cold.

Food Commons Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary!

In order to let more people understand the meaning of cherishing food, we are organizing the "10th Anniversary Market Recycling Experience Fundraising Campaign" and invite everyone to participate in promoting food recycling and helping those in need.

Today is the second solar term in summer, "Corn Forms". At this time, the sun reaches 60° of the ecliptic longitude. The weather gradually turns from warm to hot, and precipitation increases, officially ushering in the humid and sultry midsummer.

From April 2024 to March 2025, the Food Commons Foundation and regional partners successfully collected 240,750.20 kg of food and distributed 239,167.25 kg, with a distribution rate of 99.34%, benefiting 382,710 people! Since June 2009, the food common project has collected a total of 11,323,724.23 kg of food, distributed a total of 10,790,105.95 kg, and benefitted more than 9,999,267 people!

Last Saturday, volunteers from the Food Commons Foundation visited the Tzu Chi Environmental Action Centre to explore the concepts of environmental education and sustainable development. This green museum, which was converted from an old village school, uses environmentally friendly building materials such as bamboo, palm fiber recycled boards and Fuhui bricks and is equipped with a rainwater recycling system, fully embodying the wisdom of green architecture.

Last Friday, 10 students from The Church of Christ in China Ming Kei College, accompanied by their teacher, visited Sunshine City Wet market in Ma On Shan and participated in the food recycling campaign of the Food Commons Foundation, collecting, sorting and distributing vegetables. Along the way, the enthusiastic shop owner gave everyone sweet pastries to cheer them up, adding a touch of warmth and encouragement! Everyone returned the excess vegetables to Lee On Shopping Centre for the benefit of the elderly and neighbourhood.