It is often said that "not eating from time to time", but modern people's life is busy and it is easy to overlook the connection with nature.
Since the launch of Nan Fung Group's "World Pact" project in February this year, it has been promoting the concept of sustainable "resilient cities", and through community projects with different themes, it hopes to lead many aspects of life to develop possibilities.
The fourth part of the plan, "A Date with Seeds", will be held at Nan Fung Yarn Factory during July to August with limited local crop shops, weekend farm markets and a series of interactive workshops, inviting the public from a seed At the beginning, understand the importance of seasonal planting and learn the importance of "not eating from time to time" at different levels, so as to think about the relationship between seeds, planting, land and food, and become a participant in supporting the sustainable development of local agriculture.
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Living in a prosperous city, we can easily enjoy food from all over the world, but in fact, agricultural products must grow in unfavorable seasons, often requiring additional fertilization or artificial cultivation.
These actions not only increase the carbon emissions of the earth, but also harm the soil and harvests, and have a negative impact on the environment and mankind.
Nan Fung Group hopes that through the "Agreement with Seeds" food and agriculture project, it will cooperate with the crop co-purchase platform "Tianqian", the Hong Kong Organic Life Development Fund (SEED), Life College and a group of local farmers, etc., through cooperation to organize different Activities to reconnect land, people and food.
Lu Leqian (Him), Senior Manager of the Culture and Community-Business Innovation Department of Nan Fung Group, pointed out that the "covenant" in the "Covenant of the World" refers to the consensus between us and nature. It has always existed, but we have an appointment? How about responding in life?" He said that the daily talk about "sustainability" seems very abstract and it is difficult to make an impression. They want to "post "Land" some, "I believe there are many people in every community who buy local vegetables. The farm market will be a good opportunity to make this plan have a connection with life."
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Vicki, Manager of the Culture and Community-Business Innovation Department of Nan Fung Group, also pointed out that he hopes that those who come to the agricultural market can have the opportunity to communicate directly with local farmers, know from the farmers what difficulties local agriculture is facing, and learn how to pick vegetables. Knowledge, "How expensive is local cuisine compared to mainland dishes? How high is the cost of organic farming? Many people say that after eating local dishes, they don’t turn around." The activities of "A Date with Seeds" also include In cooperation with the crop co-purchase platform "Tian Qi" in Tsuen Wan District, "No Time to Eat" is limited to "seed grocery stores". Vicki pointed out that one of the "Amaranth Green Sauce" is very special. Many, but just like amaranth, can you eat differently?"
Hope to increase the space for citizens to interact with farmers
Rachel of the Hong Kong Organic Life Development Fund (SEED) said that “not eating from time to time” is a food culture based on the season and the rhythm of “local” food production. In addition to fresh fruits and vegetables, there are also many different types of local processed products in this event. , From cleaning products such as loofah sacs, noodles, seasonings, cashew sugar to skin care products, such as Nongqing’s own beekeeping to produce honey, then brewing honey wine, packaging with honey wax seal; there are also home-grown chili, Prepare different kinds of chili peppers into different flavored chili sauces.
She described the place as a "local life department store" selling "Hong Kong products", and the industry also hopes to establish different types of sales methods and set up farm markets in different districts so that the public can have more space to interact with farmers.
In addition, Rachel said that she is very happy to see that there are many new forces and new powers in agriculture, new ideas of agricultural youth, and second-generation cooperation to add farming wisdom to network information, and try different production models. Recently, there have also been more vegetable stalls. With the use of local vegetables in restaurants, the processing of agricultural products is also full of brilliance. "Hong Kong agriculture is in need of these caring people to explore more possibilities for local crops and grow together!"
Participants can harvest perilla leaves in the cultivated land of Nanfeng Yarn Factory
During the event, there will also be a series of workshops, allowing participants to cook food and make handicrafts with local summer crops, and practice the sustainable lifestyle of "not eating from time to time" and environmental protection. Participants will be able to personally visit Nan Fung. Harvesting perilla leaves in the arable land of the spinning mill, experience making summer rice paper rolls with perilla miso, and taste the farm to table (Farm to table) experience in the city; there is also a longan soaking workshop for participants to taste the local "tree-cooked" organic Longan, and use the double steamed rice wine produced by the local "Yuehe Sauce Garden" and rock sugar produced by "Tu Zuofang" to soak the longan wine by hand.
Hong Kong’s Organic Living Development Fund (SEED) table workshop partner, Vienna (Noah’s Forest), also suggested a variety of recipes, including winter melon tea with cheese milk and fried okra with local shrimp paste, so that the public can learn more about "No The diet concept of “not eating every time”.
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