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Dear Friends of Zero Foodprint Asia,
Yet another month has passed us by and a busy one at that! We’ve been from one end of town to the other between a pop-up, conference, press event and of course our favourite - lending a hand on Mr. Ngai’s farm in Kam Tin. The two back-to-back typhoons this past month along with record heat waves all summer have really taken a toll on our farmers, delaying what usually would be Fall harvest by now, to mid or even late December. The privilege and continuous opportunities we have been given to help spread the word on our mission, vision, and progress in the Hong Kong community is an honour, but let's be honest, this work is also extremely tough, requires diplomatic and salesmanship skills (of the latter, which none of us have and therefore would make for terrible real estate agents). But still, we pick ourselves back up and get on with it despite how frustrating days can get simply because we're #madehospo. So here's a quick summary of the sorts of good trouble we've been up to!
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Roganic’s Friends of Sustainability - Climate Action Luncheon
The month got kicked off with Roganic’s Friends of Sustainability Climate Action Luncheon pop up on October 3rd and it was such a hit, tickets sold out within 45 minutes! Besides sourcing local ingredients for the dishes, proceeds have also been pledged towards ZFPA Restore Funds to help farmers help us grow better food while solving the climate crisis. We thank this impeccable team - both front and back of the house at Roganic Hong Kong for your hospitality and professionalism and Chefs Ash (Roganic), Agus (Ando), Barry (Whey), and Peggy (Grassroots Initiatives) for sharing your time and creations.
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Rethink Hong Kong
Three days later we entered the halls of Rethink, where Joel was invited to do a presentation and workshop to conduct the bread and flour demo with delegates. Thanks to the team at Foodpanda, Woody Chan and Jeremy Chung, for inviting us and allowing us space to share about soil, regenerative agriculture and how to become more eco-conscious dine-in/take away customers.
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Chinese Press Launch
We've been making headway designing programs, building relationship with several community of farmers, establishing project frameworks with our advisors, taking restaurant partners to visit farms, compost sites and speaking to our industry peers on the importance of regenerative agriculture. But on October 20, we slowed down, got classy, and partnered up with our incredible co-hosts, The Mills Fabrica to introduce ZFPA to the local media where we hosted close to 60 Chinese press, farmer organisations and those in the property sector to set about changing the narrative within the local market. For a more detailed read on what went down, head over to our our blog.
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If you want to make an impact globally,
one must first find ways to create impact locally.
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We’ve frequented several farms with particular needs via our advisors this past month such as Mr. & Mrs. Ngai’s farm in Kam Tin, and Eva’s Regenerative Farm in Sheung Shui. Whether it be pest control through soil amendment, or monitoring the increase of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) over time, every farmer has their own set of practices they depend upon.
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Anywhere we can help with farm chores also allows us a moment to truly get to listen in and appreciate the exchanges. With these interactions we are then better able to learn how to house these farming projects; whether through Adopt a Farmer, for eduction tours, or if the farmer is ready, to begin their journey in transitioning towards regenerative ways.
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What’s going on in November
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01-14 November: ZFPA is part of the “In the Moo for Love'' campaign! On Monday 1st of Nov, the HK city-wide green campaign will begin with Joel conducting a presentation at HK Land’s Centricity about soil & regeneration and why food businesses should actively participate in the restoration of our planet’s natural resources, while Peggy will speak on a panel with other fellow chefs on topics related to food, soil, and the supply chain.
Other places you can catch us speaking on food, soil health and systems change?
- 10 November: Chefs Manifesto Cop 26 Instagram Live
- 18 November: Shared Value Project: Candid Cafe on Green & Just Recovery
- 30 November: BNP Paribas Panel: NextGen Experience on Conscious Consumption
- 2 December: Business of Design Week: Sustainable Hospitality: Making Sustainability Palatable
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