位於台北的竹圍位處鄉郊與城市之間，自90 年代起面對高速的城市發展，現已高樓林立，但仍留有工業區的痕跡與及舊日農村的脈絡。2011 年的「樹梅坑溪環境藝術行動」就從命名這條流經竹圍的小溪開始，連結起竹圍的歷史，描繪出樹梅坑溪的社區網絡。

《樹梅坑溪社區剩食圖鑑》延伸自這個脈絡，以食物為對象，考察在地食物的生產、供應、使用、剩餘及再用等資訊，思考城鄉共生的實踐方向及意義。計劃從微觀社區作為起點：呈現社區當中每個人物的參與方法，並指出積極參與現有系統以外的可能性。當每個人都願意多走一步，將會是解決當下問題的契機。

剩食圖鑑的概念啟發自香港獨立記者陳曉蕾所寫的《剩食》(2011)，因得到浸大視藝薈邀約，與大學籌組剩食團隊，將日常在油麻地的觀察(水果批發市場每朝餘下一整條街撞爛跌壞過熟的水果)，將資料圖像化實踐為可供街坊傳閱的「油麻地剩食圖鑑」；「深水埗惜食圖鑑」則以工作坊形式了解並組織深水埗婦女們的經驗、知識和網絡，以小型誌的形式與公眾分享她們的惜食價值觀。所有剩食圖鑑計劃都經由多個組織及個人參與協作而成，包括構思、考察、設計等各個方面，完整參與名單請見此頁下方。

In early 2011, Leila Chan Hiu Lui, an independent reporter in Hong Kong, published an investigative report “Leftover Food” on the issue of leftover food in Hong Kong and triggered many reflections and actions of many organizations. In the same year, “Project of Leftover Food Guide” was kickstarted in Yaumatei.As invited by Visual Arts Axis of the Baptist University, the Leftover Food team collaborated with university students on “Yaumatei Leftover Food Guide”.The guide presented result of the research on how kaifong, people of the neighourhood, take care of leftover food in form of infographics. 

The guide was printed out and disseminated to kaifong who do not get online. Continuing the experience earned in Yaumatei, “Sham Shui Po Cherish Food Guide” got to understand and organize the experience, knowledge and network of women in Sham Shui Po through workshops.

Zine was made after the workshops to share these values on cherishing food with the public. Later, this project was brought to Taipei. Based on the community network established by “Arts as Environment – A Cultural Action at the Plum Tree Creek”, organized by the Bamboo Curtain Studio and curated by Mali Wu, “Plum Tree Creek Leftover Food Guide” studied the same topic in the Plum Tree Creek area as a reference for Hong Kong with food as a Metaphor for Urban Living.

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