Last Minute Christmas Shopping at F2N
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'Twas the night before Christmas
When all through Beijing
Not an ayi was stirring
Not cooking or cleaning. Not a thing.
Christmas is almost here. It’s so close that I can smell the pine cones and nutmeg, but for some reason, every year I wait until the very last minute to buy presents. For fellow last minute shoppers, the next Farm to Neighbors (F2N) is your last chance to pick up Beijing’s artisan crafts in time for Christmas.
F2N partners with Beijing Kerry Center
to host this year’s Christmas market on Christmas Eve and Christmas
day. F2N is a community platform dedicated to promoting sustainable
lifestyles and green vegetable consumption. Aside from vendors, F2N is
where you can go to find out all about recycling in Beijing as well as
where the recycled products go, what they’re used for, and even purchase
some cool apparel made from recycled plastic. It’s a market that brings
together the local community to share a select group of organic
vegetable vendors combining a low-packaging, low-waste system with
handmade gifts, jewelry, crafts, and art.
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Head over for some farm fresh fruits and veggies, freshly baked bread,
and cakes for your Christmas Eve home dinner or snag some last minute
gifts by Beijing’s Christmas market veteran Liuba Draws. Her watercolors
capture the vibe of local Beijing life and are one of my
all-time-favorite gifts for friends and family back home.
Free. Dec 24 – 25 from 11.00 am -7.00 pm
Beijing Kerry Center
3/F Beijing Kerry Center, North Tower 1 Guanghua Lu Chaoyang District 朝阳区 朝阳区光华路1号
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Photos: Liuba Draws
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