Just Green

The organic and fair trade specialty store amid expanding all over Hong Kong. The location in Lamma Island sits next to the vegetarian café Bookworm.
The bakery session is at the entrance that homemade baguette, sunflower bread loaf, whole wheat bread, croissant… Easily can you tell the hand crafted pastry that are not cut automatically. And the best part for me is some gluten-​free options. Man, my eyes just sparkled when I saw the ‘GF’ label.
Then the personal health care products which are mostly imported from Europe and the States. Handmade soaps, fair-​trade shampoo and now the overwhelming 100% natural coconut oil. I found my German brand xxx shampoo and conditioner which I used to have in Amsterdam. Surprise.
And for clean-​eating people, the muesli, granola and nuts shelves are heavens. They have house label nuts and cranberries etc., packed in bags and last for a short period which still keeps the freshness.
Their wine selection is from Albert Heijn from the Netherlands when I saw the back label. Haha. No wonder some familiar brands merged into my eye level. Organic beer available here. It would be brilliant if they gonna add on the Australian Goat beer ale.
Walk further, they have a real café that serve soul food. With the terrace facing the Lamma pier, chewing some carrot cake and sip organic Chandoney from South Africa can make a perfect weekend.

Just Green is a small deli on Lamma Island, located on Yung Shue Wan Main Road, which believe it or not is on the road from Yung Shue Wan ferry. It’s beyond the turn off on to the family trail, but before you get to the temple.
It’s basically one of a small chain, the other stores in Wan Chai, Soho, and Disco Bay, selling healthy whole foods, such as qinoa, fenugreek (nope, I have no idea what this is either), kettle chips, organic pasta, Quorn, and icecreams.
It’s actually a reasonably priced shop, given the products are premium and imported like Quorn, and also have to come beyond «main» HK and onto an outlying island. Produce sells at a similar price to the regular shops in HK.
The best bit of this store (which is only at this store and not the HK ones) is the «pseudo» café at the rear. It’s not a coffee shop, not by a far stretch. It is more like a small seating area where you can have snacks and drinks bought in store. They even have serve yourself teas, which is essentially a cup, a teabag and a kettle, and that you make up for yourself. Remember to make purchases before you enjoy. Beyond the seating area is a small pleasantly decorated terrace overlooking the sea.
On a hot day, I like to come for the real fruit lollies and hang out at the back of the shop. It’s kinda pleasant to look at the sea, whilst in the AC eating ice lollies. Reminds me of Brighton Beach.