Events

Grow Well Kingston is a collective of organizations and individuals that support Kingston residents to grow plants and raise animals for food, medicine, natural habitat, and beauty, by supporting projects that provide knowledge, growing spaces, and resources. We meet most first Tuesdays at 10am, and third Mondays at 6pm. Please note that this meeting on April 8th is a week later than usual.

We’ll discuss community garden news, and garden stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are great places to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for more details. eflynn@kingston-ny.gov

Please join us for an extra special Live Well Kingston Food Focus Teams Crossover meeting with EAT WELL and GROW WELL! We’ll gather together in one of Kingston’s beautiful community gardens as well break down barriers among the food lovers in Kingston and talk about ways to deepen our connections and partnership.

LOCATION: Rondout Gardens Community Garden, Murray Street at Rondout Drive

Eat Well Kingston is a focus team of Live Well Kingston that develops, implement and/or support policy, systems and environmental change by supporting and promoting local efforts to improve access to healthy foods throughout the community.

Grow Well Kingston is a collective of organizations and individuals that support Kingston residents to grow plants and raise animals for food, medicine, natural habitat, and beauty, by supporting projects that provide knowledge, growing spaces, and resources.

For questions, contact Kristin Kessler, RDN, CDN, CYT

City of Kingston, Project Manager Department of Health and Wellness.

Office: (845) 334-3917

Email: kkessler@kingston-ny.gov

The Age Well Focus Team supports policy, systems and environmental changes in Kingston that improve senior citizens’ access to opportunities for active and healthy aging. Age Well meets the third Tuesday of the month at 2:00pm – 3:00pm, every two months.  Please RSVP, contact Emily Flynn at eflynn@kingston-ny.gov or call 845-334-3909.

We invite colleagues, friends, neighbors, and family members to join us!

Grow Well Kingston is a collective of organizations and individuals that support Kingston residents to grow plants and raise animals for food, medicine, natural habitat, and beauty, by supporting projects that provide knowledge, growing spaces, and resources. We meet most first Tuesdays at 10am, and third Mondays at 6pm.

We’ll discuss community garden news, and garden stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are great places to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for more details. eflynn@kingston-ny.gov

Join us for a FREE Kingston Cooks workshop on BEANS!

Join Suzanne Campise as we celebrate our Kingston Eats March Harvest of the Month, BEANS, with this FREE hands-on cooking experience. More information to come.

Please arrive by 5:15pm to complete pre-workshop paperwork so that we may start promptly at 5:30pm. Late attendees might not be admitted depending on when they arrive. This is a safety issue as the beginning of the workshop includes kitchen safety instructions

The food has been made available through the generosity of Sunflower Market in Woodstock.

Grow Well Kingston is a collective of organizations and individuals that support Kingston residents to grow plants and raise animals for food, medicine, natural habitat, and beauty, by supporting projects that provide knowledge, growing spaces, and resources. We meet most first Tuesdays at 10am, and third Mondays at 6pm.

We’ll discuss community garden news, and garden stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are great places to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for more details. eflynn@kingston-ny.gov

Join us for a FREE Kingston Cooks workshop on POSTPARTUM NUTRITION!

Join Chef Jodi Rae of Full Heart Foods for this FREE hands-on cooking experience around postpartum nutrition. More information to come.

Please arrive by 5:15pm to complete pre-workshop paperwork so that we may start promptly at 5:30pm. Late attendees might not be admitted depending on when they arrive. This is a safety issue as the beginning of the workshop includes kitchen safety instructions

The food has been made available through the generosity of Sunflower Market in Woodstock.

Grow Well Kingston is a collective of organizations and individuals that support Kingston residents to grow plants and raise animals for food, medicine, natural habitat, and beauty, by supporting projects that provide knowledge, growing spaces, and resources. We meet most first Tuesdays at 10am, and third Mondays at 6pm.

We’ll discuss community garden news, and garden stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are great places to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for more details. eflynn@kingston-ny.gov

Grow Well Kingston is a collective of organizations and individuals that support Kingston residents to grow plants and raise animals for food, medicine, natural habitat, and beauty, by supporting projects that provide knowledge, growing spaces, and resources. We meet most first Tuesdays at 10am, and third Mondays at 6pm.

We’ll discuss community garden news, and garden stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are great places to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for more details. eflynn@kingston-ny.gov

Please join us for a special presentation that will serve as an introduction to the Hudson Valley Food System with a focus on agriculture. Hear Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s Livestock & Natural Resources Educator, Kathryn Brignac. Additional details to come at a later time.

The presentation will be recorded and put online at https://livewellkingston.org/focus-teams/presentations/ for those who cannot attend.

Eat Well is a focus team of Live Well Kingston that develops, implement and/or support policy, systems and environmental change by supporting and promoting local efforts to improve access to healthy foods throughout the community.

Our partners include farmers, chefs, teachers, artists, nutrition educators, dietitians, parents, non-profit and for-profit organizations, communicators, systems changers, volunteer organizations, private businesses, health practitioners, nurses, doctors and most importantly: YOU.

Our Vision– Everyone is food secure and healthy eating is the norm in our city

Our Mission– To unite the City of Kingston in developing and sustaining a locally based, resilient food system for all

Our Values– Inclusion, Resiliency, Community, Environment, Participation and Empowerment

For all other questions, contact Kristin Kessler, RDN, CDN, CYT

City of Kingston, Project Manager Department of Health and Wellness.

Office: (845) 334-3917

Email: kkessler@kingston-ny.gov

The Age Well Focus Team supports policy, systems and environmental changes in Kingston that improve senior citizens’ access to opportunities for active and healthy aging. Age Well meets the third Tuesday of the month at 2:00pm – 3:00pm, every two months.  Please RSVP, contact Emily Flynn at eflynn@kingston-ny.gov or call 845-334-3909.

We invite colleagues, friends, neighbors, and family members to join us!

Grow Well Kingston is a collective of organizations and individuals that support Kingston residents to grow plants and raise animals for food, medicine, natural habitat, and beauty, by supporting projects that provide knowledge, growing spaces, and resources. We meet most first Tuesdays at 10am, and third Mondays at 6pm.

We’ll discuss community garden news, and garden stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are great places to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for more details. eflynn@kingston-ny.gov

Grow Well Kingston is a collective of organizations and individuals that support Kingston residents to grow plants and raise animals for food, medicine, natural habitat, and beauty, by supporting projects that provide knowledge, growing spaces, and resources. We meet most first Tuesdays at 10am, and third Mondays at 6pm.

We’ll discuss community garden news, and garden stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are great places to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for more details. eflynn@kingston-ny.gov

Grow Well Kingston is a collective of organizations and individuals that support Kingston residents to grow plants and raise animals for food, medicine, natural habitat, and beauty, by supporting projects that provide knowledge, growing spaces, and resources. We meet most first Tuesdays at 10am, and third Mondays at 6pm.

We’ll discuss community garden news, and garden stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are great places to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for more details. eflynn@kingston-ny.gov

Grow Well Kingston is a collective of organizations and individuals that support Kingston residents to grow plants and raise animals for food, medicine, natural habitat, and beauty, by supporting projects that provide knowledge, growing spaces, and resources. We meet most first Tuesdays at 10am, and third Mondays at 6pm.

We’ll discuss community garden news, and garden stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are great places to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for more details. eflynn@kingston-ny.gov

Grow Well Kingston is a collective of organizations and individuals that support Kingston residents to grow plants and raise animals for food, medicine, natural habitat, and beauty, by supporting projects that provide knowledge, growing spaces, and resources. We meet most first Tuesdays at 10am, and third Mondays at 6pm.

We’ll discuss community garden news, and garden stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are great places to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for more details. eflynn@kingston-ny.gov

The Age Well Focus Team supports policy, systems and environmental changes in Kingston that improve senior citizens’ access to opportunities for active and healthy aging. Age Well meets the third Tuesday of the month at 2:00pm – 3:00pm, every two months.  Please RSVP, contact Emily Flynn at eflynn@kingston-ny.gov or call 845-334-3909.

We invite colleagues, friends, neighbors, and family members to join us!