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 the first Thursday of the month at 10:00am.

We’ll discuss Community Garden news, and Garden Stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are safe spaces to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for the Zoom link: msebro@kingston-ny.gov

Please join us for a working meeting on Tuesday, November 12th at 10am to start development of Eat Well’s 2025 Action Plan. This meeting will include facilitated brainstorming and consensus-building activities led by the Eat Well Chair, Ninette Warner, and City of Kingston staff liaison, Kristin Kessler. Join to have a voice in the future of Eat Well!

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

Join SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator Mary Brimmer for two classes on Food Waste Reduction! Together we’ll discuss ways to stretch your produce, proper food storage, food safety and understanding codes and expiration dates. A budget and time friendly recipe will be demonstrated, and participants will enjoy a tasting of the dish. Attendees who come to both sessions will receive a door prize to assist with food prep and storage.

Who: SNAP-eligible or resource-limited community members

What: FREE nutrition workshops and recipe tasting

Where: People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center, 775 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401

When:  November 15 at 2:45-3:45pm

November 19^th from 1:30-2:30pm

Why: Learn strategies to fight food waste, make your produce last longer and save time and money.

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 the third Monday of the month at 6:00pm.

We’ll discuss Community Garden news, and Garden Stewards will be on hand for “Ask a Gardener” Q & A. These meetings are safe spaces to share ideas and offer support. Join us! Contact us for the Zoom link: msebro@kingston-ny.gov

Join SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator Mary Brimmer for two classes on Food Waste Reduction! Together we’ll discuss ways to stretch your produce, proper food storage, food safety and understanding codes and expiration dates. A budget and time friendly recipe will be demonstrated, and participants will enjoy a tasting of the dish. Attendees who come to both sessions will receive a door prize to assist with food prep and storage.

Who: SNAP-eligible or resource-limited community members

What: FREE nutrition workshops and recipe tasting

Where: People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center, 775 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401

When:  November 15 at 2:45-3:45pm

November 19^th from 1:30-2:30pm

Why: Learn strategies to fight food waste, make your produce last longer and save time and money.

Join us for the Live Well Kingston Commission meeting. The Commission oversees all six focus teams, gives guidance, and reviews assessments. We meet every third Wednesday of the month from 4:15-5:45, in Conference Room 2, top floor of City Hall, 420 Broadway, Kingston. We also have a Zoom option.

Here is the document where we collect all our agendas and reports.

Have any questions? Want the Zoom details? Email Emily for all the information.