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Prison farms in a time of global crisis: Thinking big, starting small

May 26, 2020May 27, 2020 Jeannie Prinsen 0 Comments animal justice, baby formula, Calvin Neufeld, China, Chinese factory, Collins Bay Institution, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), COVID-19, dairy goats, Evolve Our Prison Farms, food security, goat dairy farm, goat milk farm, Kingston, plant-based farming, prison farms, prisoner labour, prisoners, rehabilitation, Save Our Prison Farms, social justice, sustainable farming

Ten years ago Neufeld was a neighbour of Collins Bay Institution and watched sympathetically as Save Our Prison Farms protested

Robinson Community Garden might be the perfect place to be right now

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Bernie Robinson, food gardening, food security, Judge Brian Abrams, Julie Anderson, Kingston, Loving Spoonful Kingston, Martha's Table, planting, Robinson Community Garden, Salvation Army, students, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), volunteer hours, volunteers

On Saturday, May 23, 2020, Robinson Community Garden will be opening their fields for the first planting of the season.

Community gardens readying to reopen

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City Council, City of Kingston, community gardens, coronavirus, COVID-19, food security, Good Food Stands, Kingston, Kingston Community Gardens Network, Loving Spoonful Kingston, pandemic, Province of Ontario, reopening, vulnerable persons

After much discussion about the reopening of community gardens during the current pandemic, those who oversee such gardens here in

Local United Way launches fund to help those at risk respond to COVID-19

March 20, 2020March 21, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Anna and Edward C. Churchill Foundation, Bhavana Varma, Churchill Foundation, coronavirus, COVID-19, donation matching, elderly persons, food security, homeless population, Kingston, poverty, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

The United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) has announced a new fund aimed at helping the most

Community Events Gardening News

Seedy Saturday offers local green thumbs an early start to their gardening

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Cate Henderson, Dianne Dowling, farming, food gardening, food security, gardening, Kingston, Kingston Area Seed System Initiative (KASSI), Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), seed swap, seed vendors, Seedy Saturday, workshops

Gardeners, from novice to expert, take note: The Kingston Area Seed System Initiative (KASSI) will be holding their annual Seedy

Community Events News

Canoe for Change paddlers share their experiences at KFPL

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 Jessica Foley 0 Comments advocacy, Canoe for Change, cross-canada canoe trip, food security, fundraiser, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), local food, loving spoonful

Have you heard of Glenn Green and Carol Vandenegel? These experienced paddlers have braved bears and high waves to follow

Local organizations partner to connect people to food and community

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments Circle Allies, Circles Kingston, community program, economics, food, food security, Kingston, loving spoonful, meal making, poverty, volunteers

Through a partnership with Loving Spoonful, local poverty reduction program Circles Kingston is on a mission to build community around

City News Politics

A Strategic Look: Priority #5 – Foster Healthy Citizens and Vibrant Spaces

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments beautify the waterfron, Belle Park, Breakwater, colinary tourism, community gardens, Confederation Basin, develop an arts walk, edible forests, farm-to-table programs, five strategic priorities, five-year plan, fluoridating drinking water, food security, Foster Healthy Citizens and Vibrant Spaces, Grass Creek Park, Indigenous culture space, Kingston, Kingston City Council, licensing, Montreal Street corridor, permits, promote the redevelopment of brownfields, Richardson Beach, strategic planning, Waterfront Master Plan

Beginning in early January and, through public consultation and a number of additional special meetings, Kingston City Council set out

City Hall News Politics

Kingston City Council sets four-year strategic priorities

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments affordable housing, Byron Parking Lot, climate change, Committee of the Whole, corporate and emergency services, deep water dock, deferral of projects, Desiree Kennedy, downtown campus, food security, Gary Dyke, housing, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Economic Development, Lanie Hurdle, Peter Huigenbos, public works, rural business park, Shelia Kidd, St. Lawrence College, startegic planning, tax rate targets, transportation, waterfront projects

On Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Kingston City Council met in Committee of the Whole and approved their five strategic priorities