CatysCreations

12/14/2025

How’d I become this way? I started growing my own food.

Promise you it will snowball from there and you’ll eventually be called a conspiracy theorist too 🤣🫣

12/13/2025

Cooking with beans isn't only easier on your wallet, it opens up the culinary door to many other cultures!

Looking forward to gathering this week at the Griffin Teaching Kitchen for "Bean there, done that" , cooking with canned & dried beans.

Taste some yummy comfort food and make new friends!

12/12/2025

Loving this article about the strategic placement of hydroponic farms throughout NYC feeds people, supports food sovereignty and enhances multi-generational engagement. https://foodmedcenter.org/food-for-change/

12/10/2025

Bean Looking for a Hearty Winter Meal?

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen will host, Bean There, Done That, a free cooking demonstration about the nutritional benefits of beans on Thurs., Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford.

Former Executive Director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert Caty Poole will discuss how the holidays are a great time for beans as they are easy on the wallet and are a key ingredient in many recipes for holiday leftovers. Poole will demonstrate how to make a Ham and Bean Soup that is healthy, comforting and packed with protein.

Space is limited for this event, so registration is required. Visit www.griffinhealth.org/bean-there or call The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is part of Griffin’s commitment to the Planetree person-centered care model, which promotes greater well-being in communities through access to health information and assistance in helping individuals address the social determinants of health such as access to fresh nutritious foods and how to prepare them.

11/10/2025

Is anyone in the Greater New Haven area using this Hungree app to share or acquire food?

If 1 in 4 CT families struggle to put food in the table at some point during each month, and we're throwing out about 25% of our food, it stands to reason we CAN and should be able to share and feed each other , with a lot less waste than we currently have.

Wondering how folks are connecting with community members who might be struggling with food security given the volatile SNAP situation.

I know we all give/support in the ways we can: sometimes that's dollar donations, sometimes it's recovering and delivering rescued food and sometimes it's gleaning fresh produce.

If you try using this App, please share your experience!


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11/08/2025

Join us next Saturday night for Savor the Stars! Delicious food, great entertainment and stargazing! Tickets available at https://www.massarofarm.org/event/savor-the-stars/

11/05/2025

Join us! Next Wed from 5-8pm as we re-learn how to preserve food at home using simple canning methods.

Thanks to Griffin Health for the use of their space and RealFoodCT for gleaning thousands of pounds of fresh local produce we'll be sharing with all attendees .

This event is FREE; space is extremely limited (20). Everyone goes home with jars of squash & apples.

10/31/2025

10/22/2025

Last chance to join us for this FREE workshop this Thursday.

Explore getting adequate amounts of protein as we age and how we can support planet health by finding plant based options.

Link in bio. Dress for fall weather; we'll be outside for a portion of this class.

10/21/2025

Healthy aging involves aspects of physical, mental and emotional well-being. Later this week, I'll dive into some nutrition management practices.

Which of these are most important to you? Do you feel they are easy or difficult to attain?

10/21/2025

Friends and neighbors: RealFoodCT, the nonprofit growing food to ease food insecurity, is leading a gleaning at a Gazy Bros growing location.

Winter Squash gleaning
1:40pm today
14-36 Long Meadow Rd, Oxford, CT.

DM me if you need directions or a ride!

09/17/2025

Our household grocery bill has gone up 25 to 30% in just the last 5 years. Although we've been able to absorb that so far, that might not always be the case.

In the U.S. ~30% of food grown or produced doesnt make it to our plates for a variety of reasons:

- restaurants/institutions overproduce
- markets discard
- and we misunderstand food dates

Tomorrow at Griffin Hospital's Kitchen Collaborative we'll dig into this and demonstrate ways to use more of what you purchase to stretch your food dollars.

We'll also sample delicious recipes made from those roots, skins, stems and leaves you may be throwing out!

Https://www.griffinhealth.org