For our 15th week, something extra special - THE HAPPY HARVEST DINNER!
All FREE. GRATIS! NO CHARGE. ALL COMMUNITY WELCOME!
WHEN: Wednesday November 17th, 2021
TIME: 4 pm to 6 pm
WHERE: People’s Place, 777 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401
Notes: There are some cafe tables for eating in, but if seats are all taken, volunteers will be boxing up the dinners as you order and give to you to take home. Please also note that only people wearing masks will be allowed to enter the cafe, and all inside the building will have to wear masks unless while seated and eating.
The Institute for Animal Happiness and People’s Place - With supporting partners NY Farm Animal Save and Powered by Plants Consulting - are excited to present a special event as part of this collaborative, free vegan food initiative: The Happy Harvest Dinner!
Special thanks to Sunflower Market and Hudson Valley Farm Hub for supporting this event.
The Happy Harvest Dinner was conceived to fill a need for greater access to (and awareness of) healthier, kinder and more sustainable food options to support the community during the Holiday Season. In a time of zoonotic pandemic and when we are facing a worsening climate crisis – combined with a growing interest in animal welfare and unending human health concerns - more and more people are seeking change and willing to try something new! There are healthier, more sustainable options that still allow us to indulge in the same flavor profiles and recipes we know and love at this time of year, but are better for our health, use less resources to produce, and don’t rely upon a system of harm to animals.
Festive, filling, holiday food can also be healthy and healing for all: all humans, all non-humans and the planet too! And everyone, no matter their income or abilities, deserves access to these healthy choices in order to be equal stakeholders in a healthy planet for future generations. What we eat and how we farm literally affects the entire earth and the lives of all who live here.
MENU and PARTICIPANTS:
CHEF KIM PROTTAS (OF PEOPLE’S PLACE):
Butternut Squash Soup
Roasted Root Vegetables
Entrée of Braised and Seared Tofu “Steak.”
POWERED BY PLANTS CONSULTING (Rebecca Carucci):
Apple Cranberry Cornbread Stuffing
HEALTHY GOURMET TO-GO (Roni Shapiro):
Kale Salad with Candied Walnuts and Festive Dressing
LITTLE GARDEN OF EAT’N (Siobhan Dupont)
Baked vegan mac and cheese made with a butternut purée base and topped with breadcrumbs and vegan cheese
Cookies and Apples for Dessert
Warm Spiced Cider
The Happy Harvest Dinner is grateful for the generous support of local health food destination Sunflower Market (of Rhinebeck and Woodstock)! We’d also like to thank Hudson Valley Farm Hub.
