Healthy Waltham is pleased to present a Heathy Food Access Forum in honor of our 10th anniversary! Our keynote speaker will be Brian Donahue, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Brandeis University. We will also hear from three local specialists: Duck Caldwell, Boston Area Gleaners; Ali Kaufman, Jewish Family & Children's Service; and Claire Kozower, Waltham Fields Community Farm. 

This event is FREE and open to the public! We hope you will join us. Since seating is limited, please RSVP to info@healthy-waltham.org. Light refreshments will be served. You can read more about this event on our website here. Read more about Professor Donahue's book "A New England Food Vision" here.

Chef Reva with Swiss Chard at the Waltham Fields Community Farm

Food Day is a national celebration of real, healthy food. It's a day to resolve to make changes in our diets and take action to resolve food-related problems in our communities. Thousands of Food Day events are happening around the country, including our Healthy Food Access Forum on October 22. You can celebrate Food Day every day, not just on October 24. See www.foodday.org for Food Day events, nutritional information, recipes, and much more.

As you plan your year end giving, we hope you will remember Healthy Waltham. We are a registered 501(c)(3) and all donations are tax-deductible. Healthy Waltham needs your financial contributions to help us continue our work. We operate on a shoe-string budget, and every donation is gratefully accepted. We will be sending out our annual appeal letter soon. Please check our website for information on giving. Thank you!

There are many wonderful places to walk in Waltham. Why not discover them this fall with OutdoorsRX, a program of the Appalachian Mountain Club? They will continue to lead family-friendly walks EVERY WEEK in Waltham! You can find out all the details on their website here. You can also signup to be on the mailing list for notifications of walks.

Judy Fallows presented bronze and silver medals awarded by the National League of Cities to Mayor Jeannette McCarthy at Waltham Day on September 20th. The medals were in recognition of the progress Waltham has made toward the goals of Let's Move. Specifically, Waltham was recognized for progress in Goal III, Smart Servings for Students, and Goal V, Active Kids at Play. Goal III recognizes achievements in providing healthy meals for kids at schools, at after school programs, and during the summer; Goal V recognizes efforts made to improve outdoor spaces for kids to play. Waltham's success is noted on the Let's Move/National League of Cities website here.

Healthy Waltham had a very busy month this past September! We love meeting folks to talk about healthy lifestyles and fruits & veggies! Two of our favorite annual events are Waltham Day on the Common, which was September 20, and Waltham Farm Day, held at the Waltham Fields Community Farm on September 27. Check out our photos on our Flckr photo gallery link on our website! You can see more photos here in the Waltham News Tribune too.