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Local Group Hosting Free Healthy Cooking Classes at the Library

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Head to the library on Thursday night to learn how to make Red Lentil Soup (a perfect dish for the cooler fall nights) and Panzanella Salad (made with last of the season locally grown tomatoes)! 

This is the first of two free Healthy Eating Cooking Classes presented by Live Well Watertown. The classes will be held on Thursday, Sept. 24 and Thursday, Oct. 8 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St. in Watertown.

Around Town

Hit the Watertown Farmers Market Early and Get $5 to Spend There

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If you haven’t you visited the Watertown Farmers Market this season, now is the time! If you are a regular, show up early!Visit the Live Well Watertown table on Thursday, Sept. 17, between 2-6 p.m., and pick up a FREE $5 voucher to spend on fresh, local food at the market, announced Live Well Watertown. Come early! Offer is limited to 400 vouchers.

Schools

Live Well Watertown Hosting Back to School Bonanza

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Come out to the Arsenal Project on Wednesday to get some ideas for healthy meals or snacks, take a peek at the Watertown Schools lunch menu and have fun with activities and music for kids! Live Well Watertown will host the Back to School Bonanza for Busy Families on Wednesday, Sept. 2 from 10 a.m to noon at the Innovation Space, across from Dunkin’ Donuts in the Arsenal Project, 485 Arsenal St. in Watertown. Activities include:

Plan ahead for the school year with some new ideas for healthy eating!

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Learn About Healthy Eating from Watertown Group at the Farmers Market

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Live Well Watertown will kick off a series of healthy eating and cooking demonstrations this week at the Watertown Farmers Market. The Farmers Market runs from 2-6 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, at the Arsenal on the Charles, and features vendors with a variety of local food options. Live Well Watertown will have recipe ideas, have a seed planting activity for kids and there will be face painting. As a bonus, from 3-5 p.m., take a behind the scenes tour of the Farmers Market. Future events include cooking classes at the Watertown Free Public Library, which will also be taped by Watertown Cable for those who cannot attend. The series culminates the first year for the group which has the goal of promoting healthy living in town, said Stephanie Venizelos, project coordinator for Live Well Watertown.