Healthy Suffolk

08/06/2025

As a small nonprofit, Healthy Suffolk strives to be on the leading edge of advancements that help us leverage our capacity to better serve our community. With a grant from the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth and this training from Catch-A-Fire, we received our first session of AI training from Damien Griffin’s company, Thoughts Brewing. Our thoughts truly were brewing after this and our fires were fueled to find creative, productive, and ethical ways to utilize this technology to advance our mission. More to come!

08/04/2025

Rain or shine our new murals are a delight at our community garden at Chuckatuck. The rain keeps our rain barrel full and generous contributions keep our little free garden library well stocked.

01/17/2025

Sheriff David Miles and Deputy Miller participated in the Loaves and Fishes Food Drive at Oakland Christian United Church of Christ. This initiative involves local churches and provides 55 meals on the third Thursday of each month to support those in need. Located at 5641 Godwin Blvd., the church collaborates with Healthy Suffolk members to manage the food distribution starting at 11 a.m.

12/31/2024

We are a winner! Thank you Suffolk Foundation and to whoever nominated us! We are grateful!

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09/26/2024

Our Healthy Community Advisory Team met today and discussed the community fridge/pantry project spearheaded by a vision Harper Bradshaw had along with partners, ForKids and the Suffolk Public Library, to provide food and essential items to the most vulnerable in our community. Healthy Suffolk supports this project and we hope you will too. Reach out to ForKids to determine how you can help stock the fridge and pantry. It is a worthy cause and an example of how our community partners for the greater good.

09/25/2024

Healthy Suffolk’s beautiful SEEDS planter at Harper’s Table is yielding a healthy harvest with more to come! Thank you again to Harper Bradshaw for the wonderful partnership.

09/01/2024

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Plenty of edible crops will thrive in cooler temperatures — some well beyond the year’s first frost.

08/30/2024

Our first planter to table project is underway! Healthy Suffolk is pleased to partner with Harper Bradshaw and Harper’s Table to demonstrate how easy it is to grow your own herbs and seasonal veggies, incorporating them into delicious and healthy dishes. Our SEEDS initiative partners with organizations to spread the joy of gardening and healthy eating throughout the community. More to come!

07/09/2024

We are so happy to support our community garden bed adopters and our gardening partner programs with these practical toolkits that will make their gardening life easier. It is what we do to keep everyone engaged during the dog days of summer. Stay tuned for our next giveaway and be sure to join our mailing list and Healthy Suffolk Digs Facebook group so you can become a member of our gardening community. Happy Gardening!

06/26/2024

06/26/2024

Are you working with young people to help them learn to grow food? If so, consider sending us an email to participate in our gardening gift certificate program in partnership with Johnson’s Gardens. You will be amazed at how far $20 will go at a garden center compared to the high prices of produce at the grocery store. Teach gardening literacy and equip children to grow their own food. A worthwhile investment to improve food access. Email us at [email protected] by noon June 28 with the ages of the children you are working with and the name of your program. Happy gardening!