New Community-Led Food Pantry in Livingston Manor Fills ‘Choice Pantry’ Gap

Garbanzo beans, potatoes, even laundry detergent are just some of the items at the new Calliope & Gael Grocers, a new free community food pantry on Main Street in Livingston Manor.What makes it unique? It’s designed as your regular grocery store where people can choose what they want to throw in their grocery cart. Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar chatted with Gael Roots’ Iris Fen Gillingham in Livingston Manor about the future of the pantry and how people can help.