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2525 N Avenue
National City, CA
619-434-4281
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Did you know you can make a gift of stock to support the garden and nutrition programs at Olivewood?
Email or call us to talk about the possibilities:
619-434-4281
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Olivewood Wishlist
Looking for a home for a garden or household item you no longer have use for? Check out our Wishlist...we might be able to take it off your hands!
- 10 - 20 folding chairs
- 10 - 20 wooden farm-style chairs
- 10 wooden farm-style tables
- Small cast iron garden table
- Bulletin board
- Kitchenaid
If you have any of these items and are interested in donating, please contact Claire at
[email protected]. Thank you!
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 Contact Us
Executive Director
Jen Nation
Gardens and Facilities Manager
Leonard Vargas
Director of Development
Claire Groebner
Director of Programs
Callie Brust
Coordinator of Volunteers and Outreach
Cristina Juarez
Rebecca Hershberger-Howat
Cooking for Salud Coordinator
Patty Corona
Schools Coordinator
Angelica Gastelum
Administrative Assistant
Angelica Bastida
Community Outreach Assistant
Rocina Lizarraga
Garden Educator
Ethan Cole
Garden Staff
Reyna Rodriguez
Adan Teposte
Adam Guy
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Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center was created by the
International Community Foundation
to further its mission of ensuring healthy communities and healthy economies in the cross-border region.
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Board of Directors
Chair:
C
athe Burnham
Vice Chair: Trish Watlington
Treasurer: Jacqueline Reynoso
Secretary:
Evelyn Wiggins
Dennis Doyle, Ph.D.
Sabrina Falquier Montgrain, MD
Daisy Gordon Crompton
Anne McEnany
Susana Villegas
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Ent
One of our Kitchenistas is part of
WE Boutique
- an amazing project that gives women the opportunity to start their business venture.
Visit them Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 4305 University Avenue, Suite 130, San Diego CA 92105
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Olivewood Gardens is a Humble Partner! Humble Bundle is a
leading retailer of digital games and eBooks. You can now support us with every purchase you make by using this link.
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September 2018
Field trips are in full swing, our 13th generation of Cooking for Salud is about to graduate and become Kitchenistas, our kitchen remodel is slowly but surely reaching completion, and we are about to enroll our next cohort of High School Sustainable Urban Agriculture Interns. There's never a dull moment here in the Gardens!
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Teaching Kitchen Campaign
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Join our
Healthier Together Teaching Kitchen Campaign
today and become part of this exciting project. For
$500
you can sponsor a seat in our kitchen, for
$1000
you can sponsor new light fixtures for this new learning space, and for
$2,500
you can support the new wood flooring where hundreds of kids and families will stand as they learn about improving their health.
Stay turned for information on our kitchen open house, where all donors will get a sneak peak into this updated space!
This isn't just our kitchen, it's your kitchen...help us build it!
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Kitchen Update: We have our cabinets installed and countertops selected. The floors go in next! We can't wait!
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Upcoming Events and Programs
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Cultivating Conversation: A Dine and Learn Series
September 29th, 2018
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a delicious, informative, and engaging evening in our lovely fall garden. You'll enjoy a tour of our gardens and peek in the historic Noyes house, an amazing meal, and conversation with an immigration expert.
Featured Chef: Flor Franco, Franco on Fifth
Featured Speaker: Elizabeth Camarena, Casa Cornelia Law Center
$75/ticket. To register, click here.
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Costumes, Cocktails, and Cornhole
October 27th, 2018
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Join us for Olivewood's first ever adult-only Halloween party!
- Sip and savor food and drinks featuring local chefs, brewers, and distillers.
- Challenge your friends as you compete in our winner-takes-all cornhole tournament.
- Play fun garden games.
- Paint a pumpkin to take home.
- Wander the Haunted Gardens.
Celebrate the season...all for a good cause!
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Mediterranean Cooking Class
October 6th, 2018
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Come l
earn how to make delicious, seasonal Mediterranean recipes!
Take a guided tour of the garden, harvest bounty to take home, and enjo
y a delicious meal in the gardens.
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Open House & Produce Stand
Visit our beautiful gardens, historic Victorian home, and learn about our programs! Fresh produce will be available at our new produce stand.
September 22nd, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Tours start at 10:15am and 12:00pm.
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Gardening Workshop:
Fall Planting and Garden Maintenance
Come learn tips and tricks to plan and maintain your fall garden with our in-house expert Leonard!
September 22nd, 9:00am-11:00am
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August & September Highlights
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Staff Updates
We said goodbye to amazing Corrie Madue
ño and on-boarded our new awesome Schools Coordinator, Angelica Gastelum.
Thank you, Corrie, for all your work to improve our schools program, build community, and spread joy! We will miss you and wish you the best of luck in your next adventure!
Please join us in welcoming Angelica!
Angelica is a Native of the San Diego-Tijuana region. She has over 10 years of experience in Marketing and has most recently volunteered her time in her children's school and her local church. She
loves cooking, reading and traveling. Angelica is a Kitchenista and is honored and thankful for the opportunity to call Olivewood Gardens '
work'
and to be part of such a dedicated staff that share a passion for healthy and sustainable programs. In her spare time she loves hospitality and connecting with friends and family.
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We hosted four adult cooking classes - a Salsa & Salsa dancing and salsa-making class led by Chef Diego Madueño, a Summer Grilling class with our new partner, Epicurean San Diego, and two groups of SDG&E employees celebrating their successes in an employee wellness challenge! To find out how you can bring your coworkers to Olivewood for a teambuilding adventure, contact Claire.
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We started our 13th generation of Cooking for Salud. The participants in this program are embarking on an exciting health journey and becoming part of a greater community of volunteers and community health advocates - the Kitchenistas. We are so inspired by our committed participants! |
The school year has officially begun and we are hosting field trips for students from throughout the County. This year, we are expanding our program to reach more elementary students from the local National School District. We've also hosted children from after-school programs, and schools from the city of Chula Vista and San Diego have joined us for our garden-based nutrition education program. |
Internships at Olivewood Gardens
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Interns are an essential part of Olivewood's Family! Join our team and gain experience in a non-profit setting and in program planning and facilitation. You can also get class credit, when applicable.
For more information, click
here.
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Volunteer at Olivewood
Looking for a fun way to help our community become healthier? Why not volunteer with Olivewood Gardens? We have a role for you!
For more information on volunteering, click here.
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Growing in the Garden
It's the changing of the seasons over here at the Gardens and we are transitioning out our summer crop and planting for fall. We are still harvesting basil, peppers, and eggplant, and are beginning to have ripe winter squash and dragonfruit!
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Peanut Salsa (Salsa Macha)
Created by Chef Diego Madueño
Yields about 1 ½ cups
Ingredients
¼ cup of peanuts or almonds
¼ cup sunflower seeds
2 large garlic cloves
5 morita chiles
¾ cup olive oil
Salt
Directions
1. Chop peanuts and sunflower seeds into small pieces. You can also use a food processor for this step, but be sure not to chop the nuts into a fine powder.
2. Remove the stems and seeds of the chiles.
3. Heat a pan to medium heat and add the chiles and garlic. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. Place the chiles and garlic in a food processor and blend until finely chopped.
5. Add everything but the olive oil into a glass container.
6. Pour olive oil into the container.
7. Add salt to taste.
8. Mix salsa together before serving as the oil will separate during storage.
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