Learn about our historic roots, current gardening practices, and plans to impact the future of National City. Tours include garden areas and a peek inside the Noyes house.

• "The Kitchenistas of National City" documentary debuted in New York at the I Imagine Film Festival and Executive Director, Healy Vigderson, represented Olivewood Gardens.
• The Kitchenistas were featured on Channel 10 and Channel 6.
• We participated as a vendor at the Good Food Community Fair hosted by Slow Food Urban San Diego.
• We hosted the monthly Kitchenistas meeting and a canning/preserving and pickling class.
• Educators and parents joined us for our Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden workshop.
• We are hosting the last month of Deep Yoga Outdoor Bliss Classes before daylight savings ends.
• Olivewood introduced new volunteers to the organization at our Volunteer Orientation.
• We participated in the San Diego Food Waste Summit to discuss food security and food waste. 
• Families joined us on October 17th for our Food and Farm Family program and on October 22nd for our San Ysidro Health Center Salsita program field trip.
• Chef Luisteen Gonzalez and the team from Puesto made a warm Mexican salad with masa balls and dulce de calabaza (sweet squash) with students from Kimball Elementary.
• Channel 5 News featured Olivewood and Puesto on their morning show.
• We are haunting the gardens for Halloween!
• National City community members joined us for our third Resident Leadership Academy.

• School field trips continue throughout the month. We have Head Start Preschool Classes visiting us for the first time, getting kids to start eating healthy and learning about the gardens early in their lives.
• We continue to have our Public Tour every Tuesday at 10 AM.
• Educators and parents will come to the Gardens for our GENErating Healthy Eaters training on November 6th.
• We will host a Volunteer Orientation on November 11th.
• The Kitchenistas will come to the Gardens for their monthly meeting.
• We will empower community members at the Resident Leadership Academy.
• We will participate as a vendor at the National School District Safety and Wellness Festival.
• Community members are welcome to join us for our Open House on November 24th.
• We will host a leadership summit for National School District.

• Power Plan - Before an emergency 

  • For those with medical conditions that requires access to energy use, enroll in SDG&E's Medical Baseline program which provides not only a bill discount but notifications should power be disrupted.
  • Identify places near your home, work and school that have back-up power available in the event of a sustained outage.
  • Keep your car's gas tank at least half full. Remember it takes electricity to pump gas.
  • Refresh your emergency kit. Connect to checklists here.
• During an emergency
• Use SDG&E's outage map, available online and via the mobile app, to get information on power restoration times.
• If you choose to use a portable generator, make sure you know how to operate it safely.
• Opt for flameless candles and flashlights during a power outage.
• Plan ahead to be prepared and stay safe at home. Here are 3 easy ways.
1. Schedule a FREE gas safety check before cold weather arrives to ensure your gas appliances are in safe working condition.
2. Call 811 before you dig to have your underground utilities marked so you can work around them safely.
3. When planting trees take the "right tree, right place" approach to ensure trees don't interfere with overhead or underground utility lines.
 
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