Throughout the month of July, our team was hard at work revitalizing our garden, engaging youth in environmental stewardship and hosting a day full of fun activities for National City families. Below is a recap in case you missed out, but next time be sure to join us!
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San Diego Green Building Council picked Olivewood as their legacy site for 2021 and will be back on site to continue to revitalize the newest parcel.
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Volunteers from DEMCON Concrete Contractors donated time and labor to terrace the full northeast hillside of the Olivewood property and prepare it for future planting.
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We hosted two weeks of summer camp in partnership with Ocean Connectors and support from The San Diego Foundation. Participating youth explored healthy recipe making and kitchen experimentation, environmental stewardship, urban gardening and ocean science. Some of our favorite feedback includes: "This is so good, I think my head will explode!" and "My daughter fed the chickens and she learned about plants and saw shark teeth, she's loving it. She went on and on about a lettuce wrap she ate, I'm going to need the recipe."
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We graduated our 19th and 20th generations of Cooking for Salud –graduating our 300th Kitchenista! Participants prepared recipes alongside our wonderful volunteer chefs – Chef Christina Ng of Chinita's Pies, Chefs Angel y Angel of Muma Paxil, Chef/Kitchenistas Aureny Aranda of Au Gourmet, and Board Member, Dr. Sabrina Falquier Montrain of SensationsSalud. Over 20 volunteers contributed talent to these programs and our graduated Kitchenistas came to the gardens to enjoy an official ceremony.
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We hosted Day of Play! Over 15 partner organizations and dozens of volunteers joined us for hands-on garden fun, tasting stations, STEAM activities, community input opportunities, and more. We had over 120 participants from National City for the in-person program and over 1,300 views on our livestream from people throughout the county. We couldn't be happier to have our community back at the gardens!
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Quarterly Lunch & Learn with Executive Director Jen Nation
Wednesday, August 25 from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
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Farm Film & Music Series: The Kitchenistas |
Coastal Roots Farm will be screening The Kitchenistas. Bring your picnic blanket, lawn chairs, snacks and enjoy!
Thursday, October 7 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
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Save the Date!
Adult Cooking Class: Grilled Pizza Party // Fiesta de Pizza a la Parrilla
Saturday, September 18 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
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Shoutout to Our Day of Play Volunteers! |
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Thank you to our Day of Play 2021 volunteers. Each volunteer played a key part in the success of the event from the registration table volunteers to the ushers, nutrition and garden activities volunteers, to Kitchenistas – all the volunteers who worked hard to prepare the gardens to receive our guests, and many more. You all made this event fun, safe and educational. Thank you! |
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Welcome to our Newest Team Member |
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Olivewood is excited to introduce our new Director of Programs, Hope Zabronsky. Originally from Washington D.C., Hope’s affinity for the outdoors brought her to Vermont where she pursued a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Vermont. Hope also holds a M.S. in International Agricultural Development and Participatory Education from UC Davis. Hope brings seven years of experience within the environmental nonprofit sector and has national and international experience working with communities on sustainable food systems, agricultural equity, economic development, and environmental education initiatives. |
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Ingredients
- 6 bananas
- 6oz (1⁄2 cup) semi-sweet, milk chocolate, dark chocolate chips or bars broken into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil or canola oil
- Toppings – hemp hearts, granola, toasted coconut flakes, crushed nuts or seeds
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Instructions
- Line a tray with parchment paper. Peel bananas, cut into desired size, and insert popsicle stick(s) for holding.
- Place cut bananas on the prepared tray and place in the freezer for about half an hour.
- While bananas are in the freezer, place chocolate and oil in a microwavable safe bowl (or you can use a double boiler) and microwave in 20 second increments until chocolate is melted. Be careful not to overheat the chocolate.
- Dip bananas in melted chocolate using the popsicle stick handle, then roll gently into the topping of choice.
- Return to the freezer until fully frozen.
- Enjoy!
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