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Hello Claire,
As we usher in the new year, we can’t help but reflect on the past 12 months which were full of growth, new partnerships, advocacy, delicious new recipes, and community.
The Olivewood team spent the first week of the new year doing staff reflection and training. This year we started off with a mindfulness meditation and ended with a staff cooking challenge, which turned more into a cooking competition than a challenge! In between we talked about strategic planning, program evaluation, roles and responsibilities, resource development and our justice, equity, diversity and inclusion work (JEDI). We enjoyed an educational tour of Kimball Park and dove deeper into our personal nonprofit origin stories with consultant Loretta Turner.
Our capital campaign remains a major focus as this plan not only means improved facilities but also better access to both healthy food and community spaces for our programs and partners. We are excited to break ground on the greenhouse and production building later this month.
And, as always, our property is available to rent for gatherings, celebrations, teambuilding cooking challenges or community service and more!
On the horizon is our popular gnocchi class for adults, new recipes for our January Chefcitos, an upcoming open garden and more! We hope you’ll find time to visit the garden soon.
In Gratitude,
Jen Nation
Executive Director
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