Welcome Back to In-Person Events |
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As our community slowly starts to open back up, we are prioritizing the mental, physical and emotional health of our staff and volunteers, community members and friends. We appreciate each of you who participated in our survey and provided input to our next steps on how to safely welcome people back to Olivewood Gardens. Check out our upcoming events below, during which we will be offering both in-person and virtual programs to ensure there is something for everyone. Love Olivewood programs and events? There are many ways to support – please share this newsletter, follow us on social media or donate by clicking the button below. |
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Over the past ten weeks, students have been virtually learning about the connections between growing food and preparing healthy meals. They explored eating local, cooking with fresh ingredients and basic knife skills. They also planted their own planter boxes and shared their meals with their families. Last week, ten of these amazing Garden 2 Kitchen (G2K) high school interns visited Olivewood Gardens and were awarded their graduation certificates.
Another group of high school students have been meeting all year as part of our Building Sustainable Communities leadership program in partnership with ARTS. They have spent the past few weeks learning from local experts about consensus organizing, community leadership, food systems and placemaking. Later this summer, they will use their knowledge to create and install a garden at a local National City business. We admire the resolve and commitment students have shown while fully participating in the programs and are so proud of their leadership and dedication to building a stronger community.
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In-person Chefcitos: Meatless and Marvelous - Falafel!
When: Saturday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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In-person Grilled Fish Class // Clase de cocina Clase presencial de pescado a la plancha en persona
When: Saturday, June 19 from 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
This class is in partnership with Fishful Future with limited space available – save your spot below.
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Olivewood Garden Tour
When: Saturday, June 19. Time slots available on the RSVP page.
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In-person Garden Explorers: How Does Your Garden Grow?
When: Saturday, June 26 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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Rosamarias's Culinary Traditions Virtual Cooking Class
When: Wednesday, July 14 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Join Olivewood, National Association of Hispanic Journalists and Olivewood Kitchenista Rosamaria to learn about healthy twists for traditional recipes. Limited space available – save your spot today!
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Save the Date: Day of Play at Olivewood Gardens and Virtual
When: Saturday, July 31
More information coming soon.
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Tamales & Mezcal Online Cooking Class
Hosted by the San Diego and Mexico Chapters of Les Dames d'Escoffier, guests will learn to make tamales with Traditional Oaxacan Cook Olga Cabrera and taste mezcal with Dame Araceli Ramos from Jose Cuervo.
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SANDAG 2021 Regional Plan
As a SANDAG Social Equity Working Group member, Olivewood is seeking community feedback on the draft 2021 Regional Plan. This vision aims to make transportation faster, fairer, and cleaner and your input is needed to ensure the plan reflects the needs and wants of our community.
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Opportunities at Olivewood |
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Open internship positions
- Garden support intern
- Nutrition education intern
- Sustainable agriculture intern
- Outdoor education intern
- Communications and marketing intern
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Open volunteer positions
- Special events/Weekend volunteer
- Office Volunteer
- Docent
- Specialized Skill Volunteer
- Outdoor Education Instructor
- Garden Instructor
- Nutrition Instructor
- Assistant Kitchen Instructor
- Video Editor
- Bilingual Virtual Moderator
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Try This Month's Featured Recipe: Gluten Free Almond Crackers
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Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 TBSP Flaxseed meal
- 1/4 TSP fine salt
- 1 TBSP everything but the bagel spice
- 3 TBSP water
- Parchment paper or silicone baking mat are strongly recommended to use
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium size bowl add all dry ingredients and mix.
- Add water and mix together until a ball of dough forms.
- Place one piece of parchment paper on your counter or cutting board. Turn dough onto the parchment paper.
- Place another piece of parchment paper on top of the dough and roll out to about an ⅛ of an inch thick. These crackers won’t rise, so the thinner the better for crispy crackers.
- Once the dough is rolled out, cut into 1 inch squares with your knife or a pizza wheel.
- Move dough and parchment onto a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes - some crackers will be more browned than others. At this stage, gently separate the crackers and take off the ones that are more brown around the edges.
- Place back in the oven for another 5 minutes to crisp up the middle pieces (this step is optional, if you like them not as crispy leave them out of the oven when you remove the first time.)
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In the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, SDG&E put emergency customer protections in place to help ease the financial burden many Southern Californians were suddenly feeling. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has extended the emergency customer protections to June 30, 2021.
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If you have a past due account balance, SDG&E encourages you to set up a flexible payment plan. Visit sdge.com/my-account-2021 for more information.
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From monthly discounts to one-time payment assistance, SDG&E has different programs available to help manage bills. Visit sdge.com/assistance.
- Renters impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic may qualify for rent and utility payment assistance. Call 2-1-1 to learn more.
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If you are currently a CARE or FERA customer, you may also be eligible for debt forgiveness. Visit sdge.com/AMP to find out if you qualify.
- Program recertifications and verifications for CARE, FERA and Medical Baseline will resume on July 1, 2021.
To see how SDG&E can help, visit sdge.com/covid and answer a few easy questions.
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Building a Just and Equitable Food System
Thank you to each of you for continued support, program participation, volunteer hours and more!
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