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The garden will create the opportunity for dialogue about the lack of fresh produce in the area. In San Diego, there is a lack of consciousness as to where the food we eat comes from. The garden project allows the community to follow the journey of a "seed" to the "vegetable" on their plates and their connection to better health. The Linda Vista's rich cultural heritage plays an important part in connecting generations. Elders, many of whom were farmers' in their home country, will have the opportunity to share their culture with the younger generation through farming and food. News and EventsLinda Vista Community Garden at Bayside: Join us every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30am - 3:30pm for garden maintenance in our beautiful garden. Please RSVP to this volunteer event by contacting Janice Pezzoli at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
**News story from NBC 7/39 detailing the reform coming to urban agriculture in San Diego. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
**The Linda Vista Community Garden at Bayside has a new newsletter. Check it out! **Bayside Community Center would like to thank the employees of Motorola Mobility & Hewlett Packard for their recent volunteer spirit. With the support of both these companies, we were able to add a new fence, gravel and picnic tables to our new garden. Come visit and enjoy your lunch while sitting at the tables and enjoying the view of Tecolote Canyon. **Bayside Community Center teamed with Ford Eco-Challenge San Diego driver, Dave Cynkin, to build garden beds for the Linda Vista Community Garden on Saturday, August 27, 2011. Over 50 people participated in the successful event. Check out NBC's local coverage of the event. Big thanks to Ford and Dave Cynkin for donating supplies and delivering them to Bayside as well as all the great volunteers. If you haven't visited the garden lately, stop by! **On Thursday, July 21, 2011 over 100 people turned out for the Linda Vista Community Garden Groundbreaking Ceremony at Bayside. Attendees included politicians, academics, seniors, community cultural groups, community leaders, sustainable food advocates and philanthropists. Speakers included Jorge Riquelme, the Executive Director of Bayside, Councilwoman Lorie Zapf (Council District 6), Vicky Rodiguez from LISC San Diego, Community Garden Coordinator, Janice Pezzoli. Allesandra Tharp from the Nissan Foundation presented Bayside with an award check of $15,000 for the garden project. Donations and GrantsThank you to the Nissan Foundation, Ford, LISC San Diego, San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club, Motorola,and the 2011 Muhammad Ali Center Peace Garden Grant sponsored by the National Gardening Association for your contributions and community support.
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The Linda Vista Community Garden at Bayside bridges cultural divides and improves the quality of life and health through community outreach and collaboration, hands-on learning through gardening, gardening cultivation, harvesting and healthy food access, and inter-generational celebrations of cultural diversity. The Linda Vista Neighborhood Garden project is part of a coordinated set of initiatives that brings together community garden advocacy and education involving schools (K-12 and university students/programs), farmers' market and quality of life planning.
