What if a garden could change lives? As part of Podcasthon, we’re spotlighting Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center, a non-profit dedicated to inspiring youth and adults to be healthy and active citizens through organic gardening, environmental stewardship, and nutrition education.  

In this episode you’ll hear:
1:40 – About Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center.
2:15 – The journey to becoming a Kitchenista.
8:45 – How Olivewood Gardens began.
9:45 – Opportunities for Kitchenistas post-graduation.
17:00 – Giving back to the Olivewood community.

Referenced in the episode:

• Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center
• Podcasthon  

Credits:
Host - Dr. Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS, DipABLM
Sound and Editing - Will Crann
Executive Producer - Esther Garfin  

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Show Topics Include: Nutrition, Food as Medicine, Microbiome, Metabolism, Weight loss, Gut health, Healthy recipes, Lower cholesterol naturally, Reverse heart disease, Health, Inflammation,  Mediterranean Diet, Longevity, Turmeric benefits , Cortisol Stress, Blood sugar, Protein, Magnesium, Sleep quality, Immunity, Hormone balance, Sunday meal prep, Medically tailored meals (MTM), Produce Prescription (PRx), ROI of Food as Medicine programs, Healthcare cost reduction, Prevention nutrition, Culinary medicine program curriculum for hospitals, Teaching kitchen, Health equity, Evidence-based nutrition interventions