Jardin Mixteco – NUU SAVI Nation
Ritual Celebrations from Oaxaca
The Mixtec Community Garden was born in 2016 in Linda Vista, as a dream of the Mixtec community to create a space to grow food, share traditions, and keep cultural roots alive. Here we cultivate the milpa—corn, beans, squash, and more—following ancestral wisdom that teaches us to care for the earth and for one another.
The garden is more than cultivation: it is a gathering place where we speak our languages, share our stories, and strengthen our identity. From this community sowing, a trilingual multimedia book in Tu’un Savi, Spanish, and English was also created, preserving recipes, memories, and celebrations, and carrying our legacy into future generations.
Living Cultures
2026
Cultivating Memory: Kivi N´di as Living Art
The grant will support organizing and commemorating Kivi N’di (Day of the Dead) and Yoō Chi’í (Harvest Day), funding cultural activities, traditional offerings, and event logistics to honor heritage, strengthen community engagement, and preserve the cultural traditions of the Nuu Savi (Mixtecos)community in Linda Vista neighborhood in San Diego, California.
