Join Us for the 2025 Acorn Granary Challenge in Alameda
This summer, the Alameda Native History Project invites you to be part of something powerful, rooted, and real: the 2025 Acorn Granary Challenge.
We are building a traditional Acorn Granary using natural materials and Indigenous knowledge, right here in Alameda at APC’s Farm2Market. This is not just a construction project. It is a challenge to remember that survival has always been a collective effort, and that resilience is built in community.
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime, hands-on experience where we work side by side to bring this granary to life, honor traditional practices, and make a tangible contribution to the restoration of Indigenous Foodways.
What We’re Building
Acorn Granaries are traditional Native American storage structures used to safely hold acorns over winter after the fall harvest. These granaries have been used for thousands of years. They are designed to protect acorns from rain, snow, and pests, while keeping them accessible as a vital food source.
The structure we are building will be a symbol of cultural resilience and a critical part of our plan to reintroduce acorn flour at scale for the first time in 300 years.
Event Details
2025 Acorn Granary Challenge
Dates: Sunday, July 13 and Sunday, July 20
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: APC Farm2Market, 2600 Barbers Point Rd, Alameda, CA 94501
Cost: Free and open to all (all ages welcome with adult supervision)
Registration: events.humanitix.com/alameda-acorn-granary-challenge
This is a clean and sober event. Please do not come under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Also: you don’t have to be Native to kick it, but please respect this Indigenous Space you are being invited into.
What to Expect
Session 1 (July 13):
- Learn about working with willow
- Begin constructing the Acorn Granary
- Discover traditional Indigenous pest management using bay leaves
Session 2 (July 20):
- Add finishing touches and install the granary
- Option to weave pine boughs to protect the structure from rain
No experience necessary. Just bring your full self, your willingness to contribute, and your respect for the Indigenous space you are being invited into.
Why It Matters
This granary is more than a structure. It is a step toward healing. By rebuilding these food systems, we are reclaiming a legacy interrupted by colonization. The acorns stored in this granary will become part of California’s first large-scale Indigenous acorn flour production in three centuries. That flour will be offered to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area as a tangible tribal benefit.
Your participation helps move us closer to a future where Indigenous food sovereignty is not just a concept. It is alive, growing, and thriving in our communities.
Be Part of the Movement
We are reopening Indigenous Foodways. Come help us build something sacred, and be part of something that lasts.
Space is limited.
Register now at
events.humanitix.com/alameda-acorn-granary-challenge