Welcome to ACORNS! Season Two

The ACORNS! Project Arc is Indigenous-led. It brings people together to restore our relationship with the land and the oak trees that feed us. This work gives everyone a real way to take part in a Native tradition, led by Indigenous people, done in a good way, and with a clear tribal benefit. We gather, process, and share acorns so this foodway can live again and serve the people it belongs to.

Ready to help? Join the movement now.

Acorn Harvest:
Where the Season Begins

The Acorn Harvest is underway across the Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus Counties. Join us in gathering acorns that will become the first community-made Acorn Flour in centuries.

Learn how to identify, harvest, and sort acorns using traditional methods taught by Indigenous leaders. Every acorn you gather helps reopen an Indigenous foodway and feeds both people and land.

This is your chance to help in a respectful, responsible way. Non-Indigenous participants are welcome. Work alongside Indigenous leaders and be part of something that truly gives back.

Sign up for the Acorn Harvest now

Acorn Processing Workshops:
From Tree to Table

Crack, grind, and cold leach acorns to make flour. Learn hands-on using safe, simple methods you can repeat at home. These workshops combine cultural knowledge and food science to show how tradition and technology fit together.

Every step follows values of care, patience, and reciprocity. When you take part, you help keep an ancestral foodway alive and share in restoring balance between people and the land.

Two public workshops will be held in March. All ages welcome. No experience needed.

Join the Acorn Processing Workshops.

ACORNS! Culinary Series:
Where it All Comes Together

Celebrate the return of Indigenous foods. Cook with fresh Acorn Flour and learn contemporary Indigenous recipes rooted in tradition and wellness. Each class features Indigenous ingredients and techniques that blend heritage with creativity.

This is where it all connects: the harvest, the process, and the shared meal. Food is culture, ceremony, and science. Come cook, taste, and be part of a living tradition.

Join the ACORNS! Culinary Series.