ACORNS!

ACORNS! is the Current Project Arc, which began in March 2024, and will extend to May 2025.

This arc consists of four parts:

1. Material Harvest for Granary Project
   Ongoing June, July & August 2024
   Consists of Indigenous Land Lab meet-ups to gather the materials needed to construct Acorn Granaries to hold acorns from First Annual Acorn Harvest. Learn more about harvesting materials and Indigenous Land Lab Meet-Ups here.
2. Acorn Granary Project (“Challenge”)
   Sundays in July 2024
   We will meet to work together on Acorn Granary construction. This is a community project and everyone is welcome.
3. First Annual Acorn Harvest
   September/October 2024
   We are monitoring thousands of Oak Trees throughout Alameda and the Greater East Bay for peak ripeness. Once the acorns start falling, we will have to race squirrels, crows, deer, and other animals to the best acorns for storage over winter in our Acorn Granaries.
4. ACORNS! : Contemporary Indigenous Cuisine Classes/Demos
   March-May 2025
   Learn how to process and cook with Acorns. Featuring a diverse menu taught over a series of workshops. Learn through hands-on experience, and take home some acorn flour and recipe book to share with your friends!

Natural Material Gathering (Ongoing)

Dates: June 2024 -through- May 2025
Sign-Up URL: https://forms.gle/q8KD4x238K1LAcwq9

We are gathering and cultivating natural materials for ACORNS!, as well as our other projects–including building the Indigenous Land Lab itself.

Go to the Indigenous Land Lab page to find out more about the lab and how you can be a part of reviving our ancestral landscapes!

Acorn Granary Project (July 2024)

Dates: Concluded!

We gathered on Sundays in July to create Acorn Granaries to store the acorns from the Acorn Harvest.

Read the article, Acorn Granary Challenge Produces Storage For 2024 Harvest to find out more!

First Annual Acorn Harvest (Sep/Oct 2024)

Dates: September/October 2024 (To Be Announced)
Sign-Up URL: https://forms.gle/1VKqgvkWJa8XHt5n8

Join us for the First Annual Acorn Harvest, a unique opportunity to reopen indigenous food pathways and share in the abundance of our local oak trees. For the first time in over 100 years, acorns will be harvested in our community, filling the acorn granary at the APC Farm2Market and providing acorn flour and acorn meal for local Native organizations and tribes. This event will be a powerful celebration of Indigenous culture and a meaningful step towards food sovereignty and sustainability in our community. Sign up to participate in the harvest and be a part of this special event!

ACORNS! Culinary Lab (March 2025)

Dates: March through May 2025
Sign-Up URL: To Be Announced

Witness an acorn processing demo. Sample traditional acorn mush. Participate in a hands on baking class using acorn flour.

Receive some acorn flour and recipes to try at home!

Tickets will be available beginning September 2024.