Upcoming Events

Winter Wellness Series: Respiratory Tea Workshop
Saturday, February 28th at 2pm-3pm, Oakland Library: 81st Street Branch
The Winter Wellness Series is HOPE's event series that educates our community members and shares ways to stay healthy during cold and flu season. 

Join HOPE in the third event of our Winter Wellness Series! We will be learning to make respiratory tea blends using herbal ingredients to keep our immune and respiratory systems healthy. For East Oakland residents: you may be eligible to receive a free air purifier by attending this event! Please register today. 

Register Here

We'd like to thank our sponsor Ava Community Energy!
Learn more about Ava on their website. 

---

---

On-Going Events

Meal and Produce Distribution 

Sparc-It Place

• 3247 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA 94608
  Chef Empress Xia Nei focuses on reconnecting our community to the power of fungi medicine, an ancestral way of eating, and creating a space for us to be well. Through our café and event space, we connect people to our local farmers through educational markets that provide seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables.

---

Past Events 

Winter Wellness Series: Herbal Salve Demonstration
Sunday, January 25th at 12:30pm-2pm, Kinfolx
HOPE Collaborative and Mariposa Morenita hosted a herbal salve-making demo focused on accessible wellness practices and care for the body and skin. 
During this workshop, participants:

• Learned about herbs commonly used in salves, including spearmint and plantain leaves
• Followed a guided salve-making process, including oil infusion, melting beeswax, and adding herbs
• Had the opportunity to create your own oil infusion using additional foraged herbs
• Received a wellness kit The demo will highlight native plant species, salve uses and show ways communities have relied on plants for care and resilience.

Winter Wellness Series: Fire Cider Workshop
Saturday, December 13th at the Oakland Bloom Open Test Kitchen 
Fire Cider is an herbal remedy that helps boost the immune system and can be made at home with many ingredients you may already have. Join us as we host a hands on workshop on how to make fire cider and keep ourselves healthy this winter season! This workshop was led by Jianna at GG Botanicals. 
During this workshop, participants:

• Learned about the anti-inflammatory properties of many fruits and vegatables
• Created their own fire cider blend 
• Learned various recipes to use fire cider to boost their immunity