Events › Acorn Processing Workshop with Alameda Native History Project

Join us for an all-ages workshop with Alameda Native History Project where we will learn how to process acorns at home, using things we can find in our kitchen. Drop in throughout the event to learn about cracking, grinding, and leaching the tannins from acorns to form clean nutritious food.

Acorn Granaries are traditional Native American storage structures used to hold harvested foods and keep them safe from the elements and animals over the winter. Acorns are the most important food stock for California Indigenous People. They are a gift from the Oak Trees; and feed all the animals around, including us.

This is a drop-in program.  No registration is needed and participants can stop by throughout the program.

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Please contact the branch should you have any accessibility needs. An ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter or closed captioning can be provided for this program if requested at least seven (7) days in advance. For assistance, please contact your library or accessibility@aclibrary.org.