Join us! Sunday 6/20 Father’s Day from 4-8pm. We’re at 7th West, 1255 7th Street, Oakland, CA 94607. See you there!
Ujamaa, A Co-op Culture Story is a mini branded documentary created to inspire and encourage young people around the country to build cooperative businesses and spark economic growth in their communities. This is the trailer. Mini doc is coming soon.
If you shop the Co-op you've probably already given to the Karma Jar. The balancing action of the Karma Jar allows us to pay it forward, helping those in need buy groceries.
We never know how & when payback will come. But it always comes.
We’ve made the Karma Jar available online so anyone with internet access wanting to help those in need buy groceries, can give. Any amount, anytime.
To Our Beloved Community,
During the COVID-19 health crisis, Mandela Grocery Cooperative will remain open. We are committed to providing fresh, organically grown produce, high-quality groceries, and essential household items to residents in and around West Oakland.
Inside the store, we are taking precautions to reduce the spread of the virus. Our team is washing our hands and changing our gloves consistently. We are wiping down counters, and hand baskets regularly.
If you are feeling sick please stay home. Take necessary precautions not to spread the disease. Also, if you are over the age of 65, please stay home. You can call our store (number is below) to place an order for pick up. We will do our best to shop for you and schedule a time for you to pick up your groceries.
Most of our suppliers are remaining open. Some of our smaller, local suppliers are understandably pausing business. We will continue to receive fresh produce shipments daily. Grocery, Dairy, and Household shipments come twice per week.
Take good care of yourself and your family during these difficult times. Please continue to be thoughtful of and generous to your neighbors.
In cooperation,
Mandela Grocery Cooperative
Store phone: (510) 452-1133
Come learn how and take home FREE FOOD :)
Pop-Up & Play! is a Co-op basketball experience happening at Life is Living Saturday, October 12th at Lil Bobby Hutton aka DeFremery Park in West Oakland. Children 13 & under start playing at noon. Adult games start at 1 pm and go until 3 pm.
We’ll play pick-up basketball games, Co-op style. Healthy competition. Order without force. Keeping our own score.
Pop-Up & Play is another collaboration with the Pop-Up Village, bringing regenerative design back into the hands of the community.
Experience pick-up basketball in a whole new way ~ with a healthy snack bar, blender bike smoothies, and information on ways to plug-in to the broader Cooperative movement.
Schedule
11AM Sign-Ups start at the Pop-Up & Play Zone
11:30AM Stretching & Playing Around
NOON - 1PM Child’s Play Only
1:10PM - 3PM Adults + Baller Child’s Play
*These games, a child is 13 years old & younger
Featuring
A Healthy Snack Bar, Blender Bike Smoothies & Other Healthy Concessions
In collaboration with the Pop-Up Village
See you at Life is Living
We love the Freedom Farmers Market! You can check them out every Saturday between 10 am - 3 pm at 3615 Market Street in Oakland. This market brings legacy African American foods from Black sustainable farmers and creates a culture of intergenerational love vibes, cooperative economics, and healthy food education.
Freedom Farmers Market pops up every Saturday from July to November. We (Mandela Grocery Co-op) pick up boxes of produce from the beautiful farmers there every week. Check them out! Support and show the farmers some love. We'll see you there!
Meet Jeneba Kilgore, one of the work-owners here at the Coop. Jeneba shares her family recipe for Ground Nut Stew aka Peanut Butter Soup with us on this episode of Mandela Meals!
Mandela Grocery Cooperative is firing up our stoves for you, bringing fresh, hot, healthy foods to our neighbors. Stop by starting August 10th for our soft opening where we'll be serving up our sandwiches, salads, smoothies, and rotisserie chicken. Come in, say hi, have a taste, and let us know what you want to eat.
With love,
The Co-op
Live Performances
Starting around 5pm performances by:
Jazz Hudson <3 Goddess Butter
Zero Charisma
Levi
O-Naje
J-Flo
& So-So Topic
Good times!
The cool part is all of the performers are our customers too. Plus one's a Co-op supplier and another is our founding Member & Co-op President.
Here's more of what's happening at the Pop-Up.
Game Time
Of course, we know Friday is game 4 in Oakland. We've got it covered. Watch the game at the Pop-Up!
YEEE! And It's Cherry Season!
It's Cook-Out Season, Too!
Whether you're making your dish from scratch or choosing from our fine selection of hand picked party flavors SHOP THE CO-OP and have the best food at the Cook-Out. For real!
photo by Fox Nakai
~ Thank You ~
As always, thanks to our folks orchestrating the Pop-Up Village. We love you and we're juiced to collab on the future Pop-Up Village Co-op!
We close with a VIDEO, a sample cut from our Co-op documentary film coming soon. Stay Tuned.
See You Friday at The Co-op Party!
The artist who painted our windows is none other than our neighbor, Joonbug, Mandela Grocery customer and friend. Inspiration for our window art comes from tradition, People's Consumer Cooperative, an African-American run grocery cooperative in Chicago in the 1930's - 1940's. Learn more about People Co-op in Collective Courage (we sell the book!)and
check out more of Joonbug's work at his site http://www.bugs87.com
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In late June, the Berkeley Food Institute at UC Berkeley launched a multi-media project Hungry for Change, which features twenty trailblazing food systems reformers from across the California, dedicated to advancing equity, health, and sustainability in food and farming systems. Mandela co-owner Adrionna Fike was one of the individuals featured in this list.