Taking a short break...

Hey y'all, I just wanted to let you know I'm still alive and kicking. I have taken a short break the past few months to plan my upcoming wedding (which is almost here!) but have swaps planned for late October (Homemade Food Swap) and November (Handmade Art & Gift Swap) so stay tuned for those.

As always, if you know about any swaps you would like to get the word out for let me know. I want Swap It Oakland to be a place you can come to find out about all swap events in Oakland not just ones we put on.

Summer 2013 Homemade Food Swap

Summer Homemade Food & Product Swap

Have something special you like to whip up in the kitchen? Proud of your homemade soaps? Tired of eating all those jars of the same type of jam you made last fall? Up to your ears in eggs from your backyard chickens?

Come join other diy-ers for an afternoon of Homemade Food & Product Swapping.

This event will cap out at 25 swappers so everyone will be able to meet, sample, & swap in a comfortable, casual environment.

Saturday, July 13th 2-4pm

W. Berkeley (exact address given after successful registration)

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER SWAP

Tickets are $5 each swapper.

This helps me cover some costs for materials and advertising for the event. It also insures people who sign up for a swap spot are serious swappers who will show up the day of the event.

Please remember to let me know what you plan on bringing to swap and give an email address I can contact you at if needed. 

Want more info on what to expect at the swap? Check our our "How Food Swaps Work" page.

Arts & Craft Supply Swap - June 1st 2013

Arts & Craft Supply Swap

June 1st, 12-2:30pm

3109 Minna Ave Oakland Ca 94619

RSVP on the Facebook Event Page:
http://www.facebook.com/events/372432926200414/

Have craft supplies you no longer use? A bucket of beads that aren't right for your current project? Got in to needle felting but never followed through? Have a box of paints from that class you took years ago? Bring them all down to the Arts & Craft Supply Swap!

Trade your unneeded supplies for ones you will actually use! 
Anything artsy & craftsy welcome. Jewelry making supplies, paints & brushes, paper goods, fabric & yarn, etc. 

This will be a "FREE for all" style trade. FREE to get in with a bag of supplies to add to the swap. Add your supplies to the tables then take home any supplies you would like.

Make sure to "like" Swap It Oakland on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/swapitevents

Plant, Cuttings, & Crop Swap Saturday May 4th

Bring your excess plants, cuttings, & backyard crops to trade with others for new to you plant goodness. 

Also feel free to share seeds, produce, plant-starts, homemade foods, cultured food starters (kombucha, kefir, sourdough, etc.), eggs, honey, skills, information, inspiration, desperation, perspiration and community survival skills

Phat Beets Farmers Market
942 Stanford Ave. @Lowell St (CrossRoads Collective Cafe), Oakland, Ca. 94608

Excess produce will be distributed through Phat Beets Produce Free Clinic and School Based Farm Stands and will be used in the Cross Roads Collective Cafe's "Beet Bowl", a sliding scale vegetarian meal program.

Head on over to the Facebook Event Page and let everyone know what you plan on bringing:
http://www.facebook.com/events/358174540951413/

Getting Ready for the Spring Homemade Food Swap

The Spring 2013 Homemade Food Swap is just about a week away (April 14th) and I am so excited! I can't wait to show off what I have been whipping up and check out what you all bring to the table.

This swap is currently FULL, but if you are interested in swapping with us in the future make sure you sign up for the email list (in the right column of this blog) to be notified first when spaces open up for the next one.
If you DID get a spot you should have received an email with detailed information about the swap, swap location, etc. If you didn't get it (or it got sent to your trash folder) shoot me an email (kendra.poma@gmail.com) and I'll send you another one. Also, let me know if you won't be able to make it so someone on the waiting list can join us instead. 

Here is our current list of items you can expect to see at the swap:
(please let me know if you have any changes to your list of items you plan on bringing)
Almond milk
Pickled vegetables (all sorts including sauerkraut & kimchi) 
Fruit Jams, Syrups, & Sauces
Yogurts (labne & goats milk)
Hot sauces
Ghee
Fermented drinks & edibles
Backyard eggs
candied & preserved citrus
Pestos and herb sauces
Granola
Soups
Fresh produce
Homemade "Lara" bars (raw date & nut snack bars)
Chocolate Truffles
Herbal candies
Herbal Tea blends
Herbal Salves
Shampoo & Soap bars
Face scrubs & masks
Lotions

What am I working on?
I have been working hard for months (well, years really) creating tasty Herbal Medicinal Tea blends and I'm really proud to be able to share them with you at this swap. I will be swapping blends for Digestion, Active Infection (for when you are sick or healing a wound), Nerve Calming Night Time tea, and a hormone balancing Woman's tea.
I personally have grown & dried most of the herbs that go in to these tea blends. A LOT of plant material goes in to these teas which isn't very apparent when all the plant material has been dried and packaged. Some of the herbs added are rare & expensive but are very powerful so these are once I thought important to purchase & add in the blends.

I will also have some amazing Herbal Salve which is great for healing wounds, rashes, acne, diaper rash, athletes foot, fungal infections, etc.
And finally, I will be making some deliciously healing Herbal Candies & Sodas.

What are YOU working on for the swap? Feel free to leave a comment & let us all know!

Spring 2013 Homemade Food Swap

Spring Homemade Food & Product Swap

Have something special you like to whip up in the kitchen? Proud of your homemade soaps? Tired of eating all those jars of the same type of jam you made last fall? Up to your ears in eggs from your backyard chickens?

Come join other diy-ers for an afternoon of Homemade Food & Product Swapping.

This event will cap out at 20 swappers so everyone will be able to meet, sample, & swap in a comfortable, casual environment.

Sunday, April 14th 1-3pm

North Oakland (exact address given after successful registration)

Tickets are $5 each swapper.

This helps me cover some costs for materials and advertising for the event. It also insures people who sign up for a swap spot are serious swappers who will show up the day of the event.

Please remember to make a note in the checkout process of the items you plan on bringing and use an email address I can contact you at if needed. 

Want more info on what to expect at the swap? Check our our "How Food Swaps Work" page.

THIS SWAP IS NOW FULL NO MORE SPOTS AVAILABLE

Ladies Clothing Swap March 2nd - Berkeley

You must RSVP to the facebook event page in order to receive the address: http://www.facebook.com/events/334270830017041/

Ladies Clothing Swap
Sat. March 2
1-4pm
Downtown Berkeley

"Hello Ladies,

It's time to clean out our closets again so we can swap our gently used clothing, shoes and accessories to make new awesome outfits.

This is my first time hosting and I will send you my exact address on Feb. 28 I am close to BART near Dana & Parker

There will have tables set out up on my large patio and space in the living room so you are able to try things on.

Any suggestions or words of advice so this goes smoothly would be great. 

Happy Swapping!
Cat

P.S. All left over clothing will be donated Good Will."

Fall Homemade Food Swap Oct 14th

We currently have 6 spots left for our Fall Homemade Food Swap next weekend. Come join us!

This time around we are accepting not only delish homemade & homegrown food items but also homemade body & cleaning products as well.

The more of each of your products you bring the more traded items you get to bring home!
(it seems to work out best if you bring only 2 or 3 different types of items.

The deets:
Sunday October 14th
1-3pm

N. Oakland Golden Gate Neighborhood. (address given once successfully registered)

Sign up here: http://fallfoodswap.eventbrite.com/

Autumn Clothing Swap & Potluck - Ladies sizes 2-10

Friday October 5th * 7-10pm

Ladies S, M, & L (sizes 2-10ish)
http://www.facebook.com/events/450024108381659/ 

As the trees begin to shed their leaves, lets gather as women to shed some unneeded items of our own...and pick up some new ones to carry us through fall and into winter. 

We will be swapping:

-Clothing
-Accessories
-Shoes
-Jewelry
-Beauty Products you tried but didn't work for you (partially used ok)
-books
etc.

*Please be respectful and only bring clean, usable items.
No xxl software company t-shirts, stains, and no un-mendable holes.

This clothing swap is also a POTLUCK so bring a dish to share with the rest of the girls. Main dishes, snacks, drinks, deserts, anything is welcome. 

5927 San Pablo Ave. 

Oakland, CA

Make sure to RSVP on our facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/450024108381659/

Plant & Garden Supply Swap - October 6th

At the plant swap you can bring plants, cuttings, seedlings, starts, foraged plants, and seeds of edible & non edible plants.

This is also a great place to bring any extra gardening supplies you have: pots, natural fertilizers, vermicompost/worms, garden tools, stepping stones, etc.
Pass them all on to a new home and come pick up some new-to-you plants for your garden and home.

The only entrance fee is something brought to add to the swap.
(or you can come after 2pm and pick up plants by donation)

*Please remember to label each of your plants

Arts & Craft Supply Swap - Sept 15th

Have crafty supplies you no longer use? A bucket of beads that aren't right for your current project? Got in to needle felting but never followed through? Have a box of paints from that class you took years ago? Bring them all down to the Arts & Craft Supply Swap! Trade your unneeded supplies for ones you will actually use. All without spending a dime!

Anything artsy & craftsy welcome. Jewelry making supplies, paints & brushes, paper goods, fabric & yarn, etc.

This will be a "FREE for all" style trade. FREE to get in with a bag of supplies to add to the swap. Add your supplies to the tables then take home any supplies you would like.
All left over supplies will be donated to local art programs.

Sat. Sept 15th
1-3pm
5927 San Pablo Ave. Oakland

Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/181661488634676/

Yoga & Active Wear swap October 20th

Facebook event page

Summer 2012 Homemade Food Swap

Registration for this swap is open and the spots are filling up quicker than ever. I’ve opened up a second day on Sunday July 29th from 1-3pm

Swap your edible creations and enjoy the summer afternoon at a brand new N. Oakland location.

What

A food swap is an event where you trade your homemade, homegrown, and foraged creations with other participants. Diversify your pantry while meeting your friends and neighbors.

Who

We welcome everyone, as long as you bring something you made, grew, or foraged yourself. You must pre-register to attend. If you plan to bring a family member or friend who will be swapping their own foods, please register them separately.

When

Saturday, July 28, 2012, 12 – 2 pm or July 29th 1-3pm

Please arrive promptly at the start time.

Where

North Oakland.
The exact location will be released only to those accepted to the swap. If you are accepted please do not share the event location with anyone. We will not have room for drop in swappers. If you know someone who is interested in attending the swap please have them fill out the registration form & wait to see if they get accepted.

What to bring

• Food to swap: All swap items must be homemade, homegrown, or foraged by you. Think preserves, baked goods, fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, condiments, beverages… you name it! Bring as little or as much as you like. You can bring a bunch of one thing or multiples of a few different things. The possibilities are endless!

Keep in mind that swappers will be examining and picking up your goods, so be sure to package them in a way that protects the food and makes it clear the amounts you want to swap. When applicable, it is recommended that you include storage and shelf life information..

• Samples: Make sure to bring samples of all your items for everyone to taste. We will not be able to provide any kitchen items at this location so MAKE SURE TO BRING EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR SAMPLES. (ex: napkins, cups, knife, toothpicks)

• Swap card: Bring one swap card for each different item you’re swapping.

Learn more

Find out more on our Swapper Info Page

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kendra: kendra.poma@gmail.com

The Honor Code

This is a community event; however, participants must pre-register, which means this event is operated as a private club.

In addition, all swap participants adhere to an honor code of using the highest cleanliness standards in their own kitchens and gardens to prepare their swap items. Swap participants must agree to the following terms before registering:

• By participating in this event, you are acknowledging that the food items being shared are not necessarily prepared in commercial kitchens or spaces inspected by any government agency.

• By participating in this event, you are also acknowledging that you will use the highest standards of safety and cleanliness in food preparation.

• By participating in this event, you assume all liability; specifically, you agree to not hold liable food swap hosts, swap venue owners/providers, or other swap participants.