Transforming Spaces, Empowering Communities

Community grows here; grow with us! Join your neighbors for West Oakland Has Roots, a joyful gathering celebrating Earth Month, community care, and the people who call West Oakland home. 🌍 Hosted by West Oakland Library Friends (WOLF), this community partner event honors environmental stewardship and the vibrant spirit of The West. This is a day to connect, share, and build together! 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 🗓 Friday, April 24th 🕰️ 1 PM–4 PM 📍 1801 Adeline St, Oakland We’ve partnered with amazing organizations, local brands, creators, and community members to bring you a memorable event! 🪏Volunteer with @_commonvision_ and @hyphaelabs to plant greenery around the library that will grow and thrive in our shared community space. 📚 Connect with the @westoaklandbranch , @westoaklandeip , @thewocanorg , and other community resources 🍄‍🟫 ATOW live cooking demo featuring @mikuyta_mushrooms and @mandelapartners produce 🫜 Shop @mandelapartners produce stand 🍊 Fresh juice from @oaklandgleaners 🍲 Delicious food prepared by @solfoodorg 💪🏽 Stretch and reset with @providence.athleticclub 📓 Climate writing and light yoga with @cjamswriting ✉️ Learn about the Seed Swap Co-op by @calidadbotanica 🪴 Visit our seed starting destination 🎨 Crafts, coloring, and more Bring your friends, your curiosity, and your love for our community. We hope to see you there! 🐺 #WestOaklandBranch #WestOakland #EarthMonth #EnvironmentalStewardship #WestOaklandCommunityPartners

A month ago I got the keys to a space that I’ve been building toward for a long time. I am a community builder and have spent most of his life thinking about how to bring people together around food. For years I’ve been doing that work in spaces that were never really mine. That has changed. 3461 is a community space and community garden at the California Hotel in West Oakland — the first home of solfood, an organization I’m building to turn underutilized spaces into trusted community infrastructure. In the past few weeks we have made more than 250 meals and hosting programming for residents and neighbors. We’re raising $20,000 by May 1st to keep the doors open. We’ve raised $13,000 of the goal. If this resonates — donate, share, or just follow along. Link in bio. 🌱 #solfood #WestOakland #GatherLearnBuild #CommunityPower #Oakland

THANK YOU!!!!!! 🙏🏿❤️💕🎉🫂 @soulful_soil_farms @nadrichcohenllp @lachatatacos @musicchanginglives @jbruny @mbcaltadena @djsupernova @honeyskettle @projectboon

Thank you for coming together to celebrate life, community, and healing. Special thank you to our sponsors/donors for making this happen! #healdena ❤️💫

💙 THANK YOU to everyone who pulled up to the KenFolk Cookout and made it a day full of love, unity, and joy! 🙌🏾 From the 3v3 basketball to the giveaways, live music, and good food—y’all showed up and showed out! 🎶🍽️👟♥️ We’re excited to announce that we’re moving our dates to Fourth Fridays & Fourth Saturdays starting August 22 & 23 and we’re kicking it off with a line dancing class! 💃🏾🕺🏾 So bring your dancing shoes and let’s groove together. 🌟 📦 Volunteers Needed! Join us Friday, August 22 from 9AM–Noon as we prep for Saturday’s distribution. If you’re free, DM us and come lend a hand and be part of the movement. ✊🏾 ✊🏼✊🏻✊✊🏿 Huge shoutout to all our partners who make this work possible: @solfoodorg @musicchanginglives @changinglivesassociation @soulful_soil_farms @mbcaltadena @vessi @greysonclothiers @projectboon @honeyskettle @dj_damu @pangeasound @eliddeeee @globalempowermentmission and more. ❤️ Altadena, we see you. We are you. Let’s continue to build, heal, and rise—together. 🌹 #HealDena #MusicChangingLives #SolFood #SoulfulSoilFarms #AltadenaStrong #KenFolkCookout #CommunityLove #FourthFridays #LineDancingVibes

It’s going down this Saturday, 7/19! Come through to the KenFolk Cookout hosted by @solfoodorg x @musicchanginglives from 11AM to 6PM at Metropolitan Baptist Church (2283 N Fair Oaks Ave, Altadena, CA). We’ll have free shoes and gear from @vessi and @greysonclothiers , relief supplies from @soulsavingproductionsorg and @globalempowermentmission , community orgs holding it down, and good vibes all around. Got game? Pull up for the 3v3 KenFok basketball tourney—$500 cash prize on the line, and @pangeasound will be in charge of the tunes. Volunteers, we see you—come at 8AM. Giveaway starts at 10AM and goes ‘til it’s gone. Big love to all our partners like @changinglivesassociation @soulful_soil_farms @mbcaltadena and the whole crew making this possible. We tryna curate the vibe to remind yall that Altadena is still here and that we’ll continue to show up for each other, build, and heal together. Hit the link in bio to sign up. Bring your people. Let’s make it a day to remember. #Healdena 💙❤️🌹

It’s going down next Saturday, 7/19! Come through to the KenFolk Cookout hosted by @solfoodorg x @musicchanginglives from 11AM to 6PM at Metropolitan Baptist Church (2283 N Fair Oaks Ave, Altadena, CA). We’ll have free shoes and gear from @vessi and @greysonclothiers , relief supplies from @soulsavingproductionsorg and @globalempowermentmission , community orgs holding it down, and good vibes all around. Got game? Pull up for the 3v3 KenFok basketball tourney—$500 cash prize on the line, and @pangeasound will be in charge of the tunes. Volunteers, we see you—come at 8AM. Giveaway starts at 10AM and goes ‘til it’s gone. Big love to all our partners like @changinglivesassociation @soulful_soil_farms @mbcaltadena and the whole crew making this possible. We tryna curate the vibe to remind yall that Altadena is still here and that we'll continue to show up for each other, build, and heal together. Hit the link in bio to sign up. Bring your people. Let’s make it a day to remember. #Healdena 💙❤️🌹

Yall coming to the cookout? Join us on Saturday, July 19th, 2025, for KinFok Cookout presented by @solfood x @musicchanginglives from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 📍 Metropolitan Baptist Church, 2283 N Fair Oaks Ave, Altadena, CA 91001 in efforts to Heal Altadena. 🕙 Volunteers Arrive: 8:00 a.m. 🕥 Distribution Starts: 10:00 a.m. - Until Supplies Last ✅ Free shoes and gear from @vessi @greysonclothiers ✅Relief supplies from @soulsavingproductionsorg @globalempowermentmission ✅ Community resources & more ✅ 3 v 3 KenFok basketball tournament $500 cash prize 🏆 ✅ Music by: @pangea We are grateful to our incredible community partners, including @changinglivesassociation @soulful_soil_farms   @mbcaltadena @musicchanginglives and many others, for making this event possible. This is more than just a resource event—it’s a chance to rebuild, heal, and move forward together. We look forward to seeing you there. Register with the Link in our bio! See you soon! #Healdena ❤️🌹💙

Calling all food entrepreneurs! Please join CK, solfood and Black Cultural Zone for “Building a Healthy Black Communities with Food,” the final Oakland Food Futures Summit event of 2025. Millions of dollars have been committed to re-imagine and re-vitalize a traditionally black community in deep east Oakland. Organizers and promoters envision a neighborhood anchored by black-owned restaurants and market spaces that create jobs, foster a sense of community and create a model of healthy black community building that other cities can emulate. We’ll explore the opportunities presented by this investment and engage in a collaborative conversation about what this neighborhood could look like, and how we can work together to realize that vision. Reserve your free tickets today at CKoakland.org! #oaklandfoodie #eastoakland

NEXT WEEK - CALENDAR OF EVENTS 🎟️Limited tickets still available, link in bio. Tickets are free with reservation. Hosted by Community Kitchens and solfood, Oakland Food Futures Summit is held during @visitoakland Oakland Restaurant Week (March 20-30, 2025). The summit is a groundbreaking event series exploring the power of food to shape a more resilient, sustainable and equitable community. 🍽 Monday, 3/24 Preserving Restaurants as Public Spaces Calabash l 5:30-7:30PM 🍽 Tuesday, 3/25 Building Future Food Hubs Uptown Station l 5:30-7:30PM 🍽 Thursday, 3/27 Oakland Mayoral Candidates Forum Oakland Fund for Public Innovation Oaklandia Cafe l 6:30 - 8PM 🍽 Thursday 3/27 - Sunday 3/30 Future Chefs Pop Up Alabama BBQ . Burmese . Chicago Sandwiches CK Central Kitchen l 5:30-9PM 🍽 Saturday 3/29 Building Healthy Black Communities with Food. Black Cultural Zone. Calabash l noon-2pm @oksdeli @thecookandherfarmer @alamaroakland @sobremesaoak @thepeachbrunch @josmodernthai @accfb @oaklandfund @solfood.org_ca @bitemarksandos #foodjustice #feedthepeople #oakland #ORW25

Calling all food entrepreneurs! Please join CK, solfood and Black Cultural Zone for “Building a Healthy Black Communities with Food,” the final Oakland Food Futures Summit event of 2025. Millions of dollars have been committed to re-imagine and re-vitalize a traditionally black community in deep east Oakland. Organizers and promoters envision a neighborhood anchored by black-owned restaurants and market spaces that create jobs, foster a sense of community and create a model of healthy black community building that other cities can emulate. We'll explore the opportunities presented by this investment and engage in a collaborative conversation about what this neighborhood could look like, and how we can work together to realize that vision. Reserve your free tickets today at CKoakland.org! #oaklandfoodie #eastoakland

Step into the CK Central Kitchen during #oaklandrestaurantweek to taste Oakland's culinary future! "Future Chefs of Oakland" is a pop-up event that will highlight three exciting new players in Oakland's food scene, each offering a selection of dishes out of our kitchen on W. Grand and Telegraph, March 27th - 30th. Our pop up chefs come to Oakland from different places in the country and around the world, including Alabama, Chicago and Burma. Dining available streetside, on our patio or inside our neighbors at @legionnairekaraokesaloon . Sweets available from Oakland’s own Love Bite Bakers. #oaklandfoodie #oaklandeats