Food & Culture Swap
Join Preserved for a community event bringing together passionate home cooks, canners, fermentistas and gardeners to trade their homemade and homegrown edible goods while meeting other like-minded folks!
Time & Location
Jul 15, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
Preserved, 5540 College Ave, Oakland CA 94618, USA
About the Event
PLEASE READ DETAILS THOROUGHLY:
While this is a free event, we are asking attendees to register as we have limited space available. Please be mindful and let us know if you cannot attend so we may offer your spot to someone else. You can email us at info@preservedgoods.com.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Items are swapped one for one, so please keep that in mind when preparing your goods. Bring as many or as few items as you would like to take home! We also encourage you to bring a variety of ferments and preserves (i.e. it doesn't have to be all one of the same item and can be a mix and match of items that you have from your homemade pantry).
We suggest bringing 6-12 (or more) homemade items like:
Jams & Jellies
Pickles & chutneys
Hot Sauces
Salsas & Relishes
Ferments of all kinds (krauts, kimchees, preserved lemons, misos, etc)
Herb & fruit infusions (tinctures, liqueurs, shrubs. etc)
Live, heirloom cultures (sourdough, kombucha, kefir, yogurt, etc)
Other homemade abundance!
You are not obligated to swap with anyone, even if you bid on their item or they bids on yours. Actual swapping takes place through discussion and agreement. Remember, no money is changing hands. All swaps are one for one and by barter only!
BE SURE TO:
Label all items/jars individually
Prepare a list of ingredients, if applicable (perhaps on a single index card)
Suggested uses and/or care instructions (ie: for a sourdough starter - include feeding instructions!)
Bring samples for tasting - optional but encouraged!
PLEASE ARRIVE 15 MINUTES EARLY TO SET UP. SWAPPING BEGINS AT 6:30!
Disclaimer:
Please be aware that all goods are made in home kitchens by private individuals, not professionals. We expect all swappers to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and food safety in the preparation of their items. Nevertheless, by participating in the swap you acknowledge that the items available are not made in licensed kitchens or inspected by any government agency. Preserved does not provide any guarantees or assurances about the safety of the swap items.