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Stretching and Letting Go

terces

Windy day on the farm and frost last night.  We've been keeping our hopes up for the early flowering fruit trees!

Planting beets, kale, onions and potatoes. The olives are curing!

I made my first mozzarella cheese from Leche's milk (I still milk her once a day and the calf gets her the rest of the time).


on Feb 28, 2012 Posted by: terces | Comment (0)
Tagged in: Oakland , farm produce , farm life , celebrity

Being in the rain

terces

These are interesting times. There is great sadness among our community as many long standing employees are let go as we shrink our business to manage the financial hit we took with all the legal issues. There are also some wonderful new opportunities opening up and being created for some of those employees who are moving on. The upcoming closure of our Oakland location, inside of Whole Foods is a big disappointment for all those people struggling financially during these times who have been getting an I  Am Grateful Bowl daily for a very small donation.  The employees staying on with us in Berkeley, Santa Cruz and Gracias Madre are relieved. You can see that there is a great mix of feelings and emotions amongst us all.

We are working together to continue to support one another during these times and deeply appreciate you coming by for a meal and some of the LOVE Cafe Gratitude is known for.

 


on Feb 07, 2012 Posted by: terces | Comment (2)

Cafe Gratitude Serves Up Love at Occupy Oakland

Becka

A big thank you to Terces and Matthew from all of us!  Thank you for being fierce love warriors, for always being a space of love, and for listening with compassion for all of us.  Thank you for always seeming to get bigger!  Thank you for holding the space for dialogue and giving us the opportunity to share our amazing organic food and love!!!

 


on Nov 11, 2011 Posted by: Becka | Comment (0)

News of Occupy Oakland

cheyenne

I just got off the phone with Chandra (Director of Operations).  She is at the Oakland Cafe Gratitude supporting the crew there. The Oakland cafe is humming with great energy and high spirits.  Oaklanders are dropping in for food, acknowledging them for their service and thanking them for being available today and then heading to the general strike protest today. Many are thanking Cafe Gratitude for being open today so that they can eat real food and support a company that is doing great work every day.  They are happy to not be forced to get food from a convenient store.  

Oakland Shift Leader and Occupy Oakland community leader, Millan is organizing how to get Grateful Bowls into the crowd and start feeding the hungry masses.  Becka (Acting Kitchen Manager) is as we speak making an enormous amount of rice and gathering fresh greens and tahini dressing to give out to Oakland strikers.  My heart is wide open and radiating by the power of all stepping up and stepping together.  I am so inspired by the partnership of revolutionaries and community-lead business when both are truly committed to the uniting strength of collective uprising and transformation. 

Thank you all for your honesty, your transparency, your devotion and your willingness to listen with love.  Thank you for manifesting this moment.


The question of the day is:  How do you impact your community?


on Nov 02, 2011 Posted by: cheyenne | Comment (0)
Tagged in: Oakland , community , activism

Celebrating Community

terces

Aloha,

We are in Maui getting ready to lead our newest workshop on Community Building! It starts tomorrow and we excited about exploring this subject with people for the first time. What stops you from taking on creating community?


Cafe Gratitude Oakland celebrated their second anniversary and the people there continue to inspire us.  If you have never visited that location stop by for lunch one day and see community being in service to one another.


on Mar 29, 2011 Posted by: terces | Comment (0)
Tagged in: spring , Oakland , I Am , Hawaii , Forks over Knives , film , community , Be Love Farm

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