La Oaxaqueña

The Berkeleyside recently wrote an article about the many challenges small business/entrepreneurs/artist/creatives are facing during these shifting paradigms. Both moms and I expressed our perspectives! AND when I got the mike I didn’t not hold back. One of the most important and profound questions was, How do you both feel about the future? Rosa Oliva: The economics have been incredibly challenging. The money is not flowing and I don’t think things have improved all that muc...h since the start of the pandemic. But I still have hope that I can save enough money to pay off the land for a house back in Oaxaca. I want to move back there in two or three years. I don’t see a future myself here in the U.S. I need to get out, I need to get my peace. That’s why I want to go back to my homeland. Carolina Santos: I’m both excited and nervous for the future. I’m excited to create a new economy. I believe the systems that are in place are not here to serve Black and brown people but I think it’s going to be very chaotic before we get our bearings for what comes next. The pandemic has exposed the injustice and corruption is ingrained in the American culture and systems that we live under. I believe that another world is possible in my heart. I guess in that sense I’m a dreamer.

Happy Happy Saturday!! Don't forget that life is still happening and we are here for it!! Food is such an important part of the living and of Ancestral Traditions and we are here for it. Ecology farmer's market today in downtown Berkeley from 9am-3pm. Support Black and Brown small business in the Bay! It makes a difference! #NewEconomy #Creatingopportunity #OurCommunity

Happy Tuesday!! I hope y’all are taking good care of yourselves!!! We are still here doing the work the first months of shelter in place have not been easy but we can keep on walking. In the remembrance that our Ancestors walk with us and that Earth sustains our lives!!! Yasss let that sink for a minute! And while we are excited and nervous at the same time for what the future holds we know that food is such an important part of cultural traditions AND we are here for it...!!!! When you spends your dolla please prioritize Black and Indigenous folk!!! Found this beautiful video clip of my momma working her magic, making mole sauce from scratch!!! Sweet sweet memories! Today is farmer’s market day and we are offering mole jars, banana-leaf tamales, tacos and yummy gorditas made with black beans and cheese! And don’t get it twisted that’s the only item in the menu with dairy! Everything else is glutten free, dairy free, no flour involved. Ecology Center farmer’s market/Sweet Adeline Bakery parking lot from 2-6:30pm #culturaltraditions #laculturacura #Oaxaca #MoleOaxaqueño #tamales #bananaleaves #VitaminC #Cooking #keepingthetraditionsalive See more

The sun is shining!! AND we’ll be serving delicious food at the farmer’s market and now we are offering 16oz. and 32oz. mole jars!! Come out and support your local farmer’s market.

Now you can get out 16oz. and 32oz. mole jars at the farmer’s market!!! Today, we’ll be at the downtown Berkeley farmer’s market 9am-3pm You can also order and pick up at my home in West Oakland!!! Stay blessed and enjoy the sun!!!

Happy Mother’s Day!! Mother’s Day is everyday!!! Let us show love and gratitude to the working mother’s, entrepreneurs who take care of us by picking, cooking, and nourishing our physical bodies! Gracias a mi Madrecita que ha trabajado tanto para aver llegado hasta este punto de nuestra vida!! Que el Gran Espíritu siempre ilumine su camino.

Don’t forget that today Saturday May 9, is farmer’s market day in Downtown Berkeley. Place your orders and pick up at the market or place your order and we can deliver this evening or tomorrow!!! Support your local farmer’s market and small business. #essentialbusiness #localeconomy #Californiagrown #MadeinCalifirnia #Ancestraltraditions

The farmer’s market was slow for us today and we still have many tamales!! If you buy a dozen tamales I will deliver. The options are chicken with red mole, pork with mole, and a plant based tamales made chard and garbanzo beans. Support small business in the Bay!!!

Happy Tuesday!!! The sun is shining and we are here for you at the Ecology Center farmer’s market at the Sweet Adeline Bakery parking lot. Remember that farmer’s markets are so important during these challenging times! And what better way to get sunlight, fresh air and grocery shop that your local farmer’s market. Market is open today and we’ll be here until 6:30pm Gracias!!!

My familia, I would like to share a pic of my mother Rosa Oliva to celebrate HER. Her fortitude is inmensurable, she is the moving force behind ‘La Oaxaqueña ‘ and she needs of our support, like many immigrants in this country who are self-employed she will not qualify for unemployment or any of that jazz!!! My Madrecita and I are both creatives and entrepreneurs. She’s a mother, grandmother, master chef, seamstress and wisdom keeper. I’m a mother, daughter, artist, poet, ...curandera and we both love to cook; keeping the traditions of our ancestors alive!!! My son loves to skate, read the quarantine away and eat the foods we make. One of the things I enjoy most about the quarantine, is the pause that allows me to cook with mom and eat our meals as a family! I recently began connecting with my paternal grand-mother in Oaxaca, Mexico. We have been talking about her grandmother who was a medicine woman and I’m leaning about our ancestral traditions, healing arts and relationship to plants and food. Through this process, I’m reminded that the earth and our communities are abundant and resilient. That we were born to endure these times. That our blood and soul are well equipped for us to fulfill our agreement to be here; living in 2020 I also love to hike and go to the ocean, returning to myself as nature and remembering that nature is me. My least favorite thing these days, is going to the grocery store. I’m sensitive to people’s experience of fear and anxiety during these times of challenge and uncertainty. As part of the creative project SHELTER-IN-LOVE a photo distant project Artist @bmalik invites us to explore the gifts that we have to offer to navigate the wild times we are living and how to use them in service of our communities. www.bryonmalikphoto.com

Sun is shining! Felix Martes!! La Oaxaqueña switching things up a little and have added a chicken soup for the Soul to the menu and are offering all kinds of delicious and nourishing treats! We use wholesome ingredients, organic non-gmo masa, organic chicken and to answer some your questions, 'we cook to keep the traditions of our Ancestors alive!' no dairy, or flour involved. The tamales are only made with cornmeal which means they are gluten free and it's dairy free. ...The mole sauce is made from scratch with dry chiles, aromatic herbs and spices good to boost our immunity, chiles are rich in Vitamin C. AND yes the mole is plant based and we have vegetarian options. We do pop-ups twice a week in Berkeley and that we sourced most of our produce the farmer's market and know the farmers and where the produce is grown. Bless their hands!! Today Tuesday April 14th is farmer's market day in South Berkeley/ Sweet Adeline Bakery parking lot, come out and support!! We'll be serving food April 7th from 2pm-6:30pm. You can order and pick up at the market! We are also offering delivery service on Thursday and Friday. Please order before 11am if you want the food delivered the same day, we are doing our best to accommodate for deliveries

SUN is Shining!! Happy Taco Tuesday! We are switching things up a little and added a chicken soup for the Soul to the menu and are offering all kinds of delicious and nourishing treats! We use wholesome ingredients, organic non-gmo masa, organic chicken and to answer some your questions, we cook to keep the traditions of our Ancestors alive, no dairy, or flour involved. The tamales are only made with cornmeal which means they are gluten free and it's dairy free. I would also... like to share that we do pop-ups twice a week in Berkeley and that we sourced most of our produce the farmer's market and know the farmers and where the produce is grown. Bless their hands!! Today is farmer's market day in South Berkeley/ Sweet Adeline Bakery parking lot, come out and support!! We'll be serving food April 7ht from 2pm-6:30pm. You can order and pick up at the market! We are also offering delivery service on Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Please order before 11am if you want the food delivered the same day, we are doing our best to accommodate for deliveries

Good morning sunshine!! I would like to remind folks that the Ecology Center farmer's market in Downtown Berkeley is open today!! Please come out and support the farmer's and the food vendors! We are here ready to go serving delicious treats, pozole, tamales and tacos. Slide though!!