Food Donations

OACC relies on food donations to help keep the cost down at our annual gathering,ensuring that we can continually have low registration costs for you. If you can donate food,or can get donations from a local grower or business,we would like to hear from you! Pearl will be running the kitchen again this year,with the help of all of the volunteers. Listed below are the staple food items that will be needed. If you can commit to providing any amount of any of these items,please fill in the form below with the item(s) you will bring,and in the comments area indicate the amount of the item(s) that you can bring. Thank you!

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 Milk,cow’s (12 gal) Milk,soy (4 qt) Milk,rice and/or almond (4 qt)  Oil,peanut,safflower or equivalent (2 qt) Oil,olive (1-2 qts) Brown sugar (5 lb) White sugar (10 lb) Honey (5 lb) Baking powder (6 oz) Pastry flour,whole wheat (10 lb)

 Cheese,parmesan and/or romano (3 lb) Cheese,cheddar or other (5 lb) Cottage cheese (10 lb) Butter (8-10 lb) Half &Half (2 qt)

 Cilantro (15 bunches) Lettuce (~15 “heads”) Carrots (5 lb) Ginger root (3 large) Potatoes,white ( 60-70 lb) Cucumbers (10-12 medium to large) Peppers,hot (~50) Peppers,sweet (~20) Squash (lots) Sweet potatoes (lots)

 Leafy greens (Kale,etc.) (case) Spinach,fresh or frozen (equivalent of 6 lb frozen) Parsley

 Tomatoes,dice (3 gal) Tomatoes,crushed (1 gal) Tomatoes,whole (1 gal) Tomato paste (4 lb)

 Vinegar-balsamic (small) Vinegar-apple cider (small)

 Apples (2-4 cases) Bananas (2 cases)

For the kids:
 Graham crackers (3 boxes) Instant cocoa (3 boxes)

 Rice paper wraps (2-4 packs) Lasagne noodles (10 lb) Spaghetti noodles (5 lb) Breads,varieties (5 loaves) Lentils (15 lb) Rice (10 lb) Salt,sea (2 lb) Sunflower seeds (10 lb) Raisins (5 lb) Popcorn (5 lb)

 Soy sauce (3 bottles) Tofu (6 lb)

Hot Cereals:
 Oatmeal (3 lb) 7-Grain (2 lb)

Cold Cereals:
 Granola (5-10 lb)

 Maple Syrup (2 pts) Egg replacer (l lb) TVP- beef flavored (2 lb)

Please indicate the amount of the items that you will bring below. Or,if there is food that you would like to contribute that is not listed above,you may list it here.

Why are meals at OACC vegetarian?

Ananda Kanan,the site of the Congress in recent years,prohibits particular foods in their kitchen including meats,eggs,mushrooms,and alliums (e.g.,garlic,onions and onion-like vegetables such as leeks,shallots,etc.)