

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Your Kitchen, Your Vision:  Starting a MEHKO Business  Free Workshop
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Learn how to start a home-based food business with Nancy Chang—plus make nourishing matcha green tea bites in this hands-on workshop.About this EventHave you ever wondered what it might look like to turn your love of cooking into a small food business?Join Nancy Chang, who studied Holistic Nutrition at Bauman College, for a welcoming and creative workshop for anyone curious about sharing their food with the world.Nancy will tell the story of starting her home-based soup business, Purpose &amp; Hope, inspired by her mother’s cancer journey and her belief in the power of nourishing food. In 2021, she became one of the first people in Alameda County to receive a permit through California’s Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKO).This free Merritt College workshop is a space to bring your ideas, dreams, and curiosity about food. Together, we’ll explore what it might look like to turn your passion into a small, home-based business, starting simply, experimenting with concepts, and learning from each other along the way.You’ll also have a chance to connect with other aspiring food entrepreneurs who are imagining their own paths.As a sweet bonus, we’ll make a quick and nourishing snack together—matcha green tea bites—to enjoy during the workshop.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/your-kitchen-your-vision-starting-a-mehko-business-free-workshop/100001984593609911
- **Event Categories**: workshops, business
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Oakland
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Environmental Center (formally known as the Self-Reliant House)
- **lat**: 37.789553
- **long**: -122.165612
- **full address**: The Environmental Center (formally known as the Self-Reliant House), 12500 Campus Drive, Oakland, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Natural History & Sustainability, Merritt College (https://allevents.in/org/natural-history-and-sustainability-merritt-college/27467028)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Environmental Center (formally known as the Self-Reliant House), 12500 Campus Drive, Oakland, United States
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Natural History & Sustainability, Merritt College
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Your Kitchen, Your Vision:  Starting a MEHKO Business  Free Workshop ?
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