Sweet Bean Bakery is one year old! We have grown exponentially and big dreams for the future. This last year has given us a taste of possibility and has shown us that the community wants more delicious vegan options. This raffle fundraiser is a way for our community to get involved and stoked with our growth. The raffle includes a diverse assortment of prizes from local makers, creators and facilitators: from life coach and yoga bundles to queer love watercolors and handmade jewelry and micro bakery delights. We hope including these exclusive and specially curated items is a reflection of our values as a business: community oriented, importance of self care and healing as well as compassion for the planet and animals.
Sweet Bean Bakery is an up and coming queer owned, small vegan pastry business operated out of a shared commercial kitchen in Santa Cruz. Sweet Bean was created by Julia Daniel. Julia started Sweet Bean Bakery in the summer of 2020 with the desire to provide delicious seasonal and traditional pastries that happen to be vegan. Julia strives to facilitate that wholesome coffee shop experience: walking into your favorite coffee shop to work on an essay or catching up with an old friend, oat cappuccino in hand and pastry crumbs on your cheek. Sweet Bean wanted to create a product for everyone, vegans and non-vegans alike, that could conjure such an everyday delight.
Sweet Bean Bakery emphasizes:
Seasonality
Locally sourced fruits and vegetables
Ethically sourced spices
Organic staple ingredients such as sugar, flour, vegan butter
Community collaboration
Energetic sustainability as a business model (rest and joy are important)
The funds generated from this one year celebration raffle will be put to use in expanding our production which we hope will facilitate our journey to building a brick and mortar of our own.
Cottage food baker Sandee Manuel of La Point Bakehouse is a sourdough wizard! These cookies are giant! Win a box of 6!
Helenaraeclay queer love prints and stickies
Rae is an artist and creator in many forms, they are offering a bundle of body-love queerdo stickers and water color prints. These prints are a must have for your self love shrine as well as their sapphic goblin stickers for your water jug.
Motion Pacific Dance Studio
Non-profit Santa Cruz dance space Motion Pacific is offering one adult drop in class!
La Luna Designs
Denise, of La Luna Designs creates whimsical and bold earrings that are festive, expressive AND light, made from polymer clay, you can wear the big earrings and have comfy earlobes! Woop!
3 1-hour Skills for Change Coaching Sessions
Sara Russell is a certified Skills For Change coach and relationship anarchist who will teach you how to radically love yourself, commit to your well-being, and revel in your fully-expressed human heart.
She’ll give you actionable tools to help you claim your power, communicate cooperatively, and build community.
She uses cognitive conversation, skill-building, and somatic practices to transform thoughts and behaviors, helping you design the life of your dreams.
Zizzo’s Coffeehouse
Zizzo’s Coffeehouse is generously offering a $50 gift certificate to their store front in Capitola.
Stripe
Stripe, beloved apparel, body care, and houseware boutique is offering a goody box of different items from their store! Whatever is in their is going to look, smell and feel divine!
Honey Lux Coffee
New Watsonville coffee house is offering some bags of their beans to help out Sweet Bean! We love Honey Lux and their vibe!
Bundle of 4 Zoom Yoga Classes
Denise Wendler, o.g. Sweet Bean supporter is offering a bundle of 4 online Zoom yoga classes!!!
Luz de Luna Jewelry
Wow!
The Demeter cuff is made of heavy weight brass, hand hammered and formed. Movement and texture meet durability. 1 inch opening
One year subscription to eco minded magazine promoting renewable energy, recycling, family farms, good agricultural practices, better eating habits, medical self care, more meaningful education and affordable housing. This magazine approaches environmental problems from a down-to-earth, practical, simple living, how-to standpoint.
