san francisco – Sweet Dreams

Come see us thrive!

Orisa — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 02:52:24 +0000

I am proud to announce that on September 23rd at 11 am, Sweet Dreams Cooperative will be joining forces with San Francisco Sustainable Fashion Week International in Brunch and Swap in Style! Sweet Dreams Coop will be selling organic, recycled and upcycled products to anyone who is 21 and over attending the swap. We are so thrilled because we will be getting to promote our mission in helping the community as well as providing an expanding awareness to holistic and natural alternatives for beauty. Sweet Dreams is committed to partnering with meaningful projects and collaborators which focus on environmental, socially conscious justices. Please come to join and visit us!

Visit the links above to learn more about all the amazing things the San Francisco Sustainable Fashion Week is doing and buy your tickets for the Brunch and Swap above!

Finding Your Sanctuary

Orisa — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 02:30:05 +0000

I am taken aback by the pure joy and relentless energy these young girls have while working in the Sweet Dreams Co-op. Some are just learning how to sew and others are working together on filling customer orders. There is a collective goal and optimism in this energized buzzing room. This is a place where the girls can come and focus on things other than the stressors of school and home life. A place where learning is fun and rewarding. A place where they are always welcome to join whenever they need.

Watching the young women at work in the cooperative brings me to reminiscing about the days when I was in high school, wide eyed and eager to learn a new trait. I was around the same age when I began my journey with Sweet Dreams. In all honesty, Sweet Dreams allowed me to find my career focus in the fashion field of study.

One of the major beauties through looking around the room is the apparent diversity, in language, culture and background. In this city, San Francisco, people from all around the world and neighboring states flock to this place because there is nothing like it. San Francisco is a sanctuary for many families from all over. The amount of learning from different cultures is within every corner you turn. Let alone in the room I sit in writing this, there is a plethora of exposure to culture. This is where my sanctuary is, can you describe or visualize yours?

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DAY ONE: Squaw Valley retreat.

Veronica — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 05:31:20 +0000

Today we arrived at the studio around 2:15 to get ready for our adventure to Squaw Valley. As we waited for the wise women to arrive, we talked about our expectations about the trip. We were all very excited! A couple of minutes later they arrived. We met Chetana, Lauren, Ellen, Jennifer, and Annie who were going to be our mentors. As we were heading out of the city, we had to split the group to fit into two cars.In each car, we shared about stories about ourselves.

After 5 hours, we finally arrived to our beautiful destination. We had quinoa salad for our late dinner, after we stayed up all night playing games and solving a “100 piece puzzle” which was actually 1,000. Unfortunately, some of our members suffered in their sleep by the bunk beds.