Hello Tasty Fam!
Two decades ago, a small spark of connection brought this community together. Since then, we have grown, evolved, and built a beautiful tapestry of shared memories. And for the last ten years, Black Oak Ranch has been the location where that magic reaches its peak. In case you were unaware, this year marks a monumental milestone: 20 Years of Tasty + 10th Anniversary of Camp Tasty
Because of who you are and what you bring to this community, you are a vital piece of this history. We aren’t just putting on another campout this year, we are curating a landmark celebration, and we want you there to share it with us.
So please lock in your calendars to join us for a full, three-night celebration. If you have traditionally packed up on Sunday in years past, make this the year you stay through Monday morning. With this being our big double-anniversary, this is the year to stay with us til the end!
Camp Tasty | Black Oak Ranch | Friday, October 2 – Monday, October 5
A Welcome from the OGs
How is community created?
Around a table at the Orbit Room? In dorm rooms in Berkeley and Boston? At a summer potluck in the park, a dusty BBQ in the desert, or a seafood boil on a deck? Dancing in the new year, quizzing in a pub, or bouncing on a giant hammock?
Perhaps floating on the Feather, tubing the Truckee, or soaking in Shasta. Or during late nights on a disco dancefloor, afternoons under a rainbow or two, or a crawl through a teepee. Maybe clubbing in the Castro or mixing in the Mission or tripping through the Sonoma redwoods.
Could it have been at a wedding on an island, at the springs, on a mesa, at a festival, or in a backyard? Or at a candle-lit memorial by a pond, over a shared meal to help speed recovery, or in celebration of another decade past? Or side-by-side as moon eclipses sun, rockets soar into space, crustaceans are caught, or sound journeys begin?
This year Tasty celebrates 20 years of creating community in all the ways listed above and more. Plus it’s also our 10th anniversary since our first Camp Tasty. Throughout that time and before, we’ve all found each other and collectively created something rare, transformative, and truly magical. Whether Tasty’s touched your life for one night or twenty years or may be still to come, we have two asks:
1) Make the time and space to come this year, whether you’re a regular or never been. We’d love to reunite friends old and new this year, so if you’ve ever thought about it, make this the year.
2) Now that you’re in, think about how you can take this year to the next level. Read on for ways to share ideas, memories, and more, and think about how you can give your contributions – whether DJ set or activity, teepee or art project – a 20th anniversary glow up. This is the year to get involved!
Tasty wouldn’t be Tasty without you. See you in October for the party of the decades (two to be exact).
In gratitude,
Brent & Amit
How We Build the Magic This Year: Curation & Inspiration
To make this year as special as possible, we need your input! Instead of just running our usual playbook, we want to dream even bigger. We’ve already started brainstorming to get the juices flowing and now we are turning it to you for your ideas.
1. Dream Big on Our FigJam Board
What is that one wild, beautiful, or incredibly special idea you’ve always wanted to bring to life at camp? Whether it’s an immersive art piece, a signature dining delight, an unexpected activity, or a sonic journey, we want to hear it. No idea is too big or too small. Share your thoughts and express your interests so we can work together to weave them into a magical weekend. We’ve set up a collective brainstorm space to capture your ideas:
Collaborate on the Tasty Anniversary FigJam Board
2. The Tasty Museum: A Call for Archive Photos & Video
An anniversary this big requires a retrospective. We are building a living “Tasty Museum” on-site, and we need your memories. If you have photos, videos, or even artifact ideas from the last 20 years of Tasty, please contribute them to our shared archive:
Upload to the 20th Anniversary Shared Album
Note: If you have physical artifacts or need any help with formatting or uploads, just reply directly to this email and let us know!
Formal registration, camp dues, and all the other details will follow in the coming weeks. So for now, please hold Oct 2-5 and start sharing your ideas. Thank you for being the heart of Tasty for the last 20 years. We cannot wait to celebrate this milestone together!
– Jen & the Tasty planning crew
