Frequently Asked Questions

CoCoCo, The Cacao Coop & Collective, is a cacao co-op coming soon to The Loom, 2150 Livingston St, Oakland, CA. Chocolate making, a public-facing Cacao Conservatory and Communal Room, and a shop counter share one floor, separated by glass. CoCoCo helps small food and beverage makers lower costs by working together and trading directly.

CoCoCo is a chocolate maker, a co-op, and a gathering place. The Oakland space has bean-to-bar production you can see through glass, the Conservatory for events and tastings, the Botanical Bar, and a shop counter. A spa, integration room, sensory suites, and a recovery lounge are planned as future offerings for a later phase, and are not part of the Oakland space.

It depends on what brings you in. A shop visit or order pickup can be quick, while a tasting, talk, or event in the Conservatory may take an hour or more. Hours and event schedules will be announced closer to opening.

Hours, membership details, and how Conservatory access works for the public, members, and events are still being decided. Details to be announced.

Reservation details have not been set yet. Some events may need an RSVP or ticket. We will share how visits and events work closer to opening.

Just yourself and any personal accessibility items you need. Lockers are planned in the foyer.

You come in through the foyer, where there is check-in and lockers. From there, the Conservatory, the shop counter, and views into chocolate production are all on the same floor.

CoCoCo is in Oakland, California. Oakland International Airport (OAK) is the closest, roughly 15 to 25 minutes away by car. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is roughly 30 to 50 minutes away, and San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) is roughly 45 to 60 minutes away, depending on traffic.

From any of the three airports, guests can take a taxi or rideshare to Oakland. BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) also serves the area. Rental cars are available at all three airports. Detailed directions will be published closer to opening.

International guests should confirm passport and visa requirements for the United States well ahead of travel, check whether their airline requires a travel authorization such as ESTA for eligible visa-waiver countries, and allow extra time for immigration and customs at their port of entry. Oakland is in the Pacific Time Zone, the local currency is the U.S. dollar, and most venues, including CoCoCo, are expected to accept major credit cards.

Yes. Guests can use BART or rideshare to reach the area. Specific transit directions and parking details will be published closer to opening.

The Conservatory has a living plant wall that runs the full 43-foot window wall. Plant selections will be shared closer to opening.

The Conservatory is an indoor room designed to be comfortable for guests while keeping the plant wall healthy. More details will be shared closer to opening.

Yes. The Cacao Conservatory and Communal Room is one open room for gathering, tastings, listening sessions, live music and DJ sets, community events, member meetings, and podcasting. It has a DJ booth in front of an 8-foot glass pane looking into chocolate production, plus an office and podcasting corner.

Yes. CoCoCo will work with other organizations to produce, meet, gather, and educate, and the Conservatory will be a meeting place for talks and discussions about entheogens and harm reduction. These are educational only. They do not include dosing guidance, sourcing, sales, or health claims.

Cacao grows in tropical rainforests, and the people and places that grow it are part of every bar we make. Rainforests, including the Amazon, are under real pressure. CoCoCo wants visitors to understand that connection, because people are more likely to protect what they understand.

Yes. Talks and programs in the Conservatory are intended to connect cacao, rainforest ecology, and a changing climate, so guests leave knowing more about where their chocolate comes from.

Supporting conservation is intended to be part of the mission, not a side activity. CoCoCo aims to build long-term relationships with Indigenous-led conservation initiatives, ecological researchers, and cacao-growing communities, and to direct a portion of proceeds and partnerships toward habitat protection as those relationships are formalized.

Plants for the living plant wall are expected to be sourced through ethical, legal, and traceable channels, such as licensed growers, rather than wild collection.

CoCoCo intends to pursue formal relationships with conservation organizations, universities, and botanical institutions as the project develops. Specific partnerships will be announced once agreements are finalized.

Yes. Sustainable design principles are intended to guide how the space is fitted out and run, including irrigation for the plant wall, energy use, and materials, consistent with CoCoCo's broader commitment to ecological stewardship.

Yes. Bean-to-bar production happens on site, visible through glass. Processing includes cracking, winnowing, and spray finishing, and finishing happens on a 13-foot tempering line, followed by molding and cooling. Glass on two sides puts tempering in view of the Conservatory and the shop counter.

Tastings and listening sessions are planned for the Conservatory. Tour and tasting details will be announced closer to opening.

Yes. The Loom gives CoCoCo its first front counter, for walk-in sales and order pickup, in the same place the chocolate is made. Until then, our online shop is open.

The botanical bar is a non-alcoholic beverage program featuring cacao, teas, herbs, and carefully selected botanicals. Menu items will be clearly labeled and offered only when lawful, appropriately sourced, and suitable for food-service use.

The botanical bar is expected to explore a range of legal entheogenic and mood-supporting botanicals, potentially including amanita muscaria, blue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea), kava, kanna, and damiana. Any specific offering would require careful legal, toxicological, insurance, labeling, and food-safety review before inclusion, and no botanical will be presented as a treatment, cure, or guaranteed wellness intervention.

A thermal spa is planned for a future phase of the co-op. It is not part of the Oakland space at The Loom.

An Integration Room and Private Sensory Suites are planned for a future phase of the co-op. They are not part of the Oakland space.

A Recovery Lounge is planned for a future phase of the co-op. It is not part of the Oakland space.

No. Unless separately operated by properly licensed professionals under an appropriate clinical model, any future rooms would be wellness and reflection spaces, not medical treatment environments.

Use the contact form on the home page to get updates. We will share news as plans for the next chapter take shape.

No. CoCoCo does not provide, sell, source, or facilitate illegal substances.

Educational programming may address history, culture, neuroscience, policy, preparation, risk reduction, and integration. Programming will avoid dosing guidance, sourcing, unlicensed diagnosis, or claims that psychedelics are inherently safe or healing.

Preparation-first means considering the whole person and the full environment before any intense or transformative experience. Relevant factors may include mental health history, family history, medications, emotional readiness, support systems, physical well-being, consent, and post-experience integration.

Psychedelic Ready is envisioned as an optional digital support layer for education, reflection, consent, preparation, and integration. It is not a doctor, therapist, spiritual authority, or replacement for qualified human care.

No. CoCoCo is committed to consent, transparency, clear roles, respectful boundaries, grievance pathways, and distributed accountability. No facilitator should be treated as infallible or beyond question.

CoCoCo welcomes people of all faiths and no faith. Programming may explore spiritual traditions in an educational and respectful way, but participation should never require adopting a particular belief system.

CoCoCo aims to avoid extractive storytelling. Cultural material should be developed through consent-based partnerships, compensation, attribution, context, and ongoing relationships rather than decorative borrowing.

The venue is intended to include accessible entrances, pathways, restrooms, seating, and program accommodations consistent with applicable building and accessibility requirements.

We aim to offer seating and quieter times or areas where guests can step away from crowds. Specific accommodations will be shared closer to opening.

Service animals will be accommodated in accordance with applicable law. Because the conservatory may contain sensitive plant collections and controlled environments, staff may coordinate the safest route for both guest and ecosystem.

Private bookings of the Conservatory may be available for dinners, cultural events, educational gatherings, fundraisers, brand experiences, and select celebrations. Details to be announced.

Memberships are planned. Membership details, including what members can access, are still being decided. Details to be announced.

Yes. Educational tours may be designed for schools, universities, environmental groups, culinary programs, and community organizations.

CoCoCo is coming soon to The Loom, 2150 Livingston St, Oakland, CA (Suites 203 to 205). The opening date will be announced.

News on the opening, gatherings and events will be posted on cocaoco.com. For questions, use the contact form on the home page.

Entheology Project, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity whose mission is to support psychedelic mental wellness through education, reflection, and safe community connection, while preserving entheogenic knowledge and lowering the cost of mental health support through accessible, AI-assisted tools such as Psychedelic Ready. CoCoCo is one of its projects.

Visit entheologyproject.org to learn more about its mission and other initiatives.