Hamada is the Kean word for the well- known giant acorn cups collected annually for exportation to leather European tanneries. Following a 49 year gap, Acorn cups are now being collected and sold again: almost 65000kgs have been collected and exported since 2012. The annual cup exportation is annually organized by the Hamada Acorn Initiative which aims to restore the acorn as a key element of the local Kean economy. What is more, the Initiative is the organizer of annual acorn harvesting, storing & processing educational seminars in Greece and California. The Kean Acorn Festival is sponsored by the Hamada Acorn Initiative.
