In Butte County, agriculture brings in around $600 million per year. Despite this abundance, one in seven Butte County residents lacks consistent access to healthy food. It turns out, not a lot of what’s grown here stays here. 

That’s why the Butte County Local Food Network is on a mission to bring 1000 Acres More into local food production. To start, we’ve installed 540 backyard gardens over the past five years through our annual Garden Blitz. Meanwhile, our school garden program, Growing Resilient Optimism with Nature (GROWN), has helped students at five local schools and daycares learn about growing food and find a sense of purpose. Likewise, our community gardens bring people together and reveal what’s possible with a regenerative approach to backyard gardening.

To create a community that grows food together, we need your help. Today, I’m asking you to support Butte County Local Food Network through The Big Harvest community fund drive. During The Big Harvest, every contribution received before December 31st, 2024 will receive an additional cash match. Please send your tax-deductible donation today!

Your kind donation furthers Butte County Local Food Network’s mission to create a healthier, just, resilient, and regenerative local food system for Butte County and its foodshed. Let’s change the world together, one tasty bite at a time!