Events, Community, Local Food Hooray!
Greetings, Local Foodie Friends:
Enjoying the heat? It isn’t stopping us and others from getting out in community at local food events to celebrate our amazing community! Just bring that squirt bottle and our new found friend, a wet sarong to put over your shoulders and you’ll feel like you are in air conditioning (well, at least for a half hour or so).
If you didn’t read our last email from June 25 with the subject line: Local Food Town Crier Edition, you might want to read or revisit it as a reference on the food system situation (it’s imploding).
In response to what’s coming, a number of us have come up with a campaign that not only addresses it by supporting us all to grow more food, but creates more community by putting the neighbor back into neighborhoods. It’s called 1000 Acres More. Curious? You can find out more about it here and, even better, you can come to a talk Pamm Larry is giving in Chico on July 31, in Paradise on August 7 and in Oroville on August 20. We’ll spend a short time on the situation so you aren’t in the dark, then quickly pivot to connecting, collaborating and creating.
Other Foodie And Growing Events
Every Saturday: Kentfield Kids Mindful nature activities include exploring natures design via gardening and art. 1125 Kentfield Rd. in Chico. 10-12pm, weather permitting
(Teens – ages 12 – 17) Parents may drop off teens, but need to be signed in and out and picked up at designated time.
(Young Buds – ages Preschool – 12 years old, babies always welcome) Parents must be present.
Aug. 13- African American Family and Cultural Center will be holding a free Gardening 101 workshop from 8am to noon at their Community Garden Find out more here. Located at 2733 Wyandotte Ave. in Oroville.
Aug 18, 2022 Community Food Connections: Zero Waste Food Security Pt. 1 with Val Meza- Butte County Library, Chico Branch, 1108 Sherman Rd., 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
The first in a three part series, Valerie Meza is the Recycling Coordinator for Butte County. She’ll be presenting information that answers the question:
How can you as an individual and we as a community come together to have less waste go to our landfill? Learn the Food Recovery Hierarchy, The top 5 Food Waste Sources ( & how you can stop them). Free tickets available here.
August 20- Johnson-Su Bioreactor Compost Installation- Join Amy Roseman, our Composting Director at Chico Vecino Garden, 1535 Laburnum Ave. in Chico. More details soon. In the meantime, if you cannot compost at your house, join our Composting program here.
September 10- 5PM De La Granja a la Mesa Farm to Fork Fundraiser Dinner . Chef Donna Garrison brings us another one of her amazing multi-course meals with 90% local ingredients. this year, come celebrate a gourmet Mexican meal in community with friends and to-be-friends at Grub CSA Farm- 11630 Dairy Road. This is our largest fundraising event and this year we’ll also have a raffle. It’s all vegan except for the carnitas. Tickets are $10-50. See the menu and get your tickets here before we sell out (because we always do).
October 2: Seed Swap at the Paradise Community Guilds. We are partnering again with the Guilds, Harvests and Habitats and The Campfire Restoration Project to provide space for you to get seeds and share seeds. More details later, but keep the date so you can join us there and at Johnny Appleseed Days for a full day of fun on the Ridge. We’ll also have a few seed cleaning days in Chico and Paradise- stay tuned.
Enjoy your weekend and stay cool!
The Butte County Local Food Network Team
