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Garden BLITZ On The Burn Scar, Fiesta, and more!
Things are certainly picking up speed. As we safely move into a slow re-open, the Butte County Local Food Network is mindfully growing, eating, loving and creating community. We want to thank those who sent letters of support to the City Council about the Farmer’s Market location. YAY for the bi-partisan agreement that will serve …
Butte County Local Food network works to create a longlasting food system
Chico Enterprise-Record CHICO — Creating a strong local food system is no easy task, but Butte County Local Food Network is doing its best to tackle all aspects. President and Director Pamm Larry, who began the group in 2017, explained its work around the community in three parts: acute relief, long-term relief and …
Save Our Seeds and Local Foodie Events!
Now that we are slowly coming out of shelter, there’s lots going on with local food! Save Our Seeds Take the pledge to grow tasty food, then save seed for generations to come! You can get one of our packets of four seeds by taking the pledge here and we’ll deliver them to you. Or, you can go …
Vecino Victory Garden, BLITZ 2 and More
Greetings and Salutations! As the state and community start to open up, so are we. We’re going slowly…carefully and vigilantly tracking how things unfold. We’d love to let you know about a few things but we ask for your patience of possible changes in these tricksy times. Vecino Victory Garden What is the Vecino Victory …
Building A Local Food System Safely and Compassionately
Greetings! We are now into, what it is…almost week 4 of lockdown? We wonder how all are faring in these challenging times. Our ongoing questions center around how we can safely and securely feed ourselves and what it means to have food for all. BCLFN continues to be busy behind the scenes, taking this …
COVID-19 Gardening Safety
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the COVID-19 disease it causes are deadly serious. You should only consider sharing gardening resources with your neighbors, or gardening or farming with other people, if you take every precaution recommended by experts to keep yourself safe and to prevent transmission of this virus. Most importantly: PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING! This …