Community Gardens
Community gardens are a place for folks to come together and grow food. They are a wonderful way to meet new people, get your hands in the soil and eat good food.
Butte County has a number of Community Gardens around the county. We run or are supporting some of them, others are run by other groups. We encourage all to support and partake in the adventure of growing food together
Find a garden close to you:
BCLFN Gardens and Mentored Gardens
Chico
Vecino Community Garden- 1535 Laburnum, please enter through the gate in the alley between Oleander and Laburnum and 5 th and 6 th Avenues. The garden grows food for the community, has a Community Composting service and a Free The Food Stand out in front. They have events and workshops. Open Sundays from 9am to noon.
Unitarian Universalist Church. 1289 Filbert Ave., Chico, Ca. Open by appointment. Please contact Amber French at amber@bclocalfood.org
Veteran’s Garden Project- private community garden for Veterans and their families. All Veterans are wholeheartedly invited to join us! Please contact Rosemary Febbo at rosemary@bclocalfood.org
Paradise
Bumblebee Garden- 253 Burden Terrace Rd., open to the public by appointment, offers community food, events, talks and more. Has a Free The Food Stand. Please contact Amber at amber@bclocalfood.org for more information.
Paradise Community Garden- it its early planning stages, site not yet determined but we need the community’s input to get this garden going. This is a project of Adventist Health Feather River Health Foundation, Butte Stronger and the North Valley Community Foundation’s LEAD program. Please contact Pamm at pamm@bclocalfood.org for more information.
Magalia Community Garden- Magalia Community Center, 13917 South Park Dr., meeting twice a month to plan and start the garden with opening date in summer 2024. Contact Amber at amber@bclocalfood.org to find out how to join the meetings, then work in the garden.
Gardens run by other organizations
Chico-
Oak Way Community Garden located at 8th Ave & Highway 32. This garden is run by the Butte Environmental Council and is a plot garden. Find out more and how to get on their waiting list at https://www.becnet.org/plant-a-garden
Kentfield Garden is located at 1125 Kentfield Rd, off 1 st Ave. in Chico. Run by From the Ground Up Farms, Inc., find out more and how to get involved here. https://www.facebook.com/fromthegroundupfarms
Oroville
African American Family and Cultural Center Community Garden- 2377 Wyandotte Ave. Open Wed-Saturday 9-12 or call 530-532-1205
Gridley-
The Garden at St.Timothy’s. 410 Jackson st. Workshops, Community Composting, Free the Food Stand. Find out how to be involved by contacting st.timothygarden@gmail.com
Did we miss your garden? Contact us at info@bclocalfood.org with the name of the garden, address, any notes and contact information and we’ll include it so more folks can find you.