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🍎🥕 Today, the kitchen came to the classroom!
Our students got hands-on experience learning how to use a juicer while experimenting with fresh, organic carrots, apples, and nectarines.
Students worked together to try different combinations, compare flavors, and decide which mix they thought tasted the best. Along the way, they practiced kitchen skills, learned about the fruits and vegetables they were using, and discovered how changing just one ingredient can completely change the flavor.
Bringing the kitchen directly to our schools gives students the opportunity to taste, experiment, and build confidence preparing fresh foods themselves. And, of course, figuring out the winning juice combination was the best part! 🍎🥕🍑
#GROWN #FarmToSchool #CookingWithKids #NutritionEducation #TasteTesting #ButteCountyLocalFoodNetwork by @bclocalfood

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13 hours ago

🌱🔨 Ridgeview Roots is growing!
The garden at Ridgeview High School is expanding, giving our students even more space to grow food, learn, and build something they can be proud of.
What makes this garden especially meaningful is that it is 100% student built. Students aren’t just learning how to garden—they’re gaining hands-on skills that go far beyond growing food. They are measuring, planning, leveling ground, safely using tools, building garden beds and fencing, problem-solving, and working together to turn their plans into something real.
Every new section of this garden represents skills learned, teamwork, and a little more ownership of a space that belongs to them. 💚
A huge thank you to the Whole Kids Garden Grant and the North Valley Community Foundation Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund for helping make this expansion possible. Your support is giving Ridgeview students the materials and opportunities to continue building their garden—and the confidence that comes from being able to say, “We built this.”
We can’t wait to watch Ridgeview Roots continue to grow! 🌻
#RidgeviewRoots #GROWN #FarmToSchool #SchoolGarden #HandsOnLearning #RidgeviewHighSchool #ButteCountyLocalFoodNetwork by @bclocalfood

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2 days ago

🌱 Save the Date — T-Bar Takeover! 🌱

Grab your friends and join us for an evening at T-Bar in Chico while supporting the Butte County Local Food Network!

On October 21st from 4:00–8:00 PM, T-Bar will donate 20% of participating purchases to the Butte County Local Food Network / Golden Valley Bank Community Foundation.

Every meal or drink purchased helps support the work happening right here in Butte County—connecting people with local food, creating opportunities for our local farmers, and helping the next generation learn where their food comes from. 🍅🌻🥕

📍 T-Bar | 250 Vallombrosa Ave., Chico
📅 October 21st
⏰ 4:00–8:00 PM

When you check out, be sure to tell the T-Bar staff you're there for the Takeover!

Thank you to Golden Valley Bank and T-Bar for choosing to support our work. We hope to see lots of familiar faces there! ❤️

#ButteCountyLocalFoodNetwork #TBarTakeover #SupportLocal #ChicoCA #ButteCounty #LocalFood by @bclocalfood

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3 days ago

🥕 FREE THE FOOD! 🌱
Did you know there are Free the Food Stands all across Butte County?
These little community food stands are a simple way to share abundance. If your garden is producing more than you can use, bring some by. If you see something you could use for dinner, take it home! 💚
You’ll find stands throughout Paradise, Magalia, Stirling City, Oroville, Gridley, and Chico. The flyer has the current addresses, and you can also visit our website for locations and more information:
Find a Free the Food Stand near you
https://www.bclocalfood.org/free-the-food
🍅 Have extra? Share it.
🥬 Need some? Take it.
🌻 Together, we can keep good food in our community and on our neighbors’ tables.
Help us spread the word by sharing this post!
#FreeTheFood #ButteCountyLocalFoodNetwork #ButteCounty #LocalFood #CommunityGarden #FoodAccess #ShareTheHarvest by @bclocalfood

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4 days ago

🎨🌻 A huge thank you to everyone who came together to support Regenerating Paradise and bring this community mural to life!
BCLFN GROWN Director Shelley Miller, the Tool Lending Library, and Paradise Stronger’s Paradise Community Garden joined forces to create a mural celebrating gardening, growing food, and the community that continues to grow here in Paradise. 🌱💚
We had an amazing mix of community members, volunteers, College Corps Fellows, and many others lending their time, creativity, and hands to the project. It was wonderful seeing so many people painting alongside one another and leaving their own little piece of creativity behind.
Thank you to Regenerating Paradise and everyone who supported the event and helped make it happen. We love seeing projects like this bring people together and add a little more beauty to the spaces our community shares. 🎨🌻
#RegeneratingParadise #ButteCountyLocalFoodNetwork #GROWN #ParadiseCommunityGarden #ParadiseCA #CommunityArt #CommunityGarden #CollegeCorps by @bclocalfood

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5 days ago

🌱 The gardens at McManus are ready for fall! 🍂🥬
Our garden beds have been reset and prepared for fall planting, and the kids are excited to get growing again!
There’s something special about starting a new season in the garden—clearing out the old, preparing the soil, deciding what to plant next, and watching a whole new garden take shape. Soon these beds will be filled with cool-season crops and lots of opportunities for students to plant, explore, taste, and learn together. 💚
We can’t wait to see what our McManus students grow this fall!
#GROWN #FarmToSchool #SchoolGarden #McManus #FallGarden #GardenEducation #ButteCountyLocalFoodNetwork by @bclocalfood

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7 days ago

🌱 Help us keep local food local.

Butte County Local Food Network is looking for businesses and community partners to sponsor our Farm to Table events and the work that happens between them.

These dinners are a celebration of what we are working toward every day: a stronger local food system where our farmers are supported, our kids know where their food comes from, and more locally grown food makes its way into our schools and communities.

Sponsorships range from $250 to $5,000 and include year round recognition opportunities, Farm to Table tickets at select levels, and the chance to put your business behind something that directly benefits Butte County.

Your sponsorship supports our GROWN Farm to School educators, Farmers Market Mobile and gleaning team, community gardens, and our continued work with local farmers.

🌱 Grow with us.
🍅 Support local farmers.
❤️ Invest in your community.

Sponsorship commitments are requested by August 1 each year.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Reach out to Butte County Local Food Network for more information. by @bclocalfood

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8 days ago

🍂 The McManus Garden: Fall Edition is beginning!
Fall has found its way into the garden. The days are getting shorter, the air is beginning to cool, and our McManus students are learning that a garden changes right along with the seasons. 🌱
After a summer of incredible growth, it was time to refresh the beds and make room for something new. Through GROWN, students have been learning what it takes to transition a garden into fall, clearing old growth, preparing the soil, and thinking about which plants will thrive as the weather cools.
And now, the seeds are in the ground. 🌱💚 little GROWN seeds facilitate big ideas and green garden dreams! by @bclocalfood

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8 days ago

Our students worked in teams to create Venn diagrams exploring foods they love, foods that are good for their bodies, and the foods that fit into BOTH! 🍉🥦🍓
Students shared their favorite foods, talked about what different foods can do for our bodies, and worked together to decide where each food belonged on their diagram. They quickly discovered there was plenty of overlap between foods they enjoy and foods that help them grow, learn, and stay healthy. 💚
Activities like this get students talking, thinking, and learning from one another while building a stronger understanding of nutrition and the foods they eat every day.
🌱 Learning about healthy food can be fun, creative, and something we do together!

Its much more learn when you have a piece of locally organic produce in your hand!
#GROWN #FarmToSchool #NutritionEducation #FoodEducation #ButteCountyLocalFoodNetwork by @bclocalfood

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9 days ago

💐🍉 Today was one of those really special days.

We received a beautiful donation of fresh flowers from local farmer Bon Moua, giving our students the opportunity to make their own bouquets to surprise their parents and families.

Before we started, the kids learned about Bon, his farm, and the region where he grows. We talked about the people behind our local food and flowers and why knowing the farmers in our own community matters.

The students carefully picked out their flowers and created their own bouquets to take home. They were so excited knowing they had something special to surprise their families with. ❤️

We also got to enjoy some of the last watermelon of the season together. 🍉

A huge thank you to Bon Moua for sharing his harvest with our students. Experiences like this are exactly why connecting kids with local farmers is such an important part of GROWN. They aren't just learning where things come from. They're learning about the people who grow them, experiencing what is in season, and bringing a little piece of that experience home to their families. 🌱💐

#GROWNFarmToSchool #SupportLocalFarmers #FarmToSchool #ButteCountyLocalFoodNetwork #LocalFood #ButteCounty by @bclocalfood

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10 days ago

🌱 Eat Local. Support Local. Give Back! 🌱

We’re excited to team up with Golden Valley Bank and T-Bar for a special T-Bar Takeover benefiting the Butte County Local Food Network!

Join us on October 21st from 4:00–8:00 PM at T-Bar in Chico. When you stop in for dinner, drinks, or one of your T-Bar favorites, 20% of your purchase will be donated to support BCLFN! 🍅🥕🌻

Funds raised help us continue the work we do throughout Butte County—from connecting communities with locally grown food and supporting our local farmers to bringing garden and food education to thousands of local students.

📅 October 21st | 4–8 PM
📍 T-Bar — 250 Vallombrosa Ave., Suite 200, Chico

Just remember to tell the staff at checkout that you’re part of the Takeover so your purchase counts!

Come hungry, bring some friends, and turn your dinner out into support for a stronger local food system. ❤️🌱

Thank you to Golden Valley Bank and T-Bar for making this fundraiser possible!

#ButteCountyLocalFoodNetwork #TBarTakeover #ChicoCA #SupportLocal #LocalFood #ButteCounty #FarmToSchool by @bclocalfood

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11 days ago

Thank you, Chico State! 🌱

We are so grateful to Chico State for once again welcoming Butte County Local Food Network to its Career Fair!

We have participated in this event for multiple years, and it has become an important part of how we connect with students who want to turn what they are learning into meaningful work in their community.

Many of our interns come to us through Chico State, studying everything from public health to other fields that bring new skills and perspectives to our work. Our interns get hands on experience in food systems, education, community outreach, gardens, local food access, and nonprofit work. Even better, we have been able to hire interns who started their journey with us through connections made at events like this.

Thank you, Chico State, for continuing to create opportunities for students and community organizations to find each other. We love being part of it and meeting the next group of students ready to GROW with us! 🌱💚 by @bclocalfood

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12 days ago