As you may or may not have noticed, 2013’s Patronage Dividend has been sent out! The Co-op mailed the vouchers out on Monday, September 15, and they should be reaching your mailbox soon. The letter attached to the voucher explains how to redeem your voucher for cash, store credit, or a donation to the North State Food Bank.
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Eat Local in our Produce Deptartment
We define “Local” as grown within the greater Butte County area in a radius of 150 miles. However, the majority of our local farmers and growers are located the in a 50 mile radius with many being within 10 miles of Chico
Read MoreRelocation Announcement
CNFC will be moving to another location at the end of its lease term, in three-to-six years.
Read MoreFROM THE BOARD: Liberty and A/C for All
Summertime, and the living is easy…because anything requiring effort might just make our heads explode. July is a time when those of us who try to hold off on air conditioning might crumble in our resolve. When days are hot as blazes and nights don’t bring significant relief, air conditioning is truly a magical thing.
Read MoreKeeping Your Cool with Produce
Summer months in the Sacramento Valley and foothills bring day time temperatures from the upper 80’s to the low 100’s. Combine this with long hours, low humidity and increased activity, and you have the perfect recipe for dehydration, heat stroke, skin rashes, sunburn and other forms of inflammation.
Fortunately nature has gifted us with ways minimize overheating and dehydration...
Read MoreFROM THE BOARD: On Being Local
Many of us that frequent our local food co-ops and local farmer’s markets are aware of our troubled industrial food system that exists today. What can we do as an individual, and how can we educate our family and friends that Being Local is the way to go? I’ve given a few ideas and ways to think about being local that may help others embrace the local movement.
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