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Monday 27-Aug Chico Grange Hall Available for Event Rental! (1)

Welcome to ChicoGrange.org
Saturday, July 04 2009 @ 12:20 AM MST

Chico Grange Hall Available for Event Rental!

Tuesday, November 27 2007 @ 12:51 PM MST

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Welcome to the web page of the Chico Farm Grange. The Grange Hall is located at 2775 Nord Ave. at Rodeo Ave., near Henshaw, see map. (Note: THIS ROAD IS NOT ON HWY 32! PLEASE SEE MAP!)

Meeting of the Chico Grange are generally every 3rd Monday, potluck at 5:30, meeting starts at 6:30. Meetings are open to the interested public.

For more information on rentals - please click "read more" below.

The Farming Roundtable

Monday, April 06 2009 @ 03:05 PM MST

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The Farming Roundtable

3 months of research and discussion for the purpose of finding solutions to
secure our food supply, lessen the conflict between the urbanagriculture
interface, protect viable farm land, support community
gardens, and reintroduce people to the process of growing food.

Wednesday March 18th: A Time for Solutions
Local food movement, trends in agricultural lands, peak oil, general plan process

Wednesday April 8th: Economical Farming on Small Parcels
Waste options, Community Supported Agriculture,
food distribution infrastructure, marketing

Wednesday April 15th: Funding Opportunities to Protect Local Food Production
Loans, easements, taxes, grants… for land, education, transitioning to organic, programs

Wednesday May 6th: Buffering the Urban-Agriculture Interface
Zoning, buffers why and width, preferred activities at
the interface

Wednesday May 13th: Development Patterns that Support Local Food Systems
Clustered development, cooperative farming, developments with community garden space

Wednesday May 20th: Public Spaces for Growing Food
Community gardens and orchards, school gardens, liability, leasing, water access

Monthly Grange Potluck, Program, & Meeting: 3rd Monday of the month, 6-8pm

Monday April 20th: Farmers Markets, linking farmers and consumers

Monday May 18th: Community Gardens

At the end of the Roundtable, through the input of participants and knowledge
gained from speakers, we will be recommending a set of possible policies for
inclusion in the City and County General Plan’s.

For more info: www.ChicoGrange.org
nanibay@hotmail.com or jonluvaas@gmail.com
Sponsored by
The Chico Grange

WHERE
The Chico Grange Hall
2775 Nord Ave. (Not Hwy 32)
at Rodeo Ave., near Henshaw
WHEN
March – May
6:30-8:30pm
(dates below)
WHO
People interested
in growing and
eating local food.

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Comprehensive Organic Gardening Class - coming to the Chico Grange Hall

Monday, January 05 2009 @ 05:03 PM MST

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ORGANIC GARDENING CLASS starts Sunday, January 11th!

CHICO GRANGE HALL, SUNDAYS 1:30 – 3:30 PM (*Except Saturday Jan. 31)

Home gardening for food production just makes sense, now more than ever. A diverse group of very talented and experienced organic gardeners have agreed to share their knowledge with the Chico community. Nine expert gardeners and local chef David Guzzetti are presenting a series of talks, a cooking demonstration, and two field trips starting January 11, 2009. These sessions are designed for both novice and experienced gardeners.

Take this opportunity to gain the skills you need to prepare your soil, make your own compost, and plant a garden this coming spring. *David Guzzetti’s cooking demonstration emphasizing local produce will be on Saturday January 31 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., and will include lunch for all the participants. In addition to the topic listed, each session will include tips on home food gardening that each grower has to offer.

CLASS SCHEDULE - (click "read more"

Come for Dessert and Tea at The Edges of Bounty

Tuesday, October 21 2008 @ 08:44 PM MST

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Chico Grange #486 and CSU, Chico’s Institute for Sustainable Development
Invite the Public to The Edges of Bounty Reception and Sustainability Conference

Community Building Work Day at the Chico Grange

Monday, October 20 2008 @ 09:53 AM MST

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Coffee served at 8:30 Am on Sunday November 2. The Workday begins at 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. A FREE Lunch will be served 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Bring shovels or wheelbarrosw if you have them. Volunteers will be creating pathways, painting building trim, work on fencing & gates, and wash the building.

There will be a follow up work day on December 7th.

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Julia Holderbein: an oral history

Saturday, November 24 2007 @ 07:38 PM MST

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Nani Teves' mother has volunteered to do oral histories of Chico Grange Elders. We are very greatful to her and here - to Julia Holderbein for taking part in this first, of hopefully several, oral histories.

Recorded: October 6, 2007

Julia Holderbein

My parents came from a little town in North Dakota, from a little town called Gackle, near Bismarck, about thirty miles southeast of Bismarck. I come from a German family, very German. The whole town, at one time, was German, except maybe five percent. A lot of Norwegians and Swedish people had their own communities when they came in. Most of the people were Lutherans and Congregationalists, and some Catholics. I think the English people were very few at that time. Later on, there were a lot of them.