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NORTH STATE PARENT FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2021/2022 HEALTHY FOOD RESOURCES
California Farm to School. Farm to School programs connect K-12th grade schools with local farmers to serve healthy meals in school cafeterias, helping to promote student nutrition. Provides health & nu- trition education and supports California farmers. farmtoschool.org.
Healthy Shasta; Redding. Partnering with the community to help families incorpo- rate more physical activities and healthy eating into their lives. Committed to promoting long-lasting change so healthy choices become easy. Find great online resources at healthyshasta.org. 2660 Bre- slauer Way. (530) 245-6457.
School CAFÉ; Mt. Shasta. A movement for healthy school meals in Mt. Shasta to help students have fresh, highly nutritious, whole- some food. schoolcafeclub.org. PO Box 1143. Slow Food Shasta Cascade; Butte, Shasta & Tehama Counties. Offers local food education, supports school gardens and farmers markets. Year-round events. slow- foodshastacascade.org.
The Center For Healthy Communities (CHC); The Center for Healthy Communi- ties at Chico State (CHC) serves counties in the North State region. CHC is a leading or- ganization that offers a variety of services focusing on food security, including the CalFresh Outreach Program. This program assists qualifying low-income families, individuals, & seniors with purchasing healthy and nutritious foods. CHC helps our community members through the application process while answering any questions they may have. To apply for CalFresh Food visit the website, Bit.ly/ CalFreshCHC or call 530-345-9749 for one- on-one assistance with our team or if you have questions. CHC also offers other food and farmer support programs such as Mar- ket Match which helps CalFresh shoppers increase their budget when buying at local Farmers’ Markets, community and school- based nutrition and gardening education, dietitian counseling, and other community resources. For more information about CHC services, call (530) 898-5323 or visit our website at csuchico.edu/chc/. Environmental Working Group (EWG).
A nonprofit, non-partisan organization
dedicated to protecting public health and the environment. Food safety and nutrition information that includes a Food Scores page (ewg.org/foodscores). Search over 80,000 foods by category or product. An- nual Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen lists rank fruits & veggies by most and least amounts of pesticides found in products. Also find informational apps for mobile devices. enviroblog.org.
Localicious. North State Parent’s healthy foods column offers a variety of ideas for healthy eating and information about local healthy food sources. Find Localicious articles at northstateparent.com. Physician’s Plan Weight Management Clinic. Physician-run weight loss clinic that helps patients lose weight and maintain weight with the help of a medical practi- tioner. Also offers CarbEssentials, high pro- tein, low fat and low carb foods available for purchase online. physiciansplan.net
Redding; 2401 Hartnell Dr. (530) 223- 0216.
Chico; 392A Connors Ct. (530) 891-0982.
Summer Food Service Program. De- signed to fill the gap during summer for children who normally participate in free & reduced-price breakfast & lunch school programs. To find meals and sites in
your community, visit fns.usda.gov/sfsp/ summer-food-service-program or call the National Hunger Hotline. (866) 3-HUNGRY or (877) 8-HAMBRE.
Slow Food Shasta Cascade; Butte, Shasta & Tehama Counties. Offers local food education, supports school gardens and farmers markets. Year-round events. slow- foodshastacascade.org.
The Edible Schoolyard Project. A national network dedicated to connecting educa- tors around the world to build and share a K-12 edible education curriculum. edible- schoolyard.org. (510) 519-6876
The National Heirloom Exposition; Santa Rosa. The world’s largest heritage food event. Annual three-day event normally held in Sept. Geared towards kids, features fun & educational activities for all ages (school groups welcome). Exhibits, Kids’ Pavilion, tastings, contests, more than 100 nationally & internationally acclaimed
foods, farm & garden speakers celebrat- ing the pure food movement. Meet 350+ like-minded vendors. A nonprofit event, ages 17 & under free. Funds raised are donated to local school & educational gar- den projects. Held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. theheirloomexpo.com. (417) 924-8917.
United States Department of Agricul- ture Food & Nutrition Services Pro- grams. Website features programs that help provide healthy foods & nutrition information to children and low-income families and individuals. Search programs at fns.usda.gov.
Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Pro- gram; All counties. Helps eligible families with young children obtain healthy sup- plemental foods from authorized vendors, including farmers markets. Nutrition edu- cation, breastfeeding support and referrals to community services. For pregnant wom- en and mothers of infants & children under age 5 who meet income guidelines. Search programs at cdph.ca.gov. (800) 852-5770.
SHASTA COUNTY
Restorative Nutrition; Redding. Laura is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She uses a “functional medicine” approach to nutri- tion. This focuses on restoring the body, as a whole, to achieve optimal functioning in every organ system. restorative-nutrition. com. 3748 Cheryl Drive. (303) 304-9401.
TEHAMA COUNTY
Tehama County Community Action Agency; Red Bluff. Tailgate food giveaways. tehamacountycaa.com. 310 S. Main St. (530) 527-6159.
NATURAL FOOD STORES
MULTIPLE COUNTIES
Grocery Outlet. Grocery Outlet branches stock their shelves with discounted inventory
generated when producers change pack- aging or have surplus supplies, leading to great deals on high quality, healthy food. Check out their growing supplies of organ- ic products. groceryoutlet.com.
Anderson. Daily, 8am-9pm. 1981 High- way 273. (530) 776-6966.
Chico. Mon-Fri, 7am-10pm. Sat, 8am- 10pm. Sun, 8am-9pm. 2157 Pillsbury Rd. (530) 345-2666.
Orland. Daily, 7am-10pm. 1026 South St. (530) 865-4235.
Oroville. Daily, 8am-9pm. 1060 Oroville Dam Blvd. E. (530) 534-3940.
Redding. Mon-Fri, 8am-9pm. Sat, 8am- 8pm. Sun, 9am-8pm. 2235 Churn Creek Rd. (530) 221-6138. Eureka Way (530) 768-1379
Red Bluff. Daily, 8am-9pm. 580 S. Main St. (530) 529-2130.
Yreka. Daily, 7am-9pm.121 Montague Rd. (530) 842-7700.
Weed. Daily, 7am-9pm. 268 Vista Dr.
(530) 938-4778.
New Earth Market; Butte & Sutter Coun- ties. Organic groceries plus deli & salad bar, organic coffee bar, Rolling Stone Pizza, fresh sushi, full service banquet room & off-site catering. newearthmarket.com.
Chico. Mon-Sat, 7am-9pm. Sun, 8am- 9pm. 864 East Ave. (530) 891-9355.
Yuba City. Mon-Sat, 7am-9pm. Sun, 8am- 8pm. 1475 Tharp Rd. (530) 673-9355.
BUTTE COUNTY
Chico Natural Foods Store & Cooper- ative. Healthy & wholesome products,
info about the natural foods industry and promotes the local economy. Daily, 7am- 10pm. Deli and self-serve hot food & salad bar 8am-8pm. chiconaturalfoods.coop. 818 Main St. (530) 891-1713.
S & S Produce & Natural Foods; Chico. Since 1967. Large selection of organi- cally grown local foods, health & well- ness books, daily BBQ grill (11am-3pm). Mon-Fri, 7am-8pm. Sat & Sun, 8am-8pm. ssproduce.com. 1924 Mangrove Ave. (530) 343-4930.
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