Oroville, Sustainable
Where do you begin in making a community more sustainable? I would suggest that the path to sustainability goes through the stomach--So starting a farmers' market is a pretty good first step.
But it is also not an easy thing to do.
Richard Roth, founder of the new nonprofit cChaos, Collaboratively Creating Health Access Opportunities and Services, has created Oroville's first farmers' market at the El Medio Fire Station. It is hoped to run year-round on Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the corner of Myers and D Streets.
The market is equipped with an EBT Nutrition Assistance POS device, and also accepts WIC coupons.
Heat, wind, and smoke from wildfires are giving this market a rough start in its first few weeks. If you live in Oroville, are passing through, or have friends, family, or other connections there, spread the word about this valuable new asset to the community.
We were able to stop by this past Thursday on the way back from Sacramento and grabbed some cucumbers, bell peppers, and onion starts for the grand total of $4 bucks. I found space to plant the onions at the base of some of my tomato plants. I read that the onions are good companion plants for the 'maters.