BriarPatch

Grass Valley, CA– BriarPatch Food Co-op’s hourly employees are now enjoying two and a half hours of extra free time a week and an estimated 130 hours annually thanks to a new workday policy implemented at the store.   On December 26, BriarPatch Food Co-op began paying for employee lunch breaks as part of a […]

Grass Valley, CA– BriarPatch Food Co-op Owners and Hospitality House are teaming up once again this holiday season to bring a helping hand to local folks living with homelessness.    The BriarPatch community is invited to come together, give back and help their neighbors during Hospitality House’s critical year-end fundraising efforts where all donations are being […]

Grass Valley – Are you a nonprofit located within the Sacramento River Watershed with a project or programming that contributes to the overall health of the watershed? BriarPatch Food Co-op is issuing a limited number of grants in 2022 as part of a year-long focus on the sustainability and viability of the watershed.   Through […]

Grass Valley, CA–  October is National Co-op Month and Fair Trade Month and BriarPatch Food Co-op is celebrating by collaborating with co-ops locally and across the nation.   Last week, BriarPatch teamed up with Davis Food Co-op to volunteer at Yolo Food Bank in Woodland. Yolo County is the most impoverished county in California.  Each […]

Grass Valley, California – Calling all nonprofits and cooperative organizations!    The application deadline for BriarPatch Food Co-op’s 2023 Round Up at the Register donation program is right around the corner… August 31, 2022.   Eligible organizations must be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or a cooperative organization with a mission to build a sustainable and […]

Auburn, California – On Monday, August 8, Auburn community members came out in force to learn more about the new BriarPatch Food Co-op grocery store coming to town during a lively Meet & Greet event held at Crooked Lane Brewing Company.    Upwards of 150 people showed up to mix and mingle during the event coined, […]

Grass Valley – BriarPatch Food Co-op is participating in Plastic Free July, a global movement that empowers millions of people to be part of the solution to the plastic pollution problem.   Worldwide single-use plastics create billions of tons of waste each year but learning to make slight changes can add up to big improvements. All month long, the Co-op will be offering […]

This month, BriarPatch Food Co-op is throwing a community Pride event to raise awareness and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.   The event, called “Pride on the Patio” will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 29.   “We want to show our values in action as an all-inclusive, loving space to be. It’s important to express our […]

For more than 20 years, Sarah Cain has been teaching liqueur-making classes but it wasn’t until six months ago that she discovered a love for making artisan chocolates. Now she can’t make the sweet treats like bon bons and truffles infused with her homemade liqueurs fast enough.  “The minute I started offering these other products people […]

Grass Valley – Are you a nonprofit located within the Sacramento River Watershed with a project or programming that contributes to the overall health of the watershed?   BriarPatch Food Co-op is issuing a limited number of grants in 2022 as part of a year-long focus on the sustainability and viability of the watershed.     Through the […]

Gracie Schatz founder of Heart of Willamette Cooking School returns with this special engaging and informative class, Peace Love Matzo 5 – 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14 exploring the stories, traditions and delicious dishes of the Passover season. Students will learn the fundamentals of preparing traditional Passover delicacies like Charoset, Matzo Ball Soup and Macaroons. […]

In a portable building next to Grass Valley Charter School, one woman is making a positive difference in the lives of the region’s Latino families. Maria (Rocio) Mojica-Bierwirth works with youth and adults in Nevada County to provide English Language Development and mental health awareness through the PARTNERS Family Resource Center. “I’m kind of the […]

BriarPatch Food Co-op and Hospitality House are teaming up this holiday season to raise awareness, financial support and items needed for basic comfort and survival by local folks living with homelessness. Beginning Dec. 1 and continuing through Dec. 12, the community is invited to give back and help their neighbors during a 12 Days of […]

Co-ops are community-minded. They contribute to the sustainable development of their communities by sourcing and investing locally. Concern for community is an important guiding light at BriarPatch Food Co-op and one of the Co-op’s 7 Principles.  Supporting local comes in many shades. This week, BriarPatch won national recognition with Progressive Grocer’s Award for Community Service/ […]

Beginning July 1, eligible nonprofit and cooperative organizations can apply for BriarPatch Food Co-op’s competitive 2022 Round up at the Register fundraising program known as CAUSE.  Since 2019, BriarPatch shoppers have raised more than $130,000 for nonprofit organizations through the program.   Each month in 2022, BriarPatch shoppers will have the choice to round up […]

Grass Valley – BriarPatch Food Co-op is participating in Plastic Free July, a global movement that empowers millions of people to be part of the solution to the plastic pollution problem. Worldwide single-use plastics create billions of tons of waste each year but learning to make slight changes can add up to big improvements. All month […]

This month, BriarPatch Food Co-op’s virtual cooking series continues with a class designed for home cooks who have always wanted to master Mediterranean cuisine.  Philly Chef Rebecca Foxman will share tips, shortcuts and traditional family techniques for making an assortment of meze plates with her online class,  “Hummus Where the Heart Is” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15.  By the end of the class, participants will have the skills for making traditional […]

Chef Shankari Arcot will teach an online cooking class for Briarpatch Food Co-op on Wednesday, May 5th from 6 – 7:30 p.m. During the class called, “So You Wanna Chana?” students will learn how to make their own naturally vegan chana masala and roti. A dish originating from the Indian subcontinent, chana masala is made […]

April 19, 2021 – Gracie Schatz, a former intern from Sierra Harvest’s Food Love Farm will teach the fundamentals of making delicious homemade pierogi during an online class with BriarPatch Food Co-op. Schatz, the founder of Heart of Willamette Cooking School will teach this virtual class, “Pierogi Party” on Wednesday, April 21, from 6 to […]

February 22, 2021 – It all started with an email.  BriarPatch Food Co-op Grocery Manager Shawn Bailey was looking for canned vegetables to donate to The Food Bank of Nevada County as part of an in-store canned food drive. So he reached out to distribution company Natural Value Inc. The company couldn’t supply the canned […]