Auburn, CA – BriarPatch Food Co-op has officially opened a second store location at 2505 Bell Road in Auburn. On August 10th, hundreds of people formed a line that stretched around the building to attend a Grand Opening event that included a pineapple cutting ceremony with representatives from the Co-op, the County of Placer and […]
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BriarPatch Food Co-op hosts grand opening of Auburn store August 10
Grass Valley, CA– BriarPatch Food Co-op will open the doors of its new second store location at 2505 Bell Road in Auburn during a much-anticipated grand opening on August 10. The festivities will start at 9am with opening remarks by General Manager Chris Maher, Store Operations Manager Glenn Dal Porto and Auburn Chamber of Commerce […]
BriarPatch opens application period for competitive Round Up at the Register program
Eligible nonprofit and cooperative organizations can apply for BriarPatch Food Co-op’s competitive 2024 Round up at the Register fundraising program. Since 2015, BriarPatch shoppers have raised more than $285,000 for nonprofit organizations through the program. Each month in 2024, BriarPatch shoppers will have the choice to round up their purchase price at checkout to the nearest dollar (or more). […]
Aug. 10 opening date for BriarPatch’s Auburn store
Auburn, CA– BriarPatch Food Co-op is pleased to announce August 10 is the grand opening date for the long-awaited second store at 2505 Bell Road in Auburn. “Our ownership and customer base has long extended to the Auburn community. We’re excited to meet this need with a new store that will expand the natural foods […]
BriarPatch announces August date for Auburn store
Auburn, CA– BriarPatch Food Co-op is inching closer to opening its long-awaited second store at 2505 Bell Road in Auburn. The new target date is August 2023. “We are resolving the final issues that have held up our construction and are beginning the last phase of this exciting initiative to bring high quality organic and local foods to […]
BriarPatch implements a new workday policy
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 […]
BriarPatch and Hospitality House team up to help Nevada County residents living with homelessness during the holidays
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 […]
Are you a nonprofit in the Sacramento Watershed? asks BriarPatch
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 […]
Cooperatives working with cooperatives
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 […]
Deadline for BriarPatch Round Up Program is Aug. 31
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 […]
BriarPatch hosts mixer at Crooked Lane Brewing Co.
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, […]
BriarPatch Food Co-op launches campaign during Plastic Free July
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 […]
BriarPatch throws a Pride bash on the patio to celebrate LGBTQ+ community on June 29
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 […]
Learn the art of chocolate and liqueur making with BriarPatch class June 23
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 […]
The application period is now open for BriarPatch grant program fostering watershed health
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 […]
BriarPatch brings back cooking classes with Peace, Love & Matzo
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. […]
A conduit for kindness – Maria (Rocio) Mojica-Bierwirth bridges the gap with the Latino community
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 and Hospitality House team up with 12 Days of Giving Campaign
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 […]
BriarPatch wins national recognition during Love Local Month
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/ […]
BriarPatch opens application period for competitive CAUSE program
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 […]