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Auburn, CA 95603

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We ❤️ you a choco-lot! ☕🍫 Now is your ch

We ❤️ you a choco-lot! ☕🍫

Now is your chance to win happiness in a mug during our January Hot Chocolate Giveaway! Here's how to play...

1. Like this photo & follow @briarpatchcoop
2. In the comments below, share your favorite hot cocoa rhyme, pun, lore or memory, then tag a friend you know who would love to play, too!
3. 💌We’ll choose a lucky winner Jan. 31 on National Hot Chocolate Day via DM. Good Luck!

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook or Instagram.

Must be able to pick up the prize at the Co-op.

Let's help our friends from Nevada City Rotary be

Let's help our friends from Nevada City Rotary be successful with their soft plastic recycling program by keeping trash out of the bin! 🌎

Thanks to the Rotarians, now BriarPatch shoppers can recycle clean, stretchable plastic film not accepted by Waste Management.

A recycling bin has been set up in the store near customer service for the following soft and stretchable plastic film items: grocery bags, bread bags, bubble wrap, dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, plastic shipping envelopes, Ziploc and other clear zipping food storage bags, cereal bags, case overwrap, salt bags, pallet wrap and stretch film, wood pellet bags and produce bags.

The plastic must be CLEAN, DRY and FREE OF FOOD RESIDUE, and it needs to STRETCH when you poke a finger into it. Rotarians collect bags twice a week and hand sort them, which can be time-consuming if mixed with unacceptable refuse. Depositing garbage in the bins makes extra work for our hard-working plastic recycling heroes! 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️

Last November, Christine Newsom chairperson of an environmental committee for the group came up with the pilot project to team up with Trex and turn hundreds of pounds of soft plastics into decking and patio furniture. 🏖️😎

BriarPatch is one of several collection locations in Nevada County, and the project is so popular volunteers can hardly keep up with it. They surpassed their six-month goal of collecting 500 pounds in the first three months! 👏

“The public response to our plastics collection program has been amazing,” says Rotarian Robin Milam. “Clearly this plastics recycling collection is a project our community wants to support!”

A Few Friendly Reminders Co-op Shoppers! ❤️

😷Face coverings are required while inside the store, in accordance with state and county guidelines.

🛒For the protection of our community, please wear your mask properly over your face and nose, and practice social distancing.

😎Please enjoy your food and beverages outside on the patio.

🚗Remember... you can always use our convenient Curbside service as an alternative to shopping inside the store. Thank You for your cooperation!

"Love is the most durable power in the world." – M

"Love is the most durable power in the world." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. King would have celebrated 93 years on earth today. We can celebrate his life and legacy by carrying his work forward and creating a more peaceful world.

Let’s educate, advocate and activate on his birthday and beyond.

Locally, you can support Color Me Human.
@colormehumanorg
@colormehuman.org

Learn more about The King Center: https://thekingcenter.org/

📷@thekingcenter

#MLK #MLKDay

The Sierra Harvest Sustainable Food & Farm Confere

The Sierra Harvest Sustainable Food & Farm Conference has an exciting new format for 2022: On-Farm Field Days featuring farmer-to-farmer education, hands-on skill-building, practical tools beginning farmers and ranchers and networking opportunities.

Sliding scale fees are available through registration with scholarships available for farmers and veterans. BIPOC & LGBTQA+ farmers are strongly encouraged to apply.

JOIN SIERRA HARVEST FOR A FIELD DAY, OR COME TO ALL THREE:
FEB. 3:
Farming in the Time of Fire – Using Prescribed Fire on the Farm with UCCE Advisor, Dan Macon and retired Cal-Fire Battalion Chief & CA Native Plant expert, Chris Paulus.

MARCH 3:
Farm Hack: Tools & Infrastructure Tips for Beginning Farmers with Zach Cannady (Prema Farm) and Malaika Bishop (Bluebird Farm.) This field day is a regional gathering for the CA Small Farm Conference.

MARCH 31:
Solutions in the Soil: Farm Scale Compost & a Closer Look at Soil Organic Matter. Join Marney Blair and Lisa Bjorn of Fulcrum Farm for a hands workshop on creating compost at the farm-scale.

Check out the "What's Up" link in our Bio to learn more OR...

Visit FoodandFarmConference.com

We Want You! Call for 2022 Board Candidates. 😍

We Want You! Call for 2022 Board Candidates. 😍

The Board of Directors serves a critical role in overseeing and guiding our Co-op. Directors attend board meetings and the meetings of at least one committee. Three positions on the Board, each for three-year terms, become available at every annual election. 😎

Elections are held each year in May. Last Day to apply to become a board nominee is January 31, 2022.

Click the link, "Apply to Become A Board Nominee" in our bio to learn more!

Oh glorious citrus season. You bring sunshine to o

Oh glorious citrus season. You bring sunshine to our days. 🍊🌞

Right now, we have farm direct: loose navel oranges from @rainwater_ranch (Winters), five pound bags of navel oranges from Johansen Ranch, loose Meyer lemons from @shared.abundance and Tierra Santa Farms.🚜

Starting Monday, look for kumquats from @higaredafamilyfarm Family Farm. 👩‍🌾

What else is in season?

This weekend… the return of Blood Oranges! Stop by the Produce Department for a sample.

Oro blanco white grapefruit - Delicious with low acidity.

Cara cara navel oranges – Pink flesh, very fun, good flavor!

Honey and minneola tangerine varieties. Yum!

🖌Seanan Maher

Learn more by clicking on the “What’s In Season” link in our bio!

TOMORROW, Sat. Jan. 15 is the LAST DAY to cast you

TOMORROW, Sat. Jan. 15 is the LAST DAY to cast your vote in The Union's 2021 Best of Nevada County.

Last year you voted and named us BEST Grocery Store, Organic Eatery, Community Contributor & Curbside Delivery in Nevada County. Let's do it again! 🛒🥑🍎😍

Vote now through January 15.🗳️
Winners will be announced March 24📅

CLICK THE LINK IN OUR BIO "Vote! Best of Nevada County"
or cast your vote here: https://www.theunion.com/bestof2021/#//

A major new study says that at least 65 species of

A major new study says that at least 65 species of animals laugh! 😂🦊🐀🐒

Researchers at UCLA have identified 65 species of animals who make "play vocalizations," or what we would consider laughter.

Along with a long list of primate species, domestic cows and dogs, foxes, seals, mongooses and three bird species are prone to laughter as well.

http://ow.ly/frUV50HuQVX

The numbers are in! YOU, our lovely BriarPatch c

The numbers are in!

YOU, our lovely BriarPatch community raised $40,907.83 for nonprofits in 2021 as part of the Co-op's monthly Round-Up at the Register program!

In 2021, you gave to causes you believe in like protecting the Sierra, growing gardens for social justice, food banks, finding homes for dogs and cats, rehabilitating injured wildlife, independence for aging populations and people with disabilities, celebrating BIPOC & LGBTQ+ folks and helping people living with homelessness.

Together we gave to @interfaithfoodministrygv @farmstogrow Farms @sierrastreams @planting.justice @sammiesfriends @saclgbtcenter Sierra Mental Wellness Group, @foodbankofnevadacounty Wildlife Rehabilitation & Release, @freed.cil @colormehumanorg and @hhshelter

Since the program began in 2015, we have given $245,474.46 to local and regional nonprofits.

#community #cooperatives #nevadacounty

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Dear BriarPatch Community, Like the rest of the

Dear BriarPatch Community,

Like the rest of the country, Nevada County has seen a surge in positive Covid cases in the last week, due to large gatherings and holiday visits. Unfortunately, now for many, the celebratory season with family and friends feels diminished as they struggle with the effects of the illness on themselves and loved ones.

The Co-op has been no exception. We have seen a sudden rise in Covid cases among our staff since the holidays ended. Our management team is working diligently to continue to provide the time off and resources needed to allow our employees to rest and recover and help stop the spread in the community.

We continue our efforts to keep our staff as safe as possible. We have N95 masks (recommended for the current Omicron variant) available for staff use. BriarPatch employees must wear masks at all times while in the store and in shared spaces. We have also reduced store hours to 7am to 9pm, and you will notice fewer Deli services so we can ease the demands on staff. And our Pandemic Response Team is continually looking for creative ways to support BriarPatch employees through this situation.

We encourage our shoppers to use our Curbside service, which is being upgraded tonight to be more user-friendly, to mask up indoors, stay socially distanced, and only congregate when necessary. Stay tuned to social media and our Store Updates page on our website for the latest information about store and deli hours and offerings.

We know the toll these past two years have taken on all of us, and we are right there with you. We truly appreciate all the kindness, grace, and gratitude you have shown us. It keeps us going.

Stronger Together,

Chris Maher
General Manager

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Thinking of running for the BriarPatch Board? 🥕

Thinking of running for the BriarPatch Board? 🥕🥬🍅

Join us for a Jump on Board Mixer at 5:30 p.m. TONIGHT via Zoom. 💻

This is a great opportunity to learn about Board operations, meet Directors and ask questions about Co-op leadership.🛒

Please RSVP maryh@briarpatch.coop

Last year you voted and named us BEST Grocery Stor

Last year you voted and named us BEST Grocery Store, Organic Eatery, Community Contributor & Curbside Delivery in Nevada County. Let's do it again! 🛒🥑🍎😍

It's that time of year again for The Union Newspaper's 2021 Best of Nevada County.

Vote now through January 15🗳️
Winners will be announced March 24📅

Cast your vote here: https://www.theunion.com/bestof2021/#//

We're excited to support @sierraharvest upcoming F

We're excited to support @sierraharvest upcoming Food & Farm -Conference, now with with a totally new format designed with farmers in mind. 🚜

The event kicks off on Feb. 3 with a workshop out on the land where you'll learn about controlled burning as a land management tool led by two experts -- Dan Macon (UCCE Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor) and Chris Paulus, a retired Cal Fire battalion chief! 👨‍🚒🔥

As a sweet bonus, you'll get a chance to visit the property of @RichardsGrassfedBeef in Oregon House! 🐄🤠The Ranch is certified by the American Grassfed Association and is the first beef company on the West Coast to receive the Savory Institute's Ecological Outcome Verified certificate. The ranch was featured in the documentary film, Kiss the Ground! 🎥🎬

Register Today! Scholarships are available.
https://www.foodandfarmconference.com/farmer-discounts/