A Boon to Breast Care
Mammography, returns to the Ridge at Feather River Health Center by Ken Smith Hanging on one wall of the new Women’s Imaging center at Adventist Health’s Feather River Health Center is a framed quilt featuring […]
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Working Out Safely
Long-time physical therapist offers tips to prevent exercise injury Establishing a healthy exercise regime is a cornerstone of living a healthy lifestyle. However, jumping into physical activity without taking proper care and precautions can lead […]
The Right Choice
How to determine whether to visit Rapid Care, the ER, or primary care There are instances of injury and illness in everyone’s lives that may not warrant a visit to an emergency room, yet are […]
The Future of SB 1383: Tehama Residents can begin preparing for the final wave of new organic waste regulations
Since its establishment in 2016, SB1383 has sought to reduce methane emissions in landfills by cutting California’s organic waste disposal by 75% and diverting 20% of edible food to people and food banks by the year 2025. […]
Food Recovery in Tehama County: One nonprofit has a long history of helping food-insecure residents and reducing food waste
Daniel Dempsey has been operating Tehama County Gleaners and Food Bank for the last 11 years in Red Bluff, Calif. The organization dates back to the 1980s and has been working to help combat hunger and food waste within the county ever since […]
Compost’s the Most: State-funded programs help Tehama growers introduce new farming practices
In Tehama County, resource conservation is less about a hands-off approach to nature and more about how residents and agriculture work with the land to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship. For the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County, composting is one area where new environmental needs can blend with traditional farming practices. […]
Chico News & Review F.A.Q.
Now that the paper’s online-only, how will I know what’s going on this weekend? The CN&R calendar is right here. There has always been a digital version, and in fact, the CN&R’s local calendar of […]
Leading the Way in Tehama County: Small town grocery store embraces California’s SB 1383 mandate
n Corning, Calif., population 8,209, representatives from several local charities stop by the Sav-Mor grocery store twice a week to collect food.
Free food, that is. […]
A brief history of the Chico News & Review
The rebel years: 1977-1980 No matter how much time passes, when the story of the Chico News & Review is told, it’s the first four years of the paper’s history that typically gets the most […]
The P.A.T.H. way to reducing food waste and food insecurity in Tehama County
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many Tehama County residents faced the daunting challenges of food deficiencies, unemployment and homelessness. Heather Ledford, the P.A.T.H. executive director, and her dedicated team addressed this need by implementing emergency food and shelter programs and job search services. P.A.T.H., which stands for Poor And The Homeless, is a local nonprofit organization established in 1999. […]
Tehama County market reduces landfill food waste with grocery donations
What happens to excess food from grocery stores after it reaches its expiration date? The owners of Nu-Way Market—Beau Perkins, and Bill Patchen, who have been operating the store since 2004—use a more socially conscious approach to handling food waste. […]
Scraps to Gold in Tehama County: Composting turns organic waste into valuable fertilizer for small farms
The cost-benefit analysis of composting kitchen scraps for a personal garden can be discouraging—but when the process and payoffs of recycling organic waste are scaled up to the size of a small farm, such as Red Gate Ranch in Red Bluff, coffee grounds are as good as gold. […]
Sustainability Grant Awarded to Red Bluff Joint Union High School District is having an impact
Marissa Stevens has been the Director of Nutrition Services for Red Bluff Joint Union High School District for eight years. When she was hired, Marissa had a personal goal: to bring a sustainability-garden-to-cafeteria program to the district. Two years ago, that goal got some much-needed help. […]
Reducing the climate footprint through composting, education and collective action in Tehama County
“There’s more to composting than saving food scraps,” says Bobie Hughes, Executive Director of the Sacramento River Discovery Center.
Hughes, who has been composting food waste at the Center for the past five years, is among a growing number of Tehama County residents committed to recycling unwanted food materials and reducing food waste. […]
Reducing Food Waste on the Front End: Practical ways Tehama County residents can help
According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Californians throw away approximately 6 million tons of food annually. This staggering number equates to 18% of all material that goes into California’s landfills. With these types of numbers, the waste issue seems daunting, and residents may doubt their efforts could possibly make much difference, so why try? […]