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The Big Harvest
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Butte County’s main industry is agriculture. Our beautiful loamy valley soils, the abundance of sunshine, and our proximity to the vast watershed of the Sacramento River combine to make this a comfortable home for many different crops. Our growers range from corporate almond and walnut ranchers to the dedicated smaller farmers who sell at Farmers Markets throughout the area. What is this leading to? A shameless plug for the Big Harvest Agricultural Fund Drive.
The Big Harvest is a community fundraising drive benefiting local nonprofit agriculture organizations that matches your donation through December 31st. If you click on the “Donate” button on their website, you will see a list of local participating nonprofit organizations. Coincidentally, the Support Group of Butte County UCCE is on that list. The Support Group was responsible for starting the Butte County Master Gardener Program in 2008 and continues to partially fund MG projects and personnel.
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