Our Annual Little Red Hen Autism Carnival is hitting Sycamore Field at One Mile this Saturday, April 20th from 10 am to 1 pm. An iconic Chico event, the Annual Autism Carnival brings classic carnival games and sensory activities that benefit the wonderful Children's Programs offered by the Little Red Hen. The Autism Carnival starts tomarrow at 10 am immediately following Chico Walks for Autism. Come have some fun in the sun and celebrate with...

It is that time of year again for the annual Local Nursery Crawl! 15plant nurseries from Butte County will be participating, includingLittle Red Hen Plant Nursery. As in previous events, start by pickingup a flier from your favorite nursery and visit them in any order. Ateach location, you will receive a stamp.After you have collected six stamps you can be entered into a raffleat the nursery of your choice. No purchase is necessary to be enteredinto the raffle – where you can win a gift certificate from anyparticipating nursery.  The Annual Nursery Crawl will be taking place March 22 and 23rd.

Floral Sale Little Red Hen's Floral team has been working hard to transfer all of our Floral services from the original Floral & More location to the new Floral Studio in downtown Chico. We moved downtown in order to connect with the Chico community on a deeper level.   We are hosting a sale, this weekend from January 26th through the 27th, at our original 959 East Avenue location.  Everything is 70% off. Come pay one...

New Year’s day allows people to start fresh. It’s also a time when we all start to think about goals and what we want out of life. Some people want to travel, some try out new foods or restaurants, while others just want to get back to doing their favorite hobbies.  Here are some of the thoughts and goals from Little Red Hen employees:  Sam De. from the Home Annex says his goal is to...

Food from the Hen- Sparkling Blood Orange Mocktail  Start the New Year off right with this wonderful Sparkling Blood Orange mocktail recipe from MarisaMoore.com. This spirit-free recipe is great for anyone who wants to cut back on their drinking. It’s super easy to make, requiring just four ingredients.   Ingredients: 8 ounces of freshly squeezed blood orange juice 1 tablespoon of honey ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 4 ounces of lime sparkling water Blood orange slices...

Nursery Compendium by Bailey W. With the Christmas season comes the annual tradition of putting up a Christmas tree to celebrate. As a beloved tradition, many have taken up buying living trees to plant later as part of their sustainability efforts. As beautiful as the idea may be, it can be somewhat dangerous. Take, for instance, the Norway Spruce. A popular tree for use inside, these trees, when mature, grow to 60 feet tall. It...

There’s nothing better than cookies during Christmas time. This super easy Sugar Cookie Recipe from BellyFull.com will have you baking cookies like crazy throughout the year.  Ingredients:  1 cup Unsalted butter, room temperature ⅔ cup plus 3 tablespoons of Granulated sugar, divided 2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose Flour, spooned and leveled Directions: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, using a hand...