The Lost Sierra Food Project marked its fifth anniversary serving Plumas County residents. The organization was founded in 2019, by community members and volunteers dedicated to preserving and enhancing local agricultural knowledge.
Five years later, the organization reports it has a staff of six Plumas County women and a volunteer board of directors with seven local members. State and federal grants, farm revenue, fee-for-service programs and individual donors fund the project.
In 2024, LSFP developed a new strategic plan to guide the organization through the next five years. Major goals include partnership development, farming into the future, broadening its Plumas County audience and investing in staff.
This year is fifth growing season for Rugged Roots Farm, a diversified vegetable, fruit and flower farm in Quincy near Gansner Park. The farm is an LSFP program providing hands-on education for most of LSFP’s programs, including farm-to-school field trips, Farm Summer Camp and a high school internship program.
The coming season will also see the return of the Tuesday Evening Farm Stand, with U-pick berries and flowers and a variety of free workshops for the community.
The first event of 2025 will be a fundraiser at the Drunk Brush Feb. 9, featuring creative and interactive dried flower arranging. All the flowers were grown and dried at Rugged Roots Farm, and participants will leave with their own bouquet.
Information provided by Lost Sierra Food Project for more information visit https://www.lostsierrafoodproject.org/
