Lovestead Farms

10/16/2025

It’s going to be another fun one! Looking forward to hearing from Amanda of Howling Dog Ranch this weekend!

09/27/2025

The heirlooms are absolutely booming! Be sure to get yours at the Local Area Revitalization Project Co-Op booth at the final Susanville Farmers Market of the 2025 season, tomorrow from 8 to noon! Be sure to go early so you can attend the free Beekeeping 101 workshop hosted by Bitterbrush Farm & Apiary from 10 to noon at the Lassen County Fair! Hope to see you there!

09/14/2025

Lots of fresh-harvested heirloom tomatoes (cherry and slicer varieties) along with a few lbs of sweet peppers available! Message me for details if interested! Tomatoes - $5/lb; Sweet Peppers - $4.50/lb 🍅🫑

09/13/2025

Visit Susanville Farmers Market today, open through noon!

09/13/2025

While $35 dollars at the grocery store might not get you much these days, the Harvest Hootenanny Local Burger tickets are more than worth their weight in gold 🏅🍔

- Featuring local Beef, regional cheese and buns, local burger toppings, local potato salad and butternut squash salad, dessert, and stainless steel commemorative pint glass!

This year, Youth Agricultural Scholarship(s) will be awarded from funds raised through the 2025 Harvest Hootenanny meal tickets and sponsorships to one or more Lassen County youth aged 9 through 20.

Applications will be reviewed and recipient(s) selected by the LARP Cooperative Board of Directors.

Selection(s) will be made based upon the following factors: Eligibility, Application Completeness, Personal Background & Motivation, Academic & Career Goals, Agricultural Knowledge, Community Involvement & Engagement, and Application Clarity.

August 30, 2025 - Applications Open

October 11, 2025 - Applications Due

November 22, 2025 - Selectees Notified/Awarded

December 6, 2025 - Recipients Announced

🌱 Application link can be found here - https://www.larpcooperative.com/scholarships
🍔 To purchase Burger meal tickets - https://www.lassencogrown.com/mealticket/p/mealticket

08/30/2025

Come see us and support your local businesses and farms at the Susanville Farmers Market! We’re flush with yummy seasonal produce and beautiful flowers at the Local Area Revitalization Project Co-Op booth! Get your bouquets, sweet corn, and salad mix while it’s here!

08/24/2025

We couldn’t be more pleased with our sweet corn crop this year! Come and get some of this yummy “My Fair Lady” sugar enhanced hybrid - among the sweetest we’ve ever tasted. You can find it at the Rustic Rancher farmstand at tonight’s Thompson Peak Lavender event, or at your regular Susanville Farmers Market!

05/10/2025

Bed building for our warm season crops!

05/06/2025

Everyone can get on board with local food security!

Are you interested in supporting local farmers and ranchers, are you Loco for Local produce, or do you love to eat, and interested in where and how your food gets to your plate?! We invite you to join us as we update our community on local action being taken to increase food resiliency in our region!

Register and Join us via zoom June 16th, 5:30-6:30pm (https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Vn-nNU9PTlCsZEGPBTfioQ) for our first meeting of the year. You’ll get the scoop on how action is being taken in your North-Eastern California Region as we discuss all of the EPIC work that is happening to bolster your local food system.

This convening of minds and funding for ‘EPIC Harvest: Building a Resilient Regional Food System in Remote Northeastern California’ was made possible by a grant/cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.”

04/29/2025

Good things are happening at Lovestead Farms! As we are hitting some major milestones on our learning-filled journey to consolidate our operation in one site location, we are pleased to be prepping for this year’s warm season crops! Get ready for some yummy local heirloom tomatoes this summer, folks 😄

04/01/2024

Make a Difference Locally!

By supporting the Susanville Farmers Market, you're helping to support farmer livelihoods, our local food system, local producers and vendors, and helping to make healthy, local food available to everyone in our community.

In order to be self-sustaining, we are looking for like minded businesses to sponsor the Susanville Farmers Market for the 2024 season. More information can be found at - https://www.larpcooperative.com/susanville-farmers-market

Many thanks to our sponsors from the 2023 Market season, we couldn't have done it without you and hope to see you again this year! Rustic Rancher Bitterbrush Farm & Apiary Lassen Land & Trails Trust Historic Uptown Susanville Association Canna Junction Side Iron BBQ Lassen Rural Bus City of Susanville Administration Dirty Deeds CrossFit Lassen Municipal Utility District Sierra Desert Properties Lic #01939561 Every Bloomin' Thing Garden Center and Gift Shoppe Lassen Family Services Lassen County Chamber of Commerce Zaengles Carpet One Floor & Home Lovestead Farms State Farm Bill Muttera, Susanville T-Mobile, LPSCAA

03/22/2024

Are we looking for you?! We are searching for the perfect person to help support the Susanville Community Garden this growing season.

Position Description and application can be viewed via the google form linked here - https://forms.gle/7xAcjKQ9LDkf2zye6

First review of applications: April 6th, 2024

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