You just might hear or see the phrase “Retail with a Purpose” when visiting one of the Little Red Hen shops here in Chico. Do you know why? LRH is more than a group of retail stores only selling goods and products to customers for a profit; we are actually a non-profit business with a goal of providing employment to adults with disabilities. So, when you spend your dollars with us you are shopping for...

Greetings All, Fall is fast approaching and the Little Red Hen is gearing up for an exciting season, some big changes are in the works and you won’t want to miss out. In the meantime there’s a lot of work to do and we’ve put together some helpful tips to make this an exceptionally productive fall season. 1. Time to get your cool season vegetable starts in the ground: Whether you seeded your own or...

With the temperatures here in Chico hitting triple digits early this year, our Vintage Hen picking team headed south in search of cool vintage treasures and possibly some cool coastal weather.  We hit the road early on a Sunday morning to take advantage of each precious picking minute, hitting Vacaville just when the shops were opening their doors.  Most of the smaller thrifts were closed, but Goodwill and Savers are always open and we scoured...

We love it when customers tell us how happy they are to have found items in our shop. We often receive great stories and photos, and it's so wonderful to ship some one an item that is perfectly unique for them and that they absolutely must have. Since we have so many items and we ship anywhere, every once in awhile we will get a message letting us know our item is being featured in...

We left sunny Chico at 8:00 A.M and began to head towards our final destination, Eugene Oregon. We made our first stop in Anderson, CA and tried our luck at an antique store called Marigold Antique and Collectibles. The manager’s name is Debbie. She was very nice and helpful with our questions. They had a big wall of Cuckoo clocks ad so much more to enjoy browsing through. The store was very organized and we...

Spring has finally come to Northern California which means traveling weather is at hand.  What better way to usher in the warmer temperatures than with a short pickin' trip to gather up some fresh items for Vintage Hen!  Alex, Gus, Jaime and Teresa headed to Reno to try their hand in the antique and thrift shops along the way. Our first stop was in Grass Valley, California where we came across the Cancer Aid Thrift...

It’s official, Spring is here.  Now is the time to dive head first into your garden and set the stage for an amazing year, all while enjoying beautiful weather, incredible blooms and fragrances that you can’t find any other time.  In this entry we’ll cover a handful of topics that commonly come up during this time and maybe inspire you to undertake some new projects. First things first; irrigation.  Pretty soon this is going to be very important....