Temporary Food Facility Guidelines (PDF)
Following the Temporary Food Facility (TFF) Guidelines, Santa Barbara County will assist food facility Organizers and Operators in providing safe food to the public by meeting the minimum standards of the State Health Code.
Take What You Need, Give What You Can at People’s Pantries in Santa Barbara
Now with three Santa Barbara locations
900 Sheep Graze Tepusquet Canyon to Prevent Wildfire
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Approve $250,000 Contract with Cuyama Lamb LLC
Can Earthworms Solve the Water Scarcity Problem?
Nature can clean our polluted water efficiently and inexpensively
Community Kitchens Hub Launches
The Community Kitchens Working Group launched a public online directory and toolkit covering the 13 active community kitchens across Santa Barbara County, with permit and equipment guidance for commercial kitchens, MEHKOs, mobile kitchens, and temporary food facilities.
The Field Report: The USDA Steps Up Its Investments in Regional Food Systems
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack explains the agency’s new coordination centers, plus landmark food and farm labor legislation in California, and more.
The ground beneath our feet: Can regenerative farming save our food?
By definition, regenerative agriculture is a conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems that focuses on topsoil regeneration, increasing biodiversity, and restoring the water cycle to individual ecosystems.
