N95 Masks for Agricultural Workers due to poor air quality The Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has received a one-time, temporary supply of N95 masks which are to be made available for agricultural workers. The N95 masks are available…
In this life-shifting, game-changing, challenging year, our local food system has shined brightly. Santa Barbara County food producers met the seemingly impossible task of feeding our community in the middle of a global pandemic with an incredible amount of hard work and resilience. With our health front of mind this holiday season, it is the perfect time to support our local farms by sharing celebratory meals made of healthy, wholesome, locally-grown produce.
Congratulations to Food Rescue Program Coordinator Julia Blanton on being named a 2020 Local Hero by the Santa Barbara Independent. Julia shares this recognition with two other locals dedicated to food security: Food from the Heart Board Chair Kelly Onnen and Foodbank volunteer Elizabeth…
The Santa Maria Times details a recent study about the impact of the pandemic on California farmworkers for their “What You Need To Know” Series. The study, undertaken on short notice by a consortium of groups, led to a series of…
Does your business generate four or more cubic yards of solid waste per week? If so, then you are required to establish an organic waste recycling program. Donation of surplus food is one way to comply.
Bucket Brigade Launches Growing Community Project to Feed Hungry Santa Barbarans
From Civil Eats, By Kristina “Kiki” Hubbard and Cathleen McCluskey. Seed is now one of the most privatized resources on the planet: Four transnational firms control more than 60 percent of the global seed marketplace.
Housing for Harvest is a new program that offers temporary hotel housing for farm and food processing workers who need to isolate due to COVID-19. Self isolation in a hotel will help COVID-19 positive or exposed worker protect…
From grazing fire breaks in the Santa Ynez Mountains to protecting the endangered native grasslands of San Marcos Foothills, our lamb is 100% range-raised. You can feel good and eat well knowing these lambs have contributed to soil health and…
As families face sudden, chronic food shortages, three researchers share lessons from hundreds of interviews with the food insecure.
