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Blue Sky Center released the "Sabores del Valle / Tastes of the Valley,” a book of recipes shared by leaders and friends of the Cuyama Valley Victory Gardens. From drinks and appetizers to entrees and desserts from many family archives,…
20 members of the Cuyama Valley Victory Garden Network participated in two "talleres de fermentación" (fermentation workshops) led by Michelle Lopez of @wildatheartojai! These included a discussion of fermented foods' health benefits, a tasting of fermented beet juice, a step-by-step…
The Central Coast and Southern California Regenerative Equipment Sharing Collaborative supported Sweet Wheel Farms with harvesting their organic oats by sharing their Boaz mini combine. This type of agricultural equipment can harvest wheat, barley, rye, rice, oats, and other small…
In the Spring of 2022, Route One hired its first mobile market staff member to plan, coordinate, and manage the organization’s Mobile Market program throughout the Lompoc Valley. This management role is responsible for leading Mobile Farmers Market sites across…
On May 1, 2022, Route One Farmers Market celebrated their third anniversary with live local music and introduced Route One's brand new Mobile Farmers Market Truck to the community. At the event, they debuted the final options of the truck…
During the fall, FRESA hosted language justice training in partnership with Rooted Language Services. “When we talk about food access we are not only talking about supporting programs like CalFresh, but also language justice and providing culturally relevant food. Food…
FRESA crafted a mission statement, created materials, logos, and published their survey analysis. The working group developed infographics to communicate and present their findings to funders, organizations, and community members.
The Santa Barbara County CalFresh Healthy Living program allocated around $25,000 to support the work of FRESA.
FRESA closed their community surveys and began analyzing the data. By then, they had received over 500 responses and had a number of languages represented including English, Mixteco dialects, Zapoteco, Tagalog, Spanish, Chinese, Zapoteco, and Ni.
The Fund for Santa Barbara awarded the SBCFAN working group $6,000 which allowed FRESA to hire paid language interpreters at each meeting.
