As part of a Santa Barbara County Food Action Plan project addressing food insecurity on our college campuses, the University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, Allan Hancock College, and Westmont College, are hosting a guest lecture series across the campuses. Join us on Thursday, November 1st from 7:00 - 8:00 PM at…
Join the Santa Barbara County community in addressing the food insecurity crisis happening at our own local colleges. Many students face some degree of food insecurity, leading us to question how we as a community can support our neighbors in accessing healthy, affordable foods. All food suppliers, distributors, businesses, activists, and people of interest are…
Good Food for Good A Fundraiser to benefit the launch of the SYV Community Kitchen at St. Mark's-in-the-Valley Bruce Cleveland and Jefferson Woeste invite you to a fun Sunday dinner benefitting the launch of the new SYV Community Kitchen at St. Mark's-in-the-Valley. Local legend Chef Frank Ostini will be cooking at historic Rancho San Antonio…
The national conversation about COVID-19 and our food supply Presented by Robert Mondavi Institute and the UC Davis Library, this event will host an expert panel of UC Davis researchers, policymakers, and food purveyors who will discuss how our food supply chain works, why the COVID-19 pandenic has been so disruptive, adn whether changes can…
Hosted by the San Diego Food System Alliance. We'll share our stories as farmers and community organizers about how we co-created a farmer-owned social enterprise to serve our people.
How do we (and how can we better) meet the basic food needs of our entire community and ensure fair access to local food resources? This discussion will highlight current efforts to support and care for our County’s vulnerable populations by ensuring access to nutritious and affordable food, and opportunities to scale and deepen these…
How do we (and how can we better) reclaim community-based power and agency in our food system, and embrace the diversity of local food cultures? This discussion will highlight current efforts to organize for and institutionalize human and ecological justice and community ownership in our local food system and opportunities to engage in a more…
How do we (and how can we better) support local food production and cultivate localized food infrastructure and distribution? This discussion will highlight current efforts to embrace local land, water…
Join SBCFAN, CalCAN, and CAFF on Saturday, November 20, 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. for an afternoon of conversation focused on challenges and solutions in agriculture in our region. This will be an opportunity to come together, to share information and resources, and identify goals to impact policy change. This event will be in English…
