In 2021, we set out to bring USDA-inspected meat processing to the Central Coast. Here’s how we got from a working group to a nonprofit-government partnership at FCC Lompoc, and what’s in place now.
A USDA-inspected meat processing facility built in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Prisons — giving Central Coast ranchers an affordable path to market and creating job training opportunities along the way.
A $190,000 California Jobs First grant funding a regional Food System Network Coordinator and industry cluster facilitators across the Central Coast.