7 Tips to Slash Food Waste at Home
Food waste accounts for roughly 8-10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, the U.N. Environment Programme reports. That’s almost twice the annual emissions produced by all cars driven in the U.S. and Europe.
Santa Barbara County Food Action Network – Creating a More Resilient, Localized Food System
SBCFAN's Executive Director, Shakira Miracle explains how the Network's is investing in and building a more equitable food system, promote health and wellness and strengthen the foodshed.
Inside Julia’s Kitchen: Meet Sonja Magdevski and Shakira Miracle
SBCFAN's Excutive Director the region's talks with podcast host Todd Schulkin about Santa Barbara's rich local food system, as well as how to make it more sustainable and resilient.
Help save the world by composting your kitchen scraps. Here’s how
Find our how you can start your own compost at home in this Los Angeles Times article featuring tips from L.A. Compost.
Apples to Zucchini Cooking School Adds Science as Ingredient of Success
Apples to Zucchini (A to Z) Cooking School is expanding to include more adult classes. Their scientific-based approach to cooking nutritious meals using seasonal and local ingredients has a lasting impact.
Tracing Regenerative Farming to its Indigenous Roots
In her new book, Liz Carlisle shows that carbon can be stored in the soil if we adopt ancestral land management strategies, many of which are held by communities of color.
Meet Motley Crew Ranch, a Farmer Relief Fund Recipient
Meet Marko and Cassidy Alexandrou of Motley Crew Ranch. On their land on the Central Coast of California, they produce pasture-raised chickens, goats, sheep, and cows.
Santa Barbara to Renovate Eastside Park, Reduce Overall Size of Yanonali Garden
Renovations Decrease Overall Size of Community Garden and Individual Plots
Rodale Institute Launches Course on Regenerative Agriculture
The Rodale Institute recently launched a new course on regenerative organic agriculture to provide resources for consumers interested in learning the basics of food and farming.
Breathing Life and Soul into Ibarra-Young Vineyard
Alice Anderson is now farming historic Santa Ynez Valley Vines and cultivating healthy soils.