On October 8th, UCSB’s Edible Campus Program celebrated the opening of the ECP Student Farm. Students, supporters, and community members came together to celebrate the success of this new farm. The ECP Student Farm is located adjacent to the Orfalea…
The Community Environmental Council (CEC) received $116,000 from Cal Recycle to feed hungry students at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) and Allan Hancock College as part of an innovative food rescue program that will also help our region reduce waste and fight climate change.
A testament to the immense complexity of nature, The Biggest Little Farm follows two dreamers and a dog on an odyssey to bring harmony to both their lives and the land. Starting May 31 at SBIFF’s Riviera Theatre For showtimes…
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 on Sunday, May 19 at 6 pm.
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…
CEC’s Food Program, in partnership with the King & King Ranch, the Ventura Resource Conservation District and the UC Cooperative Extension, are putting together a Healthy Soils demonstration project in Filmore. If successful, this project will transition ~30 acres of…
Providing another option for students facing food insecurity, UC Santa Barbara has opened a food pantry at Sierra Madre Villages.
Join us for an evening with scholar-activist Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab while she discusses the new economics of colleges and how they have created a crisis of basic needs insecurity on college campuses. She will review the latest evidence on prevalence…
Last week nearly 75 people attended the Santa Barbara County Food Action Plan (SBCFAP) listening session, where businesses, schools, neighborhoods, and organizations of all types shared and connected with others engaged in making a secure food system for our county.
On a recent morning in the Santa Ynez Valley, a crowd of people gathered at the Ted Chamberlin Ranch to discuss soil health and so-called carbon farming. The event –– hosted by the Community Environmental Council, the Cachuma Resource Conservation…
