In the spring of 2022, the Santa Barbara County Food Action Network connected Restoration Oaks to California Grown for an interview and storytelling video. California Grown is an organization supported by the state and federal governments that connects people with the…
Restoration Oaks Ranch has hosted several field days and site visits, and developed accessible documentation and materials for local farmers and ranchers so that they have the tools to implement a similar program. By demonstrating the implementation and benefits of…
In collaboration with research partners from Tri-Tech Ag Products, Inc., CEC, and the SBCC Environmental Horticulture Program, Restoration Oaks Ranch developed a baseline soil assessment and ongoing monitoring plan to be able to evaluate the results of applying vermicast. Through…
In order to scale up production and expand the application of vermicast from one blueberry field to a total of 16 acres, Restoration Oaks Ranch invested in two additional worm bins and a {tooltip}compost tea{end-texte}Compost Tea: Compost tea takes finished…
By partnering with New Frontiers Market in Solvang, Restoration Oaks Ranch is able to source food scraps for their three species of worms that work together to transform this waste that would otherwise go to the landfill into nutrient-rich organic…
The Wild Farmlands Foundation applied for and secured a Worm Farm Project grant from the Gaviota Coast Conservancy to research how the application of vermicast could benefit the Ranch’s blueberry farm. With their partners the Community Environmental Council (CEC), Santa…
After seeing the positive impacts composting had on the quality of the soil and the health of the plants, Restoration Oaks Ranch owner and Wild Farmland Foundation Executive Director Ed Seaman decided to delve deeper into different types of compost.…
Restoration Oaks Ranch was one of the first 99 farms in California to receive an incentive through the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Healthy Soils Program (HSP). The HSP Incentives Program provides financial assistance for implementation of conservation management…
