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Media Contacts

For media inquiries and photo requests, please contact:

Lisa Hill
Marketing & Communications
lisahill@sbcfoodaction.org

For help identifying the right food system expert, contact:

Shakira Miracle
Executive Director
smiracle@sbcfoodaction.org

SBCFAN Media mentions

Nonprofits can apply now for 2020 Food System Resilience Grants

November 3, 2020 12:16am

by Lisajhill

The Santa Barbara County Food Action Network (SBCFAN) has announced the opening of the SBCFAN 2020 Fall Food System Resilience Grants that will be given to nonprofit organizations whose projects contribute to the broader food systems of Santa Barbara County.…

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TEDx Santa Barbara: Countdown

October 10, 2020 12:18am

by Lisajhill

On Saturday, October 10, 2020, we talked to four of Santa Barbara’s climate thought-leaders as our contribution to the kickoff of this yearlong Countdown Initiative by TED and its partners. Katie Hershfelt, founder and director of Cultivate Events and Communications…

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Put That Extra Produce to Good Use

September 22, 2020 1:24pm

by Katya Baty

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Santa Barbara County’s Network of Nutrition

May 7, 2020 1:26pm

by Katya Baty

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Media Contacts

SBCFAN Media mentions

Nonprofits can apply now for 2020 Food System Resilience Grants

TEDx Santa Barbara: Countdown

Put That Extra Produce to Good Use

Santa Barbara County’s Network of Nutrition

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INVEST IN OUR FOOD ECONOMY

1. Train the next generation of farmers and food system entrepreneurs.

2. Create shared resources and tools that encourage entry into the local food economy.

3. Develop a local food purchasing policy.

4. Strengthen local food distribution systems.

5. Facilitate investment in food systems development.

INVEST IN OUR HEALTH & WELLNESS

6. Support neighborhood peer-to-peer education and empowerment to improve health outcomes.

7. Facilitate the adoption and implementation of workplace wellness policies.

8. Integrate food literacy into school programs.

9. Establish “Food As Medicine” programs.

INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY

10. Establish community food access centers.

11. Increase affordability and accessibility to locally grown food.

12. Support fair compensation and affordable housing for food system workers.

INVEST IN OUR FOODSHED

13. Increase the food system’s climate resiliency.

14. Protect existing and potential farm land, ranch land, and ecosystems.

15. Reduce food waste through policy education and collaboration.

16. Promote and incentivize best management practices for farms and food system businesses.

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A Food Action Network for Everyone

Una Red de Acción Alimentaria para Todos