Received Food System Resilience Grant

Veggie Rescue was awarded $25,000 by SBCFAN’s Food System Resilience Grant program to build a second mobile solar refrigeration unit and launch field trials in various locations throughout Santa Barbara County.

North County	Mid-County	South County
Cuyama Guadalupe Los Alamos Maricopa New Cuyama Nipomo Orcutt Santa Maria Vandenberg AFB Ventucopa	Buellton Lompoc Los Olivos Santa Ynez Solvang Vandenberg Village	Carpinteria Gaviota Goleta Isla Vista Las Cruces Montecito Santa Barbara Summerland

What we mean by…

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