Saving Food, Saving Lives: CEC’s Julia Blanton Earns Local Hero Award for SBC Food Rescue COVID Efforts
Update: On November 24, 2020, Food Rescue Program Coordinator Julia Blanton was named a 2020 Local Hero by the Santa Barbara…
Building Our Resilient Food System: A Community Gathering #rethinkfood
The Community Environmental Council (CEC), Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, and Santa Barbara Foundation will hold the 2nd Annual Building…
Sharing the Power of Carbon Farming: Healthy Soils Field Day #rethinkfood
The Community Environmental Council (CEC), Ted Chamberlin Ranch, Cachuma Resource Conservation District, and Santa Barbara Agricultural Commissioner’s Office hosted a…
Full Hearts and Bellies: An SBC Food Rescue Story #rethinkfood
CEC's SBC Food Rescue program has been hard at work since the launch in April 2018, and to date has…
CEC Launches Food Rescue Network #rethinkfood
We are proud to announce our latest program designed to #rethinkfood in our region: SBC Food Rescue. Why Food Rescue?…
Free Screening of Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
Join us to #rethinkfood with a FREE screening of WASTED: The Story of Food Waste by Anthony Bourdain. Hear how…
Sustainability Hub: Agriculture Meets Emerging Technology
Come out to learn about the intersection between agriculture and emerging tech from groups including Apeel Sciences, Montage for Ag…
Building Our Resilient Food System: A Community Listening Session for the Santa Barbara County Food Action Plan
RSVP here on Facebook. Help shape a sustainable food future for Santa Barbara County! Join us on Wednesday, October 25,…
Community Invited to Take Action on Food System #rethinkfood
The Community Environmental Council (CEC), Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, and the Santa Barbara Foundation will hold Building Our Resilient…
Working Toward Our Region’s Sustainable Food Future #rethinkfood
CEC is heavily invested in ways to #rethinkfood. In Paul Hawken’s Project Drawdown – a comprehensive plan to reverse global…
Rapid Scaling of Carbon Farming in Santa Barbara County #rethinkfood
On Thursday, September 8, CEC's CEO/Executive Director Sigrid Wright spoke at the California Adaptation Forum on a panel about the…
SB County Launches First-Ever Food Action Plan #foodsystem
Major Community-led Effort Aims to Make Our Food System More Resilient For Future Generations Santa Barbara County, CA, May 24, 2016 - Today, Supervisors Salud…
Rebalancing the Food Waste Equation
In recognition of National Food Day on Saturday, October 24, CEC presents a new white paper, Rebalancing the Food Waste Equation:…
