Santa Barbara County Food Action Network — A Big Thank You

by Community Contributor • December 23, 2020 • Comments Off

A Big Thank You

As the year comes to an end, we want to take a minute out of the bustling holiday season to thank our Executive Committee. The leadership team established the Network and provided the input, support, and guidance imperative to our growth and success. Santa Barbara County Food Action Network was established in 2019 to support efforts that advance the goals of the Food Action Plan. We work year-round to connect, align, and activate food system change makers in order to develop a robust local food economy; a healthy and just community; and a well-stewarded, resilient foodshed. We rely on our Network leadership to direct our efforts and support our ongoing work.

A Bit of Background

The Santa Barbara County Food Action Plan is a strategy-based community “blueprint” for an accessible, thriving, sustainable, and healthy food system. The Plan’s 4 big actions and 16 supporting goals address every aspect of the food system in a way that supports healthy people, a healthy economy, and a healthy environment. Our leadership team is spearheaded by a cross section of food system advocates and actors throughout the county. Our leadership team is spearheaded by a cross section of food system advocates and actors throughout the county.

Network Leadership

Co-Chairs

Lacey Baldiviez
Director of Community Education
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

Allegra Roth
Food & Climate Program Manager
Community Environmental Council

Executive Committee

Christine Bisson
Assistant Professor / Food Science & Nutrition Program Coordinator
Allan Hancock CollegeRandall Day
Rector/CEO
St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal ChurchEm Johnson
Executive Director
Blue Sky Center

Katie Maynard
Sustainability Coordinator; Staff to the Food Security and Basic Needs Taskforce
University of California Santa Barbara

Jesse Smith
Director of Land Stewardship
White Buffalo Land Trust

Kendra Wise
Supervising Environmental Health Specialistp
SBC Department of Public Health

Emily Casarez
Director of Community Health
Lompoc Valley Community Health OrganizationJenny Bruell
Community Grants Program Manager
Santa Barbara FoundationKiah Jordan
Founder
Impact Family Office

Kim Selkoe
Executive Director
Get Hooked & Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara

Erik Talkin
Chief Executive Officer
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

Sigrid Wright
Chief Executive Officer
Community Environmental Council

We thank you all for your commitment to the SBCFAN in 2019-2020 and for your dedication to strengthening our local food system. We look forward to the important and exciting collaborative work that lies ahead in the new year.

Happy Holidays to all from the SBCFAN Team!

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Rethinking the Role of Produce at Your Holiday Table
In this life-shifting, game-changing, challenging year, our local food system has shined brightly. Santa Barbara County food producers met the seemingly impossible task of feeding our community in the middle of a global pandemic with an incredible amount of hard work and resilience. With our health front of mind this holiday season, it is the perfect time to support our local farms by sharing celebratory meals made of healthy, wholesome, locally-grown produce. Read the full article by Rooted Santa Barbara

In the first film of our new video series created by Mercury Press, SBCFAN spotlights the Victory Gardens Project, spearheaded by Sandra Uribe, Land Steward of Network partner Blue Sky Center.

The next film in the series focuses on Condor’s Hope, a dry-farmed family vineyard and farm that is producing fine wine with scarce water in a food desert.

PHOTO Leo Chole / Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade

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