The Santa Barbara Foundation stands in support of everyone who has been impacted by the wildfires in Northern and Southern California. When disasters occur, we must all come together as California residents to help those in need. Please see the links below to donate to the community foundations organizing relief efforts in the affected areas.

» California Community Foundation Wildfire Relief (state-wide):

Wildfire Relief Fund

» North Valley Community Foundation Camp Fire Relief (Paradise):

Camp Fire Evacuation Relief Fund

» Ventura County Community Foundation Hill & Woolsey Fire Relief (Malibu/Thousand Oa…Read More

A healthy food system requires a healthy environment, and the Ted Chamberlin Ranch in Los Olivos is making huge strides toward this goal. With the help of the @cecsbnprn and Santa Barbara Food Action Plan, which supported both the compost application pilot and numerous stakeholder roundtables addressing carbon farming policies, the ranch has adopted a series of protocols, like new grazing methods and compost use, to remove carbon from the atmosphere and return it to the soil.

Sixty local ranchers gathered at the Healthy Soils Field Day in October to discuss the astounding economic and ecologic results of compost application: a 25% increase in grass growth over 2 years, improved water retention, and a projected ability to remove…Read More

Happy Veterans Day! In honor of those who served, we are highlighting the Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties Operation GoodJobs 3.0 program. To read more about the organization and its employment services for local veterans, visit: http://bit.ly/VeteransDayGoodwill