Tag archives: beef

Save Our Cattle and Other Letters to the Editor
By Montecito Journal   |   December 30, 2025

SOC (save our cattle) from horrible inhumane slaughter. Every time I drive up in the country, I enjoy seeing all the free-roaming cattle with their cute calves on the hillside. It’s nice to see happy cows while they are alive, knowing that eventually they’re going to end up on someone’s dinner table. I have an […]

Local Advocates Aim to Bring SB County Back into the Meat Supply Chain
By Zachary Bernstein   |   December 2, 2025

If you live in Santa Barbara County, buying locally-processed beef might prove difficult. Lacking any USDA-certified meat processing facilities, cattle raised within Santa Barbara County’s borders need to be transported outside those borders for butchery. The Santa Barbara County Food Action Network (SBCFAN), a nonprofit devoted to stewarding a more equitable and resilient local food […]