Tag archives: food system

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 […]

Santa Barbara County Food Action Network
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 23, 2022

Everything seems to move quickly these days, but the speed of growth and expansion of the Santa Barbara County Food Action Network (SBCFAN) is fast enough to turn heads.  It was just six years ago that the Community Environmental Council and the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County created the Santa Barbara County Food Action Plan […]