The 6th annual Santa Barbara Fermentation Festival will showcase local and regional experts on the history, benefits and preparation of fermented foods. This year, the Foodbank is the nonprofit beneficiary and will receive a percentage of the event proceeds. Tickets on sale now. The festival includes samples of 75+ artisan fermented foods from 40+ exhibitors, three […]
The 13th Annual California Wine Festival, in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA one of the largest outdoor wine festivals in the state! This event is a great way to explore the wonderful wineries California has to offer, lots of live music & of course, fun! […]
We are excited to announce our newly launched Healthy Community Pantry which provides fresh produce, healthy foods and nutrition education to local families on Santa Barbara’s Westside. Our Healthy Community Pantry, designed like a health fair, takes an innovative approach to building a healthy community and solving the issue of food insecurity. We include healthy […]
A record number of attendees converged on the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center on Wednesday to enjoy bowls of soup and aid an important community resource. More than 600 members of the Lompoc community attended the 12th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser, which benefits the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. Although monetary figures weren’t immediately […]
Annual benefit helps boost funds for Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, which has seen a recent 30-percent increase in demand for food assistance Judge Rogelio Flores, left, watches as David Toy serves soup to Rhyse Schaffer, 6, while the boy’s mother watches Wednesday afternoon during Empty Bowls of Lompoc. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) […]
KSBY photo The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is holding a fundraiser Wednesday to benefit the community of Lompoc. It’s the 12th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser. For a $25 donation, people can receive a gourmet soup luncheon served in handmade ceramic bowls. This years Empty Bowls Fundraiser will be held at the Dick DeWees Center […]
Santa Barbara County is blessed with an abundance of truly generous people. You can see that when attending any one or all of the dozens of charity events each year. One of those special occasions occurred last week in Lompoc, with that valley’s rendition of the annual Empty Bowls fund-raiser. It took place at the […]
Attendees at the 2015 Santa Barbara Fork & Cork Classic. (Foodbank of Santa Barbara County photo) The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has announced the third annual Santa Barbara Fork & Cork Classic to be held Sunday, April 10, 2016, from 3-6 p.m., at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club in Carpinteria. The event’s proceeds […]
As college costs rise, more students attending community college say they’re “food insecure.” That’s why the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is partnering with Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria to provide produce and food through a new program called “Food Share Because We Care.” The Allan Hancock Foundation puts aside about $500 a month […]
Help GROW the Foodbank’s Backyard Bounty Program. Backyard Bounty harvests fresh produce from residential yards, orchards and farms throughout our county. $1 = 4.5 pounds of fresh, local produce for those in need OUR GOAL IS TO HARVEST 225,000 LBS OF PRODUCE BY APRIL 1. The need: During the winter months, we struggle to keep […]
