Organic carrots linked to E-coli outbreak should be thrown away
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Organic carrots have been pulled from store shelves due to an E-Coli outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control,…
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Turkey Drive: SLO Food Bank glean program rescuing fresh produce for people battling hunger
SLO Food Bank is helping provide fresh and healthy produce to community members battling food insecurity through its GleanSLO…
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Mountain Fire ravages thousands of acres of farmland leaving workers jobless
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — Uriel Hernandez owns Seacliff Farm in Ventura County. He says production is down 25% following the devastation of the…
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Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meets with farmworkers advocating for dignified wages
SANTA MARIA, Calif. — Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting with Alianza Campesina to discuss dignified wages for local…
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Direct Relief responds with thousands of masks for those who are inhaling ash in Ventura County
Direct Relief N95 masks have been distributed throughout Ventura County. They were donated by the 3M…
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Ventura County Farm Day celebrates 12th year
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.-The 12th Ventura County Farm Day took place on Saturday. More than 15 farms and the Historic Oxnard Farm Park welcomed the…
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Parks and Recreation Commission approves planting vacant tree wells with coast live oaks instead of Italian Stone Pines on Anapamu Street
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Though the Italian stone pines have been a part of Santa Barbara’s landscape for over a century, these aging trees have…
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PETA ‘Hell on Wheels’ campaign rolls into Santa Barbara to persuade people to go vegan this Thanksgiving
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— PETA’S ‘Hell on Wheels’ truck visited Santa Barbara Monday. It was hard to miss — with loud animal cries and real…
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Wine industry harvest winding up with good yields after weather swings in the region
The 40th annual Vintners Festival took place over the weekend as the final grapes were harvested in Santa Barbara County. Winemakers say heavy…
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Winemakers set to pour out their creations for the 40th annual Vintners Festival
The Santa Barbara County Vintners Festival celebrates 40 years this weekend. More than 50 vineyards and restaurants will be attending at Vega…
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Nabal avocado recipe wins Guacamole Contest at Avocado Festival in Carpinteria
CARPINTERIA, Calif.-One of the highlights of the annual Avocado Festival in Carpinteria is the Guacamole Contest held on the final day of the…
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Avocado Festival helps young musicians and Future Farmers of America shine
CARPINTERIA, Calif.-Avocado Festival gives young people an opportunity to perform and volunteer. Young musicians including Detar Music…
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Port of Hueneme celebrates bananas
Going bananas is big business in the deep sea Port of…
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Saturday Santa Barbara Farmers Market opens at its new location on Carrillo Street
The Saturday Santa Barbara Farmers market officially moved to its new location on Carrillo Street from Anacapa and Chapala…
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Wine grapes take the spot of top crop in SLO County’s 2023 Crop Report
The County of San Luis Obispo issued the 2023 production statistics for the local agriculture industry on…
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Pasadena high schoolers get into the weeds of humanitarian farming with Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— This is where science and community service goes hand in hand. The teens planted 2 rows of cilantro today and harvested…
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Summerset Farm in Santa Ynez hopes pumpkin shoppers can take a roundabout around the roundabout project
The Summerset Farm in Santa Ynez is hoping customers use detours from a Highway 154 project to get to its annual pumpkin farm. The work is part of a…
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Beekeepers share why they don’t want you to raise more honey bees in Santa Barbara County
Local beekeepers are seeing too many honey bees since the…
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Signs are up for the new Santa Barbara Farmers’ Market location
Signs went up Friday to explain the Saturday Farmers Market new location happening September 28th.…
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CAUSE and MICOP advocate for better pay for farm workers in Santa Barbara County
Local non-profit organizations Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) and Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project…
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