Our Mission
Our non-profit foundation, Santa Barbara Agriculture and Farm Education Foundation, is a dedicated group of citizens on a mission to educate and empower the next generation of farmers while ensuring food security for food fragile communities. We are currently raising funds to pay off our loan for 6.83 acres of Summerland farmland in order to protect this land from development and to preserve it as an agriculture resource for the Santa Barbara County community.
Photo courtesy of Rachel Croland
Community Led
Board Members
Lisa Blades
Jessica Chen
Jasmine Jeffries
Leslie Person Ryan
Elizabeth Raskin, M.D.
Ottocina Ryan
Advisory Board
Julie Etra
Dani Lynch
Diane Pannkuk
Michael Porter
Bruno Rocco
Legal Council
Elizabeth Acevedo- Non-profit
Susan Petrovich- Land Use