Home Page

Home	Events	Producers	Community	Contact Us
Our Convivium	Friendly Organizations	Where to Dine, Shop, Stay	Join Slow	Support Our Work

Blessed with a mild climate and beautiful natural setting Santa Barbara is known as "The American Riviera."
Sea life is abundant and diverse, and our local catch travels as far as Japan and China.
Avocado, Citrus, strawberries, and an array of fresh produce are harvested throughout the year.
Cattle ranches used to dominate the Santa Ynez valley and inland areas, but they have been giving way
to a thriving wine industry whose production is garnering international recognition. We are listing wineries that have expressed
an interest in the principles of Slow Food, and use sustainable farming methods.

Helping Quality Food Producers to not only survive, but to thrive, is a key part of Slow Food's mission.
If you are a producer and would like to be listed here, please send us an e-mail with description of your products and contact info.


Carpinteria Farmer Bill Coleman gives a guided tour before a dinner at the farm	Placer County Farmer Jeff Rieger demonstrates the Art of HoshiGaki during a Slow Food class	Farmer Delia Coleman Shows heirloom cranberry beans, a delicious late summer treat.

In a market-driven economy, actively supporting quality food producers
with our purchasing power is the most effective way of ensuring their survival.
The biggest obstacle small producers face is lack of access to the marketplace. Many of the highest quality producers
are too small to have access to the main distribution channels.
On average, farmers only receive 8 cents for every dollar of their crops' retail value. Everytime you chose to buy
directly from producers, you are helping them achieve economic sustainability.

Producers Contacts - Santa Barbara County

Coleman Farms: Call (805)684-5569 - produce, herbs

Fairview Gardens - produce, herbs, fruits, CSA

Blue Oak Ranch - local pastured organic poultry including chickens and heritage turkeys

Carla Moseley: 969-1616, or 451-0553: Located in Montecito, raises goats and is offering fresh raw goat milk $5 a quart,
raw yogurt $6 a pint, and raw cheese is $6 a half pint for plain or herbed, packaged in reusable glass containers.

Santa Barbara Pistachios: Owned and managed by the Zannon family,
this farm located in the Sierra Madre range produces top quality pistachios. Order online, or find them at the farmers market and at local stores.

Alma Rosa Winery

Presidio Winery

Demetria Estate

Tri County Area

Windrose Farm - variety of heirloom vegetables, beans, chilies, apples, plant starts in spring.

California

Penryn Orchard Specialties - rare varieties of Asian pears, persimmons, and other tree fruit. Also makes hoshigaki.

Hawaii

Hualalai Mauka Coffee farm: Call Marian Solomon (805) 794-9818 or (808) 329-8218

Slow Food Santa Barbara

What would the chefs do without the farmers, fishermen, winemakers, and food artisans?

In a market-driven economy, actively supporting quality food producers
with our purchasing power is the most effective way of ensuring their survival.

The biggest obstacle small producers face is lack of access to the marketplace. Many of the highest quality producers
are too small to have access to the main distribution channels.

On average, farmers only receive 8 cents for every dollar of their crops' retail value. Everytime you chose to buy
directly from producers, you are helping them achieve economic sustainability.

Producers Contacts - Santa Barbara County

Tri County Area

California

Hawaii

Slow Food Santa Barbara

What would the chefs do without the farmers, fishermen, winemakers, and food artisans?

In a market-driven economy, actively supporting quality food producers with our purchasing power is the most effective way of ensuring their survival.

The biggest obstacle small producers face is lack of access to the marketplace. Many of the highest quality producers are too small to have access to the main distribution channels.

On average, farmers only receive 8 cents for every dollar of their crops' retail value. Everytime you chose to buy directly from producers, you are helping them achieve economic sustainability.

Producers Contacts - Santa Barbara County

Tri County Area

California

Hawaii

In a market-driven economy, actively supporting quality food producers
with our purchasing power is the most effective way of ensuring their survival.

The biggest obstacle small producers face is lack of access to the marketplace. Many of the highest quality producers
are too small to have access to the main distribution channels.

On average, farmers only receive 8 cents for every dollar of their crops' retail value. Everytime you chose to buy
directly from producers, you are helping them achieve economic sustainability.