Agriculture

Gaviota Coast Coffee Progress Report

by Phil McKenna A progress report on Gaviota Coast coffee In the June of 2020 the Conservancy made a grant to Jay Ruskey of FRINJ Coffee at Goodland Organics to plant 884 coffea arabica (var. Geisha) plants on 1.13 acres. […]

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Gaviota and Black History Month

by Janet Koed When I read the article in the Santa Barbara Independent, “Black History Started Here in Santa Barbara”, I was impressed by the historical documentation of Eric Hvolbol. It wasn’t the first time Gaviota Coast Conservancy learned new

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Santa Barbara Natives

By Andrea Hoot On the most recent Gaviota Coast Conservancy field trip, we visited Santa Barbara Natives, which is a plant nursery located on the property of La Paloma Ranch. The drive up the canyon road was stunning, and the

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Regenerative Ranching – Jalama Canyon Ranch

By Phil McKenna Jalama Canyon Ranch is a 1,000-acre ranch nestled in an inland valley at the end of a dirt road that heads west from Jalama Road, the scenic drive that runs between Highway 1 and the beach at

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