2024 Leslie Person Ryan Local Food Hero
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Community Arts Workshop
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Date & Time
Sun, Jan 28 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Address (map)
631 Garden St.
Venue (website)
Community Arts Workshop
2024 Leslie Person Ryan Local Food Hero Awarded at the 16th Santa Barbara Annual Seed Swap Sunday Jan 28 at 1:30 awarded by Santa Barbara Permaculture Network www.sbpermaculture.org at SBCAW 631 Garden Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Leslie Person Ryan of Sweet Wheel Summerland Farm has been committed to building food resilience in her community for many years. Starting with her Sweet Wheel Farm Cart selling local, organic, in season produce & other goods, with a large percentage donated & delivered to vulnerable community members.
After a cataclysmic fire & debris flow event in 2018 leaving Summerland completely isolated & without food for two weeks, Leslie determined Summerland was a “food desert” and needed its own farm to be food secure. Leslie led a phenomenally successful fundraising campaign to purchase a six-acre farm, with an intention to ultimately grow enough to feed everyone in the community, while demonstrating & educating all ages about best regenerative farming practices, including encouraging young women to consider farming.
Leslie is a passionate heirloom seed advocate, known for the beautiful non-GMO multi-color corn varieties she grows on the farm.