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Climate-Smart Agriculture Resources

CEC works to connect you with Climate-Smart Agriculture solutions, including funding opportunities to move this important work forward. Click on any of the links below to explore these resources.

A ranching solution to climate change

Resources for farmers & ranchers

Technical Assistance

If you are a farmer or rancher in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, or Ventura Counties, the Community Environmental Council can connect your agricultural operation with incentive payments and support for climate-smart agriculture practices. Complete our Agriculture Incentive Connector intake form

 

Interested in finding funding?

  • Contact your local Resource Conservation District and see below to learn more about funding opportunities and options for grant and technical assistance:

    Santa Barbara County

    Ventura County

    • Ventura County Resource Conservation District: Jamie Whiteford, jamiewhiteford.vcrcd@gmail.com

    • Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): Dawn Affman, dawn.afman@usda.gov

Interested in the economics of soil health?

Read about a Merced County Soil Health Case study.


Interested in the ecological co-benefits of soil health practices?

Read this resource from the Natural Resources Conservation Service.


Interested in finding other services or assistance?

The Santa Barbara County Food Action Network is facilitating access to funding, other forms of capital, legal services, and long-term, sustainable farmland. SBCFAN is also facilitating space and equipment sharing between organizations and individuals throughout the food system.

 

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