We Feed People on Apr 21, 2024 | UCSB Arts & Lectures

1:30 PM: Film Screening
From Oscar-winning director Ron Howard, We Feed People spotlights renowned chef José Andrés and his nonprofit World Central Kitchen’s incredible mission and evolution over a dozen years, from being a scrappy group of grassroots volunteers to becoming one of the most highly regarded humanitarian aid organizations in the disaster relief sector. (Ron Howard, 2022, 89 min.)

3 PM: Community Food Solutions Showcase
Stay after the film to meet local organizations that are creating a resilient food system in Santa Barbara County and improving access to healthy food across the region. Visit the Mobile Farmers Market, and learn about cooking classes, local produce and seafood delivery services, sustainable farming techniques, preventing food waste and more. 

Participating Organizations:

• Santa Barbara County Food Action Network
• Organic Soup Kitchen
• Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
• Feed the Valley
• Get Hooked Seafood
• Plow to Porch Organics
• Health Linkages Program
• Route 1 Mobile Farmers Market
• Apples to Zucchini Cooking School
• Rooted Santa Barbara
• IVFC Downtown Market
• Kids in Nutrition
• Sweet Wheel Farms/Santa Barbara Agriculture & Farm Education Foundation
• The Cultured Abalone Farm
• UCSB Associated Students Food Bank

Related Event: José Andrés, May 23 (note new date)