Welcome to Santa Barbara Green Cuisine

Santa Barbara Green Cuisine is an organization whose goal is to encourage communities to eat locally and organically because choosing to eat locally and organically not only improves the quality of the produce, but it also gives back to the local economy and promotes global sustainability.

Monday, November 29, 2010

Additional Farmers Market in Santa Barbara!

The Farmers Market of Santa Barbara has announced a new farmers market that will take place on Wednesdays at Harding Elementary Schools in the afternoons!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

The Holidays Are Here!

It's coming up to the Holidays, and everyone is getting ready for all the fantastic food! Don't forget that the holidays are a perfect time to support local farmers and locally sourced restaurants and businesses. Here is a list of the seasonal produce for the Holidays just as a reminder, and a few shout outs to some great restaurants and businesses that all provide great local and organic foods!





Looking for pies for this holiday season! Stop by Simply Pies in Santa Barbara...
Simply Pies uses only seasonal, organic, and local ingredients for all of their pies and quiches, so stop by there today and pick up a tasty, delicious pie made from healthy, nutritional, and environmentally friendly ingredients.







Here's the Scoop!

Here's the Scoop is a family owned gelato business on Coast Village Road in Santa Barbara. Here's the Scoop offers great "holiday flavored" gelato that is not only homemade every day, but also made with seasonal, local ingredients! 



Here's a quick reminder of what is in season for the next two months!

November: Apples, Artichokes, Basil, Beets, Black-eyed Peas, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carambola, Carrots , Cauliflower, Celery, Chard , Cherimoyas, Chili Pepper, Collards, Corn , Cucumber, Eggplant, Grapefruit, Grapes, Green Beans, Green Onion, Guava, Kale , Kiwi, Kohlrabi , Lemons, Lettuce, Mushroom, Mustard , Okra , Onions , Passion Fruit, Peaches, Peppers, Persimmons, Pineapple, Pomegranates, Potatoes, Raspberries, Sapote, Spinach, Summer squash, Tangelos, Tangerines, Tomatillos, Tomatoes, Turnips, Valencia Oranges, Yams
December: Apples, Artichokes , Basil, Beets, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots , Cauliflower, Celery, Chard , Chili Pepper, Collards, Corn , Cucumber, Eggplant, Grapes, Green Beans, Green Onion, Guava, Kale , Kiwi, Kohlrabi , Lemons, Lettuce, Mushroom, Mustard , Okra , Onions , Peppers, Pineapple, Pomegranates, Potatoes, Spinach, Summer squash, Tomatillos, Tomatoes, Turnips, Valencia Oranges, Yams