SEEAG

Growers were quick to respond when SEEAG put out the call for produce donations.

Duda Farm Fresh Foods is a big supporter of SEEAG's agricultural education programming that has reached over 40,000 elementary school students in Southern California.

Program lessons are now online and new lessons will be posted every Monday through summer.

Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG) was selected to receive a $55,000 grant from St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital (SJPVH) and St. John's Regional Medical Center (SJRMC), members of Dignity Health.

Sponsors include Reiter Affiliated Companies, Driscoll's and Plantel Nurseries.

On November 9, visitors will experience a day of agricultural activities and meet the farmers who grow the food they eat. Farm Day is free and for all ages.

The grant funds will go towards SEEAG's "Ventura County Child Wellness Initiative," a program that is designed to educate and inspire children to eat healthy by adding locally grown Ventura County specialty crops to their diet.

Day, Hermanas Vineyard & Winery and Riverbench Vineyard will join 10 Santa Maria Valley ranches, nurseries and agricultural organizations in celebrating the bounty of food produced by local growers by offering free tours and other activities.

More than 10 Santa Barbara County farms, ranches, wineries and nurseries in Santa Maria Valley and Lompoc will open their doors to the pubic during the first annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day.

Over the next three years, the mobile classroom van will visit over 120 schools, reaching 10,000 Ventura County second through fourth graders, many who are Title 1 low-income children.