Community Environmental Council - Santa Barbara
I participated in an event that supported the CEC in Santa Barbara last week. “Culinary Masterpieces of Santa Barbara” where I met so many wonderful women that are making a difference. The event featured local vendors selling products at the estate of Gay Browne (founder of the Greenopia guides). The event was a benefit for the CEC, a 40-year non-profit in Santa Barbara working to transition the region off of fossil fuels in one generation.
C’est Cheese, Green Star Coffee, Eat-Drink-Garden with Valerie, Jessica Foster Confections, Kim Schiffer, San Marcos Farms Honey, Santa Barbara Wine Company, Simply Pies and Tecolote were all at the event to support the CEC.
The CEC has been an environmental leader for 40 years. Since 1970, CEC has led the Santa Barbara region- and at times California and the nation - in creative solutions to some of the toughest environmental problems. They are often referred to as a “think-and-do-tank” - deeply analyzing a problem and then applying creative, real-world solutions to it.
For the first 35 years, they not only talked about the value of recycling, they ran recycling centers and curbside pickup programs. They did the same for hazardous waste collection - not only educating people about household toxins, but running the collection center and seeing first-hand the pesticides and household cleaners that were most problematic.
About 5 years ago, the CEC launched a bold new mission–eliminating fossil fuels in the region in one generation–and transitioned all other programs and centers to new homes. Today, they are singularly focused on this one mission, and are applying to it all we have learned over the last four decades.
I will be supporting CEC in the future and hope you will too! www.cecsb.org
To make your donation contact:
Kathi King, Donar Relations Program Manager. 805.963.0583 x 108 kking@cecmail.org