Orcutt folks can get a taste of how the food they eat is grown by attending the 7th annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day, Saturday, September 6 from 10AM to 3PM.  The free event consists of over 20 farms, ranches and wineries and agricultural organizations all over the county with several farms and nurseries in the Orcutt area.  
               Guests will experience behind-the-scenes tours of farms, lots of food giveaways and plenty of kid-friendly activities.  Orcutt locations include: 

•  Plantel Nurseries, a world leader in transplant production producing 1.8 million each year. Plants including celery, cauliflower and lettuce and many more. Visitors will get a tour of production facilities and plant samples. 

• Growing Grounds on Foster Road offers pesticide-free seasonal vegetables, flowers, and garden plants with a selection of edible plants including heirloom tomatoes, veggies, specialty herbs, gourmet lettuces, eggplants, sweet and hot peppers, •    

• Rancho Laguna Farms, an organic blueberry farm in Orcutt.   •  

    
          Other Santa Maria Valley locations include Babe Farms, Bonipak Produce, the Career Technical Education Center and Agricultural Farm and Farm Lab at Allan Hancock College.  Several of the farms will offer free produce for visitors to take home.
         To view 2025 countywide locations and descriptions, visit the interactive Farm Day Trail Map at sbcfarmday.org/map.
                                                                                     Steve Southwick reporting