{"id":6682,"date":"2014-07-24T17:25:14","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T00:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6682"},"modified":"2014-07-24T12:27:51","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T19:27:51","slug":"history-harvest-in-the-santa-rita-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6682","title":{"rendered":"History + Harvest in the Santa Rita Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hibbits Grove, courtesy Land Trust for Santa Barbara County<\/p><\/div>\n

Hosted by the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County<\/a>\u00a0on July 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., this excursion starts with a private, docent led tour through the grounds of La Purisima Mission<\/a>. Founded in 1787, there is much to learn about its history, community, restoration, and preservation\u2014a treasure not to be missed!<\/p>\n

After the tour, you’ll go to\u00a0Hibbits Family Ranch<\/a>, less than one mile west of the Mission, for a farm to table lunch including a sample of Hibbits\u2019 walnuts and wines and a talk about local walnut harvesting by Ranch owner, Art Hibbits. You\u00a0will wrap up the afternoon with a casual walk through the orchards and vineyards with exceptional views of the valley.<\/p>\n

The Hibbits family, long standing advocates for local agriculture, decided to protect the scenic and agricultural value of their land through a voluntary conservation agreement with the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County. The Hibbits Ranch is the largest single landholding within a 2000-acre block of fertile farmland bordered by the City of Lompoc, La Purisima Mission State Historic Park, the Santa Ynez River and Santa Rosa Hills.<\/p>\n

La Purisima Mission<\/a>\u00a0is located at\u00a02295 Purisima Rd., Lompoc.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since 1985, The Land Trust has worked with willing landowners, public and private grant agencies and other community organizations to protect, restore and manage open space, wildlife habitat and agricultural land in Santa Barbara County by:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Acquiring land and conservation easements through negotiation with willing private property owners, through charitable donation and purchase.
\n\u2022 Creating conservation plans, restoration projects and incentives for landowners. Raising private donations and grants from government, foundations and\u00a0 corporations to support land conservation.
\n\u2022 Promoting the preservation, stewardship and restoration of wildlife habitat and watershed resources on the land we protect.
\n\u2022 Educating both children and adults about ecology, agriculture and conservation through programs and events at Land Trust preserves. To date, The Land Trust has protected 23,000 acres of land and has completed or is underway on close to twenty habitat restoration, open space and trail projects.<\/p>\n

Originally published in\u00a0Santa Barbara SEASONS<\/a>\u00a0on July 23, 2014.<\/p>\n

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