THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE WILL DEVELOP A NETWORK OF EDUCATIONAL PERMACULTURE GARDEN SITES ACROSS SANTA BARBARA, ENGAGING K-14 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, AND THE PUBLIC AROUND THE ECOLOGICAL, HEALTH, AND WATER CONSERVATION BENEFITS OF NATIVE HABITAT, FOOD-PRODUCING GARDENS. THEY ANTICIPATE THIS PROJECT REACHING OVER 34,000 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH COURSES AT SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE AND IN K-12 SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ACTIONS, PARTNER ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLIC EVENTS, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THOUSANDS MORE THROUGH ONLINE RESOURCES AND THOSE FED BY THE FOODS PRODUCED AT THE GARDENS OVER ONE-THIRD OF THE SANTA BARBARA AREA. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $99,945.