The Cultured Abalone Farm Tour (Morning)
Visit The Cultured Abalone Farm and take a tour of their sustainable aquaculture farm on the beautiful Goleta coast. Abalone farmer Devin Spencer will take you on an interactive tour that follows the fascinating process of red abalone cultivation, starting from microscopic larvae and ending with market ready abalone. In addition to learning about abalone farming, you will also explore the farm’s seaweed production systems and purple sea urchin program. This tour ends with sips of Casita de Bravo Wines and an abalone grilling demonstration where you can sample this classic Californian delicacy for yourself!
Be sure to pack a cooler so you can purchase your own live abalone to take home and share with friends and family! Keep in mind, this tour takes place on a working aquaculture facility and it is highly recommended guests wear shoes and clothing they won’t mind getting wet or muddy.
A portion of the proceeds from the Taste of Santa Barbara will benefit the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience in partnership with The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.
Location: The Cultured Abalone Farm Tour
Address: 9580 Dos Pueblos Canyon Road, Goleta, CA 93117
Please do not enter the address into GPS or try to look up in your mapping service. It will take you to the wrong location!
Directions: From the South, take the US-101 North. Continue through Santa Barbara and Goleta. Exit at Dos Pueblos Canyon Road, which is just west of Goleta. (If you reach El Capitan State Beach, you have gone too far.) The exit ramp will merge onto a frontage road (rough road, drive with caution) and bend to the left under the freeway. At the intersection with Camino Real, TURN LEFT, DO NOT go straight, and drive 100m down the road, you will see a rundown barn on the left and a mailbox and gate on the right, #9580. Turn right through the gate onto a gravel road, drive straight down about 300m, on the right side you will see and pass a dirt road, a small house, an open field and then another house before you reach the parking area. Welcome!
From the North, take the US-101 South. Continue past Refugio and El Capitan State Parks. Exit at Dos Pueblos Canyon Road, which is just past El Capitan. (If you reach Goleta, you have gone too far.) Turn hard right at the bottom of the exit onto a frontage road and go to the bottom of the hill. You will see a rundown barn on your right and a mailbox and gate on the left, #9580. Turn right through the gate onto a gravel road drive straight down about 300m, on the right side you will see and pass a dirt road, a small house, an open field and then another house before you reach the parking area.