We went up north today to a cute little village in between Carpinteria and Santa Barbara. We just wanted to get up in the canyon above for a little bit and then have lunch and go for a swim. The beach in Summerland is pretty and the canyon absolutely beautiful but way to hot for even the shortest hike today.

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 We ended up at Cafe Luna for lunch – a casual and relaxing spot right there on the road (there is only one, sort of). They actually grow their greens in the tower garden right outside. What a great thing. You can grow so much this way.  Check out Montecito Urban Farms and put a farmers’s market on your back porch. 🙂

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I think it’s a fantastic way to grow food vertical like this.

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I had quinoa tabbouleh with mixed greens from the towers and homemade hummus. It was really tasty.

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