Santa Barbara Blueberries is on Restoration Oaks Ranch which is 955 acres of woodlands and grasslands. In addition to the Upick berries, there are other branches:
Wild Dirt, an events space, vacation rental and grass fed beef as well as the non-profit
Wild Farmlands Foundation which supports agroecology and smaller farmer advocacy . Part of their educational outreach is a tarantula walk in the fall and a toad walk in the spring. In October, my family walked with a group in the farmland behind the blueberry farm to visit the tarantulas. Ed and Shay Seaman, who are managers of the farmland and the non-profit, lead the walks along with their son or another ranch hand.
We walked from the barn out back into the canyon. Ed, Shay and a ranch hand led the walk and were first to pick up the tarantulas. There were many to see and most people, even the reluctant, held for them at some point. They shared tarantula facts and ranch facts as we went along
It was a fun afternoon and probably especially good for kids between 5 and 10. To find out about the open dates, sign up for the SB Blueberry email. The tarantula walk happens in September/October and signups are in August.
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| Spreading Out to Look for the Creatures |
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| Everyone wants to hold one! |
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| Next? |
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| Tarantula Holding |
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| Ed Seaman |
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| Plenty of Paths for Searching |
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| Tarantulas All Over |
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| Burrow |
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