White Buffalo Land Trust (WBLT) welcomes the community to its annual Fall Open House & Ranch Cookout, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at Jalama Canyon Ranch in Lompoc.

The open house invites guests to WBLT’s 1,000-acre Center for Regenerative Agriculture to experience firsthand how regenerative practices are being applied, studied, and shared across a working landscape.

Attendance to the open house is free, with an optional ranch cookout lunch available for $25 per person with advance registration.

Visitors can explore the ranch at their own pace, moving between interactive stations led by WBLT staff and regional partners, organizers said.

Various stations will bring to life topics including soil health, biodiversity, ecological monitoring, watershed restoration, conservation planning, perennial crop systems, habitat enhancement, land stewardship, and products from regenerative agriculture, organizers said.

Visitors can engage directly with the farmers, ranchers, researchers, artists, conservation professionals, and organizations helping advance this work throughout California’s Central Coast.

This year, White Buffalo Land Trust will be joined by partners including the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Nature’s Engineers, SLO Beaver Brigade, Community Environmental Council, Coyote’s Market, and the Audubon Society, providing a look at the interconnected approaches to restoring landscapes and strengthening regional agricultural systems.

WBLT artist-in-residence Nathan Sherwood Liang will bring an artistic perspective to the day, offering people to experience the landscape through sound and deepen their connection to the living systems of Jalama Canyon Ranch.

After the morning activities, attendees will gather back at Basecamp for a ranch cookout prepared by Chef Pierre Tremblay and featuring ingredients from the ranch. There will be live music from Central Coast bluegrass band Salty Strings.

“Regenerative agriculture becomes so much more tangible when you can walk the land, put your hands in the soil, meet the people doing the work, and see the relationships that make it all possible,” said Ana Smith, director of Programs & Engagement at White Buffalo Land Trust.

“The Open House is about opening the gates and inviting our community into that experience — to explore, ask questions, share a meal, and leave feeling more connected to this place and to the possibilities for our regional food system,” she said.

Founded in honor of the vision and spirit of Lyndsey McMorrow, White Buffalo Land Trust is a Santa Barbara based 501(c)(3) non-profit that practices, promotes, and develops systems of regenerative agriculture for local, regional, and global impact.