Hosted once again by celebrity guest Duane Henry, the lively evening featured plant-forward cuisine, dancing, and exciting live and dessert auctions led by Tina Ballue — all in support of Rooted’s growing programs across Santa Barbara County.
The Santa Barbara Independent featured this year’s event and highlighted Rooted’s continued impact through bilingual nutrition education and lifestyle medicine programs.
Read the 2026 coverage here: https://www.independent.com/2026/04/15/rooted-celebrates-its-transformative-nutrition-education-programs-at-kale-disco/
As Rooted continues to grow, Kale Disco remains a joyful reflection of the organization’s mission: bringing people together through food, education, and community connection.
Proceeds from the event, totaling over $50,000, will support Rooted’s educational and outreach programs.
Many thanks to our generous sponsors: Ginger Salazar and Brett Matthews, Apples to Zucchini Cooking School, Dr. Fred and Sarah Kass, Emma and Dave Malina, Mosher Foundation, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Sutter Health, Thrive Foundation, Drury Pullen, A Professional Law Corporation, Montecito Bank & Trust, Justin Pearlman, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, The Skidmore Family, David and Lori Tremer Huey, UCLA Health, Dr. Daniela Cadavid and Dr. John Feusier, CenCal Health, Cottage Health, John La Puma, MD, FACP, Santa Barbara Foundation
Groovy photos by Jay Farbman
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Supporting Our Work - We’re currently an all-volunteer organization and we see incredible room and need to grow over the coming year. We understand that this time has enormous challenges for everyone, so while we’ll be seeking support to help roll our vision forward, we’re also thinking creatively to keep our costs low to efficiently build resources and deliver programming at low to no cost to our community. If you’d like to support our work, we hope you’ll consider making a donation to one of our giving programs through our community partner, the Santa Barbara Foundation!
