UC Berkeley students! BFI wants to support your food systems research or organizations. We have an annual budget to award grants to individual students conducting faculty supported research and to Registered Student Organizations that host events related to farm and food systems. Semester funding deadlines are approaching!

BFI is hiring two new student staff positions this summer: Food & Farm Systems Engagement Fellow and Food Systems Experiential Learning & Careers Program Fellow. Student staff will work with BFI and the UC Berkeley community to advance food justice and BFI’s vision for an equitable food system. Applications for these two positions are currently open and the deadline to apply is June 6 at 5 pm.

SB 1000 requires cities and counties with “disadvantaged communities” to incorporate environmental justice into their General Plans. Research from a team supported by BFI shows that SB 1000 can serve as an important avenue for advancing comprehensive food access policies at the local level.