Meet the Farmer Pushing for a Guaranteed Basic Income for Agricultural Workers
As California’s water crisis worsens, farmer and activist Mai Nguyen is calling on the state to support affected small-scale agricultural producers and farmworkers.
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“Water Grab”: Big Farm Deals Leave Small Farmers Out to Dry, Study Shows
Large agricultural investment projects are often promoted as a way to increase food production and food security, but a recent analysis indicates that such projects often threaten water resources that local farmers and Indigenous populations depend on.
BFI Statement on Racial Terrorism and Good Food Access
May 27, 2022 By Berkeley Food Institute Earlier this month, on May 14, the community of Buffalo, New York experienced a mass shooting at a Tops Friendly Market grocery store. Ten victims were killed and three were injured by a shooter motivated by white supremacist views to seek out a majority-Black supermarket and attack it…
More than 3,000 Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found in Food Packaging
International experts who analyzed more than 1,200 scientific studies warn chemicals are being consumed with unknown long-term impacts.
Connecting Soil Health and Water in California
Healthy soil practices are an essential strategy for making the best use of rainfall and stewarding irrigation inputs wisely.
Climate Change Is Bringing Agriculture to the Arctic. Let’s Prioritize Food Sovereignty
Some see the northern part of the globe as a new agricultural frontier. It’s also an opportunity to protect Indigenous foodways and expand the agroecology movement.