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Ways to Stay in Touch with BFI During Social Distancing
With California now practicing shelter-in-place statewide, our thoughts are with all of you as we navigate this uncertain time together. Our top priority is everyone’s health and safety, and we know that access to healthcare, food, shelter, and other basic needs are core to keeping our community safe from COVID-19. Below we have posted resources…
A Report on Beverage Logo Advertising and Availability on the UC Berkeley Campus
In 2019, the Berkeley Food Institute undertook a project to investigate the beverage landscape at the UC Berkeley locations that are affected by the PepsiCo contract. This report summarizes the research findings and proposes next steps to improve the health of our campus environment.
Reflections on Organic Agriculture, Climate Resiliency, and Black Farmers from the Southern SAWG Conference
February 2o, 2020 By Frances Roberts-Gregory Frances Roberts-Gregory is a PhD candidate in Society & Environment. With travel support from the Berkeley Food Institute (BFI), I travelled last month to the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SAWG) Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. As a Black environmentalist living and working in New Orleans, and Berkeley PhD…
Shaking Up UC Berkeley’s Beverage Service
As UC Berkeley's contract with Pepsi is set to expire, students are pushing the university to rethink beverage service on campus.