UC Berkeley Food Pantry and Alameda County Food Bank Join Forces
Amid increasing demand from students, the UC Berkeley Food Pantry has officially partnered with the Alameda County Community Food Bank in order to provide greater access to food.
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A New Generation of Farmers Rents to Cope With Soaring American Cropland Prices
The number of US tenant farmers age 25 to 44 has climbed 9 percent since 2007.
Fighting Bugs with Bugs
A new organic farming technique uses native plants to attract critters that eat harmful insects.
Community Gathers Around Racial Justice in the Food Movement
“Yes to your donation. Yes to your food drive. Yes to your half-eaten sandwich on top of the garbage can and not in it. But yes, to something more too. Yes to showing up in the world looking like somebody who is going to help!” — Marvin White. Full text here. Over 150 people came…
Wins and Losses for Statewide Food and Agriculture Bills
The California Food Policy Council (CAFPC)—a collaboration of non-profits and local food policy councils across the state—released their 2016 California Food and Agriculture Legislation Tracker, which identifies and analyzes the outcome of 15 priority state-level bills from the 2016 legislative session. Six of the bills supported by CAFPC have been passed, including AB 1577, which…
Race and Food Justice on the Menu at Berkeley Event
A Berkeley forum tackles the legacy of slavery on African-Americans’ relationship with food production, food insecurity, and the whiteness of the food justice movement, among many other topics.