In 2012. some 200 urban farmers descended on the UC Gill Tract area, a UC Berkeley site in Albany where agricultural research was being done, and occupied the farm. Organizers opposed a university plan to allow part of the area to be developed into a housing and shopping area.

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When life came to a screeching halt last spring, Berkeley Student Farms found its purpose.

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Although there is a lot of work to be done, Ichikawa is grateful that journalists are calling out violations at farms and that in the midst of a pandemic, people want to know more about their food: “People have gotten very excited about farmers markets because of the ability to talk to farmers and have a visceral experience.”