Introducing “Pathways: Profiles of Local Food Systems Changemakers”
In a series of video interviews and Q&As with food system professionals, BFI’s student staff gives a glimpse into some of the unseen corners of the food industry.
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Cultivating Values Based Relationships
BFI’s Isabel Martin reflects on our recent Career Fair and her work to make food systems careers more accessible to Berkeley students.
The “Pointing the Farm Bill Toward Racial Justice” Toolkit
With support from BFI, the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund and American University's Antiracist Research & Policy Center have published a multimedia guide for engaging with the US Farm Bill.
Sakeenah Shabazz Appointed by USDA Food and Nutrition Service
This month, following a swearing in ceremony, Sakeenah Shabazz started her new role as Senior Policy Advisor for the US Department of Agriculture.
USDA Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt Joins BFI Policy Director Sakeenah Shabazz on the EcoFarm Stage
In a special session at the 2024 Ecological Farming Conference, the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs spoke with BFI's Policy Director on federal investments to support current and future organic farmers.
BFI’s ab banks Wins 2023 Maxwell/Hanrahan Award in Food
ab banks, a farmer, healer, and BFI's Agroecology and Wellness Coordinator, is recognized for their work regenerating land and communities through food.