Resources for our Campus Community

Berkeley Food Institute is an interdisciplinary research, education and policy institute that works in partnership with communities to advance a just and sustainable food and farm system. A core part of our mission is to help train the next generation of food and farm systems leaders. 

Students play a critical role in the movement to advance diverse, just, resilient and healthy food and farm systems. There are a myriad of ways for students to engage with food and farm systems on and off campus, from topical coursework to research and student group leadership.

If you’re a student at UC Berkeley interested in food and farm systems, we can help connect you to opportunities. Our growing network of affiliated faculty teaches food and agriculture courses in all eight of our partner schools. You can find these courses through these Food Systems Minor and Graduate Certificate in Food Systems webpage links, where you can also learn more about these programs. You can also join a food systems-related student group, volunteer with Berkeley Student Farms at Oxford Tract Farm, attend one of our career panels, field trips or workshops. There are also opportunities to apply for a student research grant or to participate in our mentorship program.

Through our events and education programming, we are always looking for ways to engage with our student community. The video below gives a primer on food systems work being done on campus, while the pages below offers more information about how students can get involved.