BFI staff and students volunteered at the first-ever Small Farmer Tech Expo at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in the Central Valley. The event brought farmers, researchers, students, and technology companies together to discuss appropriate agricultural technology.
Since 1974, the wholesale distributor Veritable Vegetable has served a crucial role in the organic food supply chain. We took a group of students to tour the warehouse.
A research project at UC Berkeley's Oxford Tract assesses the impact of various hedgerow plant species on pollinator diversity, which has advantages for the urban farm ecosystem.
BFI Co-Associate Faculty Director Susana Matias will partner with CommuniCare+OLE to evaluate a program that provides locally grown fruits and vegetables to patients with diabetes.
In 2016, California passed Senate Bill 1000 to incorporate environmental justice into city and county land use planning. We created a database to assess how this law has advanced policies for food justice.
In April, FIGC hosted its third annual food systems conference on “Food Futures” to amplify decolonizing and indigenizing movements that can shape the future of food.