March 29, 2018 By Mackenzie Feldman, Lucinda Laurence, and Dani Solis This semester, the student representatives of the Food Systems Minor Advisory Committee, Dani Solis and Mackenzie Feldman, partnered with the student representative of the Berkeley Food Institute Undergraduate Advisory Council, Lucinda Laurence, to create the colloquium series “Critical Discussions in Food Systems.” The colloquium…
For the most up-to-date information about Nutrition Week 2018, visit UC Berkeley Basic Needs Security. MONDAY, 3/12 5-6:30 PM STUDENTS’ MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP IN STILES HALL CONFERENCE ROOM The workshop will be hosted by Tova Feldmanstern, a Staff Social Worker from Counseling & Psychological Services, who will be giving a brief presentation about mental health…
December 7, 2017 By Jezra Thompson Jezra Thompson is Program Supervisor of the Berkeley Public School Gardening & Cooking Program. The Berkeley Food Institute connects those seeking degrees and professions in our food system with those that are currently working in our food system, whether it’s community gardening, added value entrepreneurship, or education. Here at…
November 28, 2017 By Charlie James Charlie is a graduating senior of the Food Systems minor and the Haas School of Business. For my final semester I decided to study abroad in Japan, where my mother was born and raised, to learn the language and finally have a comprehensible conversation with my Japanese family. My Japanese…
November 14, 2017 By Julieth H. Ortiz Julieth H. Ortiz is a Dual Master’s Student, City Planning and Environmental Planning-Landscape Architecture, and a 2017 Berkeley Food Institute Community Engagement and Leadership Fellow. The local health data that has become publically available via the 500 Cities Project shows a higher prevalence of diseases such as diabetes, high blood…