Farmworkers recently completed a 335-mile march for the right to participate freely in union elections — and for the right to fair and healthy jobs. August 30, 2022 By Nathalie A. Muñoz, BFI Administrative Coordinator Update: On September 28, 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2183 on the condition that United Farm Workers and the…
The Central Coast is a crucial region for organic agriculture. Even here, farmers face persistent barriers to adopting diversified farming practices.
Graduate student leaders reflect on the 2022 Food Institute Graduate Council conference July 19, 2022 By Rosario Torres, Nani Conklin, and Jesús I’x Nazario In early April, the Food Institute Graduate Council (FIGC) at UC Berkeley organized its second annual food systems conference, entitled “Food Relatives: Decolonizing and Indigenizing the Global Food System.” Over the…
A tour of Sonoma County farms gives students a glimpse at a possible food systems transformation. May 10, 2022 By Justina Robinson, BFI communications assistant Earlier this spring, on an early March morning, a group of 21 students, Berkeley Food Institute co-associate faculty director Tim Bowles, and a few members of the BFI staff boarded…
May 5, 2022 By Berkeley Food Institute BFI is saddened to share the passing of our affiliated faculty and Executive Committee member, Stephen Sugarman. Steve passed away in December 2021 after an extended illness. He was 79. For nearly half a century, Steve made immeasurable contributions to the UC Berkeley community as a faculty at…
April 6, 2022 By Berkeley Food Institute The Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) is thrilled to announce the faculty awardees of this year’s Seed Grant Program. Since its inception in 2014, the BFI Seed Grant Program has led to amazing results, funding collaborative, interdisciplinary research aimed at the complexities of contemporary agri-food systems. The program consists…