Maíz plays a central role in Mesoamerican ancestral foodways. Berkeley Student Farms grew 80 pounds of it and looked to community knowledge to process it into masa.

BFI faculty leadership has been evaluating California’s Senate Bill 1000. We’re sharing their research with the community members directly impacted by this law. 

A new study shows that after excise taxes were placed on sugary beverages, purchases declined dramatically and steadily across five American cities.

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.