CityFood
CityFood is a working group that brings together UC-Berkeley students, faculty and staff from across disciplines who are commonly interested in urban food systems. CityFood provides a collaborative forum to: 1) share ideas, experiences, and opportunities; 2) workshop research; and 3) convene guest speakers from community organizations, non-profits, and public agencies to discuss food system revitalization in the Bay Area, nationally, and overseas.
The working group is currently being led by masters students Nora Gilbert and Lauren Heumann under the guidance of Jason Corburn, Associate Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning. Past events/activities include:
The working group is currently being led by masters students Nora Gilbert and Lauren Heumann under the guidance of Jason Corburn, Associate Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning. Past events/activities include:
- Book Launch for “Food Justice” (MIT Press), by Robert Gottlieb and Anupama Joshi, February, 8, 2011. The event featured a talk by author, Robert Gottlieb and respondent, Eric Holt-Gimenez, Executive Director of Food First. The event was catered by the Berkeley Student Food Cooperative and was attended by over 100 guests.
- Graduate Food Systems Colloquium, March 31, 2011. Organized by doctoral students, Ellen Kersten (Environmental Science Policy Management) and Renee Roy (City and Regional Planning), this colloquium featured presentations by students, visiting guests, and faculty on food systems topics spanning the fields of public health, environmental science, and sociology.
- Book Launch for “Cultivating Food Justice: Race, Class, and Sustainability” (MIT Press), by Alison Alkon and Julian Agyeman (editors), December 6, 2011. The co-editors and selected contributors joined in a panel discussion about the book and the future of the food justice movement.
- Central Valley Farm Tour, April 6, 2012. Serena Unger (MCP ‘06), California Policy Consultant for American Farmland Trust, led a group of graduate students on a tour of the Northern San Joaquin Valley. Students also met with regional planners involved in agricultural preservation efforts in Stockton and Modesto.