Spring 2024: Strengthening Community & Partnerships
With the rainy season over, we can officially declare it is Spring in Berkeley! The team at Berkeley Food Network has been busy the past...
Shifting Language and Power Dynamics
We’re adopting a new term to describe people using our pantry services. Read on to learn more. BFN is always designing ways to innovate and...
Fall Newsletter
Letter from the Executive Director: In Gratitude On the morning of January 3, 2022, I looked out my window, and for the first time since the early...
Hot Off the Press: Our 2021 Impact Report
We are proud to share our 2021 Impact Report with you! 2020 was a year defined by extraordinary growth – saying yes to new partnerships, yes to...
COVID-19 has perpetuated pre-existing injustices in the food system
By Evan Hazelett, BFN Research and Advocacy Manager December 8, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the realities of poverty, food insecurity,...
Hub Kitchen Launching Soon!
The Berkeley Food Network is piloting our Hub Kitchen Project this fall. The goal of this project is to increase the supply of nutritious complete...
Andy Olson – Making Local and Organic Accessible to Everyone
Andy Olson – Making Local and Organic Accessible to Everyone When Berkeley Food Network member Anders Olson graduated from UC Berkeley in 2010 in the...
Meet the Dynamic Duo – Jocelyn Foreman and Kristin Weinberger
Meet the Dynamic Duo – Jocelyn Foreman and Kristin Weinberger Jocelyn Foreman, BUSD’s Site Coordinator for Family Engagement and Equity at Malcolm X and John...