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We Did It Once, Let’s Do It Again—Berkeley’s Soda Tax
Committed to protecting the health of our community, Berkeley residents have placed Measure AA on the November ballot to strengthen...
Your Local Farmers’ Market—A Well of Resilience and Community Care
Trains whiz by in the background, their conductors honking and waving. Clouds shift overhead, pooling into the sky as it...
Student Movement Abecedarian—Celebrating Bay Area Student Activism
Gabriel Cortez, Ecology Center’s 2023–24 poet in residence, continues to spread the spoken word in our community. His recent poetry...
Fighting the good fight to keep recycling honest and beneficial
This year marks the 30th anniversary of The Report of the Berkeley Plastics Task Force, a multi-organizational group of experts...
Food & Farming
Recipe: Scrappy Veggie Burgers
As part of our StopWaste Cooking Demo Series, our Farmers’ Market Program Manager shared one of his go-to recipes for...
Food & Farming
Welcoming Portia Bramble, Our New Food and Farming Program Director
The Ecology Center is delighted to welcome Portia Bramble as our new Food and Farming Program Director. Portia joins us...
Food & Farming
WOW, Web of Wonders Grasslands—Where Good Food Comes From
Taylor Black, longtime farm employee of True Grass Farm, has taken over the business from Guido Frosini and renamed it...
Food & Farming
The Magic of Growing Food and Self-Reliance: An Interview with Local Black Urban Farmer Jamila Hubbard
Jamila Hubbard is the owner and farmer of Shindig Home and Garden, which sells microgreens at our Tuesday South Berkeley...
Holiday Gifting with Fibershed at the Berkeley Farmers’ Markets
This December, the Berkeley Farmers’ Markets are expanding our aisles. In honor of the holiday gifting season, we’re partnering with...
Calfresh & the Government Shutdown: Frequently Asked Questions
What’s happening to my November SNAP benefits? The federal government is shut down. Until President Trump and Congress reopen the...
A Slice of Our Markets Offers A Piece of Our Hearts
This year’s Slice of Our Markets was filled with unforgettable moments that will stay with us long after the last...
Holiday Gifting with Fibershed at the Berkeley Farmers’ Markets
This December, the Berkeley Farmers’ Markets are expanding our aisles. In honor of the holiday gifting season, we’re partnering with...
