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FARM FRESH CHOICE is the Ecology Center's food justice program, addressing inequities and disparities around food and nutrition in Berkeley low-income communities of color. Farm Fresh Choice activates youth leaders in our communities to raise critical health awareness and support shopping, cooking, and eating for better health.

ALL YEAR ROUND, RAIN OR SHINE come visit our community produce stands where we sell local, fresh, nutritious produce. Our sites are conveniently located at after-school and summer school programs in West and South Berkeley (site locations listed below)

Selección Fresca de la Granja (FARM FRESH CHOICE) es el programa de Justicia Alimenticia del Centro de Ecologia, que responde a las inequidades y disparidades acerca de alimentacion y salud en las comunidades de bajos ingresos Latinos y Afro-Americanos en Berkeley. Selección Fresca de la Granja entrena a lideres adolescentes para elevar la consciencia critica de nuestro bienestar y para apoyar la compra y preparación de alimentos sanativos.

TODO EL AÑO, LLUEVE O NO, venga a visitar nuestros puestos de alimentos comunitarios donde proveemos alimentos frescos y locales al precio de mayoreo. Saluda a nuestros jovenes y llevase informacion acerca de como ser mas durables para enfrentar los retos de la vida. Estamos aqui para servirles y nos puede encontrar convenientemente afuera de dos programas despues de escuela en el oeste de Berkeley. (detalles abajo) Los esperamos!

Rooted in Community 08: Youth Leadership In Food Justice Conference

Interviews and Poetry with FFC young leader Nakia Dillard and comrades.

West Side Organics: Fresh Food Justice in Berkeley

For many in the Bay Area, it can take a whole paycheck to shop at Whole Foods. Diana Montaņo brings us to West Berkeley where a food justice project is making sure residents have access to fresh and organic fruit and veggies at an affordable price.

Programs Aim to Bring Healthy Food to All

Bringing Together Farms and Urban Neighborhoods