Who We Are

Educators – Farmers – Researchers – Service Providers – Students

• Charisma Acey

  Associate Professor, UC Berkeley
  
  

• Josh Arnold

  Professor, Warren Wilson University
  
  

• Leah Atwood

  Co-Founder, Agroecology Commons
  
  

• Rob Bennaton

  Bay Area Urban Ag Advisor, UCCE
  
  

• Timothy Bowles

  Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley
  
  

• Chris Cassidy

  Communications Director, Berkeley Food Institute
  
  

• Julio Contreras

  UCCE
  
  

• Marit Doshi

  Analyst & Project Manager, UC Berkeley
  
  

• Nina Ichikawa

  Executive Director, Berkeley Food Institute
  
  

• Cole Rainey

  Graduate Student , UC Berkeley
  
  

• Paul Rogé

  Merritt College & Agroecology Commons
  
  

• Jennifer Sowerwine

  Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC ANR
  
  

• Jesse Williamson

  Graduate Student, UC Berkeley
  
  

Partners

Core Partners

• Alameda County Resource Conservation District (ACRCD)
• National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
• Sustainable Agriculture Education (SAGE)
• UC Berkeley
• UC Cooperative Extension

Additional Partners

• The Growing Roots Learning Hub Network of farm training sites
• New Hope Farm
• The Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC)
• Kao Thun, Iu Mien film productions
• The International Rescue Committee
• Contra Costa Resource Conservation District (RCD)
• UCCE Sacramento
• UCCE San Joaquin
• UCCE Stanislaus
• UCCE Santa Clara
• UCCE Monterey
• NRCS Merced
• NRCS Modesto