Innovating Ways to Provide Food with Dignity
Berkeley Food Network is raising the standards on food recovery. Food recovery is just one of BFN’s food sourcing strategies, but a critical one. Last...
Elevating the Voices of our Community – The Vital Role of Volunteers
BFN’s volunteers are essential to our mission. Their contributions help us distribute healthy, high-quality food to 8,600 people each week through our pantries, home delivery...
Building Community, Breaking Barriers
BFN’s 2023-2024 Annual Report Berkeley Food Network made significant strides last fiscal year in establishing itself as a beacon of support for the community. By...
Farmer Feature: Rancho Siempre Verde’s Phoenix Food Project
Rancho Siempre Verde Farm rebuilds from fire with a compassionate purpose. On the night of August 16, 2020, the CZU Lightning Complex fire swept through...
BFN Seeks Volunteer Ambassadors
Calling all advocates! Are you passionate about food justice, nutrition, and building a stronger community? Berkeley Food Network is looking for enthusiastic individuals like you...
BFN Support Local Research to Expand Healthy Food Access
Berkeley Food Network’s 9th Street Pantry recently served as a test site for a future pilot intervention with the University of California Nutrition Policy Institute...
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...
A Study of BFN Waste Could Make Local Food Recovery More Sustainable
Berkeley Food Network is the largest Food Recovery Organization (FRO) in Northern Alameda County, recovering nearly 400,000 pounds of edible surplus food from local businesses...
Meeting Basic Needs Post-COVID: Looking Forward to Collective Action
Last month, Berkeley Food Network hosted a private partner conversation in our Community Room to discuss the complexities of food insecurity, the role of food...
Volunteers Empowered with Trauma-Informed Training
Will they run out of food? Will there be enough eggs for my family? What about produce? These are common questions those receiving assistance ask...
Double Your Impact this November: Donate to Matching Campaign
All November long, Daffy member Josh Hannah has pledged to match up to $10,000 in donations made to the Berkeley Food Network. This generous initiative...
Announcing Interim Leadership at BFN
Senior Managers Andrew Crispin and Jonathan Kitchens step into the role of Interim Co-Directors. Seven years ago, our founding BFN Executive Director Sara Webber brought...
Executive Director and Co-Founder Retires from BFN
Sara Webber founded Berkeley Food Network seven years ago to reimagine food assistance in Northern Alameda County. Dear Community, We would like to announce that...
BFN Volunteers Create A Culture of Dignity
Food is a universal need, and everyone has a right to it. Not only is food necessary for optimal health, but it is also how...
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...
Caring for Food is Caring for Community
BFN refines food sourcing and food safety standards to uphold the dignity of our members and partners. Keep reading to learn more. The mainstream food...
2023 Open Houses at BFN
You’re invited to experience BFN behind the scenes at our monthly Warehouse Open Houses. Every fourth Friday April-October, from 5 PM-7 PM, we will open...
2023 Outlook: Programs & Partnerships
Andrew Crispin joined BFN in the spring of 2022 as Distributions Program Manager and was promoted late last year to Senior Manager of Programs and...
2023 Outlook: Sourcing & Warehouse Operations
Jonathan Kitchens joined us last fall as Senior Manager of Supply Chain. Shortly after, Ben Lindheim was onboarded as BFN’s new Inventory & Procurement Manager,...
Meet Veronica Volny
It’s our pleasure to introduce you to Veronica Volny, BFN’s Hub Meal Program Coordinator! Although Californian by birth, Veronica has spent time living in Europe...