Berkeley Student Food Collective

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Berkeley Student Food Collective More than just a grocery store. The Food Collective works to provide healthy, sustainable, and affordable food for the East Bay community.

Through our volunteer-run grocery collective, we operate as a local hub for both leadership development and food-related education for our members.

it’s october & we’re still sweating walking around southside. v cool, berkeley. v seasonal.since the climate is whack, y...
10/15/2026

it’s october & we’re still sweating walking around southside. v cool, berkeley. v seasonal.

since the climate is whack, your student-run nonprofit grocery co-op is here to help you experience autumn via ~local delicacies~.

come by & try berkeley-based REBBL’s Spiced Pumpkin Pie protein shake... we're talkin real pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, clove & nutmeg together with coconut and oat milk...plus 20g of plant protein. the yum/swole dialectic continues....

anyway REBBL is a Bay Area company through and through! the brand grew out of anti-trafficking nonprofit Not For Sale’s work fighting environmental destruction. its roots directly connect the drinks to the people growing its ingredients...something we spend a lot of time thinking about around here on shift (but fr).

ANYWAY come get your pumpkin fix, sweater optional

we're sooo sorry we've been trying to stay out of the news but we just can't hELp iT !!!!!! 🫦your student-run nonprofit ...
10/15/2026

we're sooo sorry we've been trying to stay out of the news but we just can't hELp iT !!!!!! 🫦

your student-run nonprofit grocery co-op got highlighted in KQED’s latest CalFresh reporting...and ya ig we should also share the more substantial parts...

which is mostly ....more EBT access for college students!! yay !! as federal changes tighten access to food benefits & shift more administrative costs onto states, California has made it easier for public college students to apply.

undergrads enrolled at least half-time in associate’s or bachelor’s programs at a UC, CSU, or California community college now meet the student exemption requirement. income & other eligibility rules still apply...but if you thought being a student ruled you out, check again.

we’re happy to see our little Bancroft co-op in the coverage. we’d be even happier to see more of our neighbors getting the support they’re entitled to. feeding yourself shouldn’t require becoming an expert in federal policy...

anyway u know where to come spend your earned & deserved entitlements....at a local student-run storefront known for its focus on Affordability and Sustainability, perhaps?

legendary Board Chair ayushi & Board member kyla uluğ 🌿🧿 repped your local nonprofit grocery co-op at the Berkeley Food...
10/13/2026

legendary Board Chair ayushi & Board member kyla uluğ 🌿🧿 repped your local nonprofit grocery co-op at the Berkeley Food Institute Campus Food System Open House this past week at Berkeley Student Farms (BSF), celebrating the remarkable diversity of student-driven entries into the campus food system.

Ayushi is a leader in both the Food Collective *and* in — just like Magnolia Barrett, who, along with Ellie Lum of the Student Farms, spearheaded the effort with the Food Institute to win a Food Systems Minor — a milestone win in the Food Collective's decade-long effort to institutionalize food systems education at UC Berkeley.

Magnolia and Ellie helped shape the Food Institute in formal student rep positions, and passed those influential student roles to future Food Collective leaders to ensure robust, outspoken student participation in shaping both the Minor and the Institute moving forward.

we're so grateful to see the Food Institute proudly championing a student- and worker-centered vision of our campus food system — and are proud that our student leadership has had a huge, ongoing role in shaping that outlook.

dont get too comfy, it's gonna be 85° friday. but in the meantime, maybe do get comfy with local teas from Oakland-based...
10/12/2026

dont get too comfy, it's gonna be 85° friday. but in the meantime, maybe do get comfy with local teas from Oakland-based Numi Organic Tea, local soups from Amy's Kitchen, & hot cocoa from the largest worker co-op food company in the country, Equal Exchange.

can we get a little commotion for the bag ?? yes, the pretzel bag !! Gina Galvin commissions emerging artists to create ...
10/08/2026

can we get a little commotion for the bag ?? yes, the pretzel bag !!

Gina Galvin commissions emerging artists to create the artwork on their packaging...which is why all their stuff looks so fire !!!!! this Cinnamon Dolce bag? that’s the work of artist Jaylin Stewart :)

founded by mother-daughter duo Elisabeth & Gina Galvin, this women-owned business makes pretzel braids with cinnamon sweetness, notes of brown butter, & plenty of crunch. and yep...they’re vegan !!

come to your local nonprofit student-run grocery co-op (across from Lower Sproul) for the cinnamon pretzels. take a second to learn about the artist. leave with something to look forward to as you Lock In this Locktober !!

they weren't satisfied with coconut water, or sparkly water, or aloe water. no...the water creatures thirst for more. th...
10/06/2026

they weren't satisfied with coconut water, or sparkly water, or aloe water. no...the water creatures thirst for more. these sick overlords of the little bevvy world decided to produce the most craven, the most outlandish, the most demented teeny drink yet....introducing....banana water.

new s̶e̶l̶f̶i̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ Official Price Scanner just dropped come t̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶n̶e̶w̶ ̶p̶f̶p̶ to Learn Abo...
10/05/2026

new s̶e̶l̶f̶i̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ Official Price Scanner just dropped come t̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶n̶e̶w̶ ̶p̶f̶p̶ to Learn About Products

your student-run nonprofit grocery co-op is gonna be in the paper so much, you’re gonna get tired of us being in the pap...
10/02/2026

your student-run nonprofit grocery co-op is gonna be in the paper so much, you’re gonna get tired of us being in the paper 📰

the The Daily Californian covered our support, alongside UC Berkeley Young Democratic Socialists of America, for the boycott called by Starbucks Workers United!

our tiny, mighty member-governed grocery co-op has been building these relationships for years. since 2022, our members have met with local Starbucks worker-organizers to learn what organizing a union actually looks like. we’ve shared meals with founding union leaders, including , and collaborated with and .

because food justice happens in our neighborhood. in the coffee shop down the street. in workers organizing together for dignity and a say in the conditions of their work...and in whether the rest of us show up for them.

in our own Collective, we get to practice self-determination through our cooperative structure. that comes with a responsibility to support people fighting for it across the food system.

thank you to the Daily Cal for covering student-worker solidarity. read the story, honor the workers’ call to boycott, and help turn a little press into big community support ✊

another piece in the about us: this time talking about how the Collective is an incredible, affordable place next to ca...
09/29/2026

another piece in the about us: this time talking about how the Collective is an incredible, affordable place next to campus to get into your PSL bag.

yes, we have delicious cheap organic local produce served by a woman-owned B-Corp () or a nonprofit local distributor (), but we also have incredible autumnal treats from worker cooperatives like , local teas like Numi Organic Tea, or cult favorites' seasonal editions like .

and ofc, it's never more of an honor than when we're featured alongside our trusted longtime partners at , with whom we get to REVEL in creating a better, more equitable food system every day :)

did someone say chocolate? shift collective baddies tore through tcho’s choco latté (avg 7.7/10) and sunnies’ smore snac...
09/28/2026

did someone say chocolate? shift collective baddies tore through tcho’s choco latté (avg 7.7/10) and sunnies’ smore snack (8.5/10)

the damage

she ate a whole bar herself (there’s four ppl on the shift sharing three)

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Address

2440 Bancroft Way #102
Berkeley, CA
94704

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 12pm - 7pm
Sunday 12pm - 10pm

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+15108451985

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