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UEPI's Center for Community Food & Resilience is an applied research and advocacy center with a mission of advancing community-driven programs and policies to build healthy, thriving communities while achieving social, economic and environmental justice - The Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College has been a leader in the Los Angeles Farm to School movement for the past 20 years and pioneered the Farm to Preschool program that currently serves 1110 preschool students in Los Angeles.
- UEPI’s current food programs focus on improved food access, farmers’ markets, nutrition education, Farm to School in Los Angeles, and strengthening local food economies and community food systems.

08/24/2026

We are so excited to share our native landscape restoration journey through Pando Days, an education collaborative highlighting visionary student-led projects in sustainability and resiliency in and beyond LA County!

From Graham Luethe’s initial independent study in 2024, to three years and counting of UEP 247 classes, Oxy interns, and research assistants, to the 700+ community members who toured the garden this spring for the Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour, and to every volunteer in between: thank you so much for making this space possible. We are incredibly proud of this thriving collaboration and can’t wait to see how it continues to grow 🌻

For more information on this project and other Pando awardees, please visit pandopopulus.com/programs/pando-days-25-26/schools-projects/occidental-1/

04/23/2026

We are honored to have been a part of the 2026 Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour! We welcomed 733 visitors, including 67 Oxy Alums, to our native garden at 1541 Campus Road. It was an inspiring day, highlighting the value of sustainability on campus and in the community, the learning and leadership of our students, and Oxy’s partnerships in Los Angeles. Many thanks to the UEPI team, UEP 247 class volunteers, the Office of Sustainability, and others who made this event happen.

03/26/2026

Last week we read to students at Loreto Street Elementary! The books focused on the importance of trees in our communities and schools. Our students across our NELA partner schools are excited to have new trees in their play yards and campuses soon as part of our ongoing EscWELLA project.
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¡La semana pasada leímos a los alumnos de Loreto Street Elementary! Los libros se centraban en la importancia de los árboles en nuestras comunidades y escuelas. Nuestros estudiantes de las escuelas asociadas de NELA están entusiasmados por tener pronto nuevos árboles en sus patios y campuses, como parte de nuestro Proyecto EscWELLA.

03/07/2026

Join us on Monday, March 16th to hear from Dr. Hanna Garth discuss her new book, “Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement”!

Drawing on twelve years of ethnographic research, Garth examines what motivates people from more affluent, majority-white areas of the city to intervene in South Central Los Angeles. She argues that the concepts of “food justice” and “healthy food” operate as racially coded language, reinforcing the idea that health problems in low-income Black and Brown communities can be solved through individual behavior rather than structural change. Food Justice Undone explores the stakes of social justice and the possibility of multiracial coalitions working toward a better future.

The book is available for sale at the Occidental College Bookstore and will be available for sale at the event. A copy of the book is available for loan at the Mary Norton Clapp Library.

Hanna Garth is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University, author of Food in Cuba: The Pursuit of a Decent Meal, and coeditor of Black Food Matters: Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice.

We hope to see you there! 🌱📚

02/03/2026

Last week we had the honor of co-hosting the 2026 Southern California Sustainable Supply Chain Convening with the UC Global Climate Leadership Council on our very own Oxy campus. We brought together over 60 individuals to strengthen connections between growers, distributors, institutions, and resource providers. We look forward to the continued facilitation of this ever-growing, values-aligned food system network. Thank you to the GCLC planning committee, .feast.garden students, Oxy catering and facilities, and our local producer partners at and for making this event come to life!

11/11/2025

Our Urban Ag at the Market community cohort took a trip to the Atwater Village farmers market this past Sunday. We visited our friends at the booth, spoke with market manager Jose Sanchez, and met fellow SoCal and LA County farmers and food producers! 🌻🍅

Learn more about all of the Food Access LA farmers markets at foodaccessla.org/markets

Nuestra grupo de comunidad Urban Ag at the Market hizo un viaje al mercado de agricultores de Atwater Village el domingo pasado. Visitamos a nuestros amigos en el stand de , hablamos con el director del mercado de José Sánchez, y conocimos a otros agricultores y productores de alimentos de SoCal y el condado de LA! 🌻🍅

Obtenga más información sobre Food Access LA: foodaccessla.org/markets

11/06/2025

OXY UEP 306: Food and Environment students had a garden clean up day at Latona Elementary! They planted a pizza garden, tea garden, and salad garden.

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Los estudiantes de OXY (UEP 306: Food and the Environment) tuvieron un día de limpieza de jardines en la escuela Latona Elementary. Plantaron un jardín de pizza, un jardín de té y un jardín de ensaladas.

10/29/2025

Our Urban Ag at the Market 2025 Community Cohort met up at project partner Ave 33 Farm’s site in Lincoln Heights this past weekend. The group learned about everything from compost to harvest schedules to grant management. Thank you to Eric and the rest of the Ave 33 team for being great hosts as always! 🧑‍🌾 🥬

10/24/2025

Scenes from our field trip to el Sereno Green Grocer for UEP 306: Food and the Environment 🥒
Thank you for being amazing hosts as always

10/20/2025

Introducing our inaugural Urban Ag at the Market Community Cohort! Thank you so much to Huarache Farms for hosting our first field trip. We had an amazing time exploring the space, discussing urban agricultural methods, and learning about growing for the market.

“Urban Ag at the Market” is a program of UEPI’s Center for Community Food and Resilience in partnership with Food Access LA and Avenue 33 Farm. Over the last year, we developed a program to guide urban farmers, backyard growers, and campus farms to grow for and sell at their neighborhood Certified Farmers’ Markets. More to come soon! 👩🏾‍🌾🌱

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Los Angeles, CA
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https://www.uepifood.org/

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