Saturdays Only for “People of Color” at UC Berkeley Farm; Report
3rd April 2024
Run by the public university, the farm is a research, education, and extension project “focused on ecological farming and food justice,” according to its website. It welcomes the public to harvest food if they “help with weeding, planting, and watering.”
However, the Mountain States Legal Foundation, which filed the complaint last week, said the program discriminates against white people.
“Saturdays are exclusively BIPOC,” a farm manager wrote in a series of text messages cited in the complaint. “Exceptions have only been made for events that are BIPOC-centered and with plenty of advance notice and planning.”