The agricultural sector, in combination with forestry, contributes to almost 25% of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. A healthy food system can bring positive impact on climate through different aspects, including transportation, infrastructure, water use, or urban planning, etc. This week, we will explore how Grizzly Corps, a National Service Fellowship program through AmeriCorps administered at UC Berkeley Law, regenerate California agriculture food systems. For a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/regenerating-food-systems-with-grizzly-corps/
For a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/regenerating-food-systems-with-grizzly-corps/
Ms. Eller: There is no food system department in the government. We're doing a lot of work on climate action planning and addressing climate and resilience planning at a government level. From land access to distribution, to market accessibility, food cost volatility, all of those things are impacted by climate and likewise impact climate.
Ethan: That's Cayley Eller, improvement and expansion fellow at GrizzlyCorps; a National Service Fellowship program through AmeriCorps administered at UC Berkeley Law.
Ms. Eller: Many of our fellows are out in the field helping landowners transition to more climate smart or regenerative practices, encouraging them to plant cover crop, helping them evaluate their irrigation systems or develop a carbon farming plan. And then also working on the ground with nonprofits or other agencies to enact that work.
Ethan: Cayley describes how food system mapping can be a powerful climate change solution by highlighting where the system has inefficiencies.
Ms. Eller: That model offers you the opportunity to overlay information in the food system with different climate and environmental impacts. We could look at where is food being produced versus being distributed, versus being consumed. We need to also look at transforming the system to be more equitable.
Ethan: For more information on GrizzlyCorps and Food System Planning, go to climatebreak.org, or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Ethan Elkind, and this is Climate Break.