Belinda Ramírez

Belinda Ramírez studied sociocultural anthropology at the University of California San Diego. Their dissertation research dealt with the social, political, and economic dimensions of urban agriculture in the San Diego-Tijuana metropolitan region. While researching these topics, Belinda was exposed to the fulfillment found in experiential learning and working firsthand to change their local food system, receiving agricultural training through local farms and their involvement with community gardens in southern San Diego. They have also engaged in statewide political advocacy for young farmers through the National Young Farmers Coalition, served as both Board and Food Justice Co-Chair for Slow Food Urban San Diego, and worked as a Soil Farmer for Food2Soil.

Considering themself a farmer-scholar, Belinda is excited to delve into the worlds of (urban) agriculture and food justice in the Bay Area and to share the importance of this work with incoming students in the COLLEGE program. Looking to the future, Belinda is excited to contribute to the transformation of the global food system through agricultural education efforts based within their own food production spaces as well as through political advocacy, teaching, and writing.

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