Sustainable Food

The global food system is now facing the need to deliver a sustainable supply of nutritious food for more than 9 billion people by 2050 while minimizing environmental impacts, sustaining biodiversity and adapting to climate crisis. UCSC faculty are researching agroecological strategies and methods to improve soil health, biodiversity, and grow fresh produce sustainably with a low environmental footprint.

One such approach is to use aquaculture to compensate for depleted fish stocks in the world’s oceans. Fish is an important part of the food system and is widely considered as an essential food for humans due to its high-quality protein, omega 3 fatty acids, minerals, trace elements, and vitamins. The FAO estimates that 3.3 billion people rely on fish for 20% of their total animal protein intake.

UCSC faculty are developing low-polluting aquaculture feeds for more sustainable farmed fish for humans. We also plan to integrate aquaculture-agriculture, linking both soil-based and aquaponics via a circular– no-waste– economy approach to strengthen sustainable stewardship of farmed fish and fresh vegetables

Chris Benner

• Pronouns
  • he, him, his, his, himself
• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Environmental Studies Department
• Campus Email
  • cbenner@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Urban studies

David L Bernick

• Pronouns
  • he, him, his, his, himself
• Title
  • Associate Teaching Professor
• Department
  • Biomolecular Engineering
• Campus Email
  • dbernick@ucsc.edu

Heather E Bullock

• Title
  • Director, Center for Economic Justice and Action
• Department
  • Psychology Department
• Campus Email
  • hbullock@ucsc.edu

Melissa L. Caldwell

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Anthropology Department
• Campus Email
  • lissa@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Russia

Nancy N. Chen

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Anthropology Department
• Campus Email
  • nchen@ucsc.edu

Madeleine Fairbairn

• Title
  • Associate Professor
• Department
  • Environmental Studies Department
• Campus Email
  • mfairbai@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Agroecology and Agriculture

Julie H Guthman

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Community Studies Program
• Campus Email
  • jguthman@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Agroecology and Agriculture

Lindsay Hinck

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology Department
• Campus Email
  • lhinck@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Developmental Biology

Naya Jones

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Assistant Professor & Core Faculty in Global and Community Health Program
• Department
  • Sociology Department
• Campus Email
  • njones6@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • African Diaspora

Flora Lu

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Professor, Environmental Studies
• Department
  • Environmental Studies Department
• Campus Email
  • floralu@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Environmental Studies

Maywa Montenegro

• Pronouns
  • she, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Assistant Professor
• Department
  • Environmental Studies Department
• Campus Email
  • mamonten@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Agroecology and Agriculture

Stacy M Philpott

• Pronouns
  • she, her, her, hers, herself
• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Environmental Studies Department
• Campus Email
  • sphilpot@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Ecology

Mary Beth Pudup

• Title
  • Associate Professor
• Department
  • Community Studies Program
• Campus Email
  • pudup@ucsc.edu

Chad W Saltikov

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology Department
• Campus Email
  • saltikov@ucsc.edu
• Faculty Areas of Expertise
  • Microbiology

Pallab Sarker

• Title
  • Assistant Professor
• Department
  • Environmental Studies Department
• Campus Email
  • psarker@ucsc.edu

Anna L Tsing

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Anthropology Department
• Campus Email
  • atsing@ucsc.edu