Farmworkers harvesting summer squash in Costa Rica
Food Systems and Sustainability Lab

Galt Lab

Katie Bradley

Katie Bradley

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STEM educator and Service Learning Coordinator at The Winchendon School, Brooklyn

During my time in the Galt Lab, (MSc 2011, PhD 2015) I studied urban agriculture networks and food justice. After graduating and completing a post doctoral year with the Food Dignity Project, I studied and taught comparative food systems in Tanzania, India, Malawi, Italy, and the United States for the International Honors Program: Rethinking Food Security. The farmers and fisherfolk I met around the world through this work deepened my interest in climate change resilience and coastal ecology. When I moved to New York in 2018, I got involved with the Billion Oyster Project, started surfing in Rockaway, Queens, and taught geography courses in the CUNY system. Still a political ecologist at heart, I now primarily teach high school Biology and Environmental Science. In this role, I share my love for the coasts and commitment to climate justice with my students every chance I get.

Who we are

We are a group of researchers looking at how to make agriculture and food systems more just and sustainable. We study the ways that political, economic, and social structures influence the resiliency and fairness of our food systems throughout the value chain from production to consumption. Our work has a particular emphasis on California and Latin America.