We at Roots of Change are focused on this dramatic moment in our food system. It is time to make our voices heard. The headlines are full of disturbing news. […]
Read MoreAugust 4, 2026 Good afternoon. Thank you for requesting that Roots of Change share its perspectives on the next round of Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding that will be […]
Read MoreCarlo Petrini created a global community that deeply touched me and with whom I now grieve given his passing on May 21. He died in Bra, Italy, his town of […]
Read MoreI worry for our nation and the movement to fix the food system. What will an administration that favors big corporations, ignores the separation of powers and shows no empathy […]
Read MoreAs I look back over the last 30 years of the good food movement I am convinced that I have seen more advances or victories since 2019 than in all […]
Read MoreAmid Sacramento’s annual Farm to Fork celebration, a glaring contradiction remains: The pandemic and this summer’s ransomware attack on JBS (the world’s largest meat processor) disrupted the four industrial processors centered […]
Read MoreAccess to healthy food systems impacts every aspect of our lives. When hungry stomachs diminish students’ ability to focus, learn, and retain information, their education suffers. In adults, lack of […]
Read MoreAt about the time the pandemic hit in March 2020, ROC had entered a partnership with Wholesome Wave to aid them in bringing a new nutrition incentive technology to under-resourced […]
Read MoreThere are fires in all directions of the nine Bay Area counties of northern California and over 370 statewide. All of this in the midst of serious level of Covid-19 […]
Read MoreImage: Ali Ghiorse (Left) and Rachel Khanna, hosts of Creative Conversations. I am back in California after three weeks on the road. I traveled to southern Baja in Mexico to […]
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