Need for Improvement on Ag Policy
November 20, 2015 Roots of ChangeOAKLAND, Calif. — A report released this week by the California Food Policy Council (CAFPC) and Roots of Change reveals the 2015 food and farm policy votes of California’s 120 elected state […]
Read MoreCalifornia Wants to Help Low-Income Residents Buy More Fresh Produce
November 19, 2015 Roots of ChangeA new bill could help more Californians afford to shop at farmers’ markets and food hubs and help pave the way for similar efforts nationwide. For many low-income folks living […]
Read MoreROC and CAFPC release 2015 Legislative Report
Roots of ChangeAnnual Report Again Sees Need For Improvement By State’s Legislature on Food and Farm Policy. The California Food Policy Council Grows, Linking Nearly 500 Organizations. Oakland, CA (November 19, 2015) […]
Read MoreHow Oakland’s Roots of Change is Transforming Food Policy in California
November 13, 2015 Roots of ChangeWhat’s the difference between free range and organic chickens? Should I eat quinoa? And tell me again why organic spinach is twice the cost of conventional? Given the complexity of […]
Read MoreFood Stamps at Farmers’ Markets
September 30, 2015 Roots of ChangeLocal leaders are working to get governor brown to pass a bill to let people on food stamps by fresh fruit and vegetables at local farmer’s markets. The plan is trying to cash in […]
Read MoreLocal Health Department Spotlight: Collaboration in Plumas County
May 28, 2015 Roots of Changeby Holly Calhoun, Roots of Change. Dynamically meeting the needs of the community, as identified by the community. That’s what the Plumas County Public Health Agency strives to do, and […]
Read MoreNative Food Sovereignty
May 18, 2015 Roots of ChangeTribe members explore importance of tradition in diet Days of active genocide and diaspora may have passed for local native peoples, but the consequences of that violent history have been far […]
Read MoreComing Together in the San Joaquin Valley
May 13, 2015 Roots of Changeby Holly Calhoun, Roots of Change. April 30, 2015 – “We are all in this together” Chukou Thao said acknowledging the various groups in the room at the Nation Hmong […]
Read MoreCollective Impact: Case Study of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council’s Good Food Purchasing Policy
April 29, 2015 Roots of ChangeBy Holly Calhoun, Roots of Change. On Wednesday 4/22/15 the Los Angeles Food Policy Council (LAFPC) bimonthly Network Meeting featured a case study and panel discussion on their Good Food […]
Read MoreEarth Day Begins with the Soil
April 22, 2015 Roots of ChangePhoto source: biocycle.net Earth Day is about saving the earth. But this Earth Day the future could seem a bit bleak. Global warming – with its epic California drought – […]
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