Youth in Agriculture
May 18, 2012 Roots of ChangeRoots of Change is delighted to share this three part series of “Youth in Agriculture”. Our high school student intern, Justin Schmidt writes about his experiences farming and shares his […]
Read MoreSenate Agriculture Committee Passes 2012 Food and Farm Bill
April 27, 2012 Roots of ChangeRoots of Change (ROC) is very grateful for all the phone calls made by our allies up and down the State who sought to motivate our Senators to craft a […]
Read MoreIt’s Time for a Better Farm Bill
April 20, 2012 Roots of ChangeAction Alert The opportunity to transform federal food and farm policy only comes once every five years. We’ll need every voice to achieve […]
Read MoreEnsuring Healthy Food Access To All
April 18, 2012 Roots of ChangeCongress is hard at work on the reauthorization of a U.S Farm Bill. The Senate Agriculture Committee has completed four Congressional hearings and reports indicate the Senate would like to […]
Read MoreSupport Local Food Today
April 4, 2012 Roots of ChangeThe Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act is gaining momentum in Congress. This act is being led by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, an ally of Roots of Change (ROC) […]
Read MoreCalifornia Authors series: Rites of spring
March 18, 2012 Roots of ChangeSpring arrives with the first warm breezes and fogless mornings in our Valley. On our 80-acre organic farm south of Fresno, I disk our soil, breaking winter's crust. Read more […]
Read MoreBig City Mayors Unite and Send Important Message to Congress about 2012 Farm Bill
March 13, 2012 Roots of ChangeTweet On March 6, 2012 an important breakthrough occurred as 10 mayors of key metropolitan cities cosigned a letter in support of important programs funded by the Federal Farm Bill. […]
Read MoreCreative Work Fund
March 1, 2012 Roots of ChangeThe Creative Work Fund (CWF) supports new works by artists that are developed through collaborations with nonprofit organizations. Artists and nonprofits in 14 San Francisco Bay Area counties are eligible […]
Read MoreIt’s Not That It’s Broken
February 17, 2012 Roots of ChangeI often hear that our food system is broken. I disagree. It is working the way it was intended, only better. In fact, it is working so well that it […]
Read MoreUpdate: The Food Commons 2.0 lifts off the drawing board
January 20, 2012 Roots of ChangeAfter two years of conceptual designing and planning, the Food Commons has recently published its 2.0 version of its original and boldly ambitious concept paper that was first issued in […]
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