Perspectives on 21st Century Agriculture by a Member of the Sustainable Food Movement
March 7, 2014 Michael R. DimockGood morning! It is joy to be with you this morning to engage in the most critical issue of our times and the topic of this conference: “Sustainability, the Way […]
Read MoreROC president’s statement on the controversy over the Hulu series “Farmed and Dangerous”
February 22, 2014 Michael R. DimockThe “Farmed and Dangerous” series now airing on Hulu causes discomfort for many actors seeking changes in food and farming, including ROC. We think this discomfort is a good thing. […]
Read MoreProgress, Not Perfection: A Californian View of the Farm Bill
February 12, 2014 Michael R. DimockMuch has already been said and written about last week’s passage of the Agricultural Act of 2014, otherwise known as the Farm Bill. Observers have offered a mix of lamentation […]
Read MoreReport on the CAFPC to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture by Michael R. Dimock, February 4, 2014
February 5, 2014 Michael R. DimockGood morning President McNamara and members of the Board. I appreciate the invitation to come share with you an update on the work of Roots of Change, which is now […]
Read MoreROC President Calls For A Farm Bill That Clearly Meets Public Needs, National Press Club, Washington DC
November 6, 2013 Michael R. DimockThe Farm Foundation, a nonpartisan advocate for sound agriculture policy, hosted a Farm Bill Forum at the National Press Club in Washington DC. Former Texas Congressman Charlie Stenholm moderated the panel […]
Read MoreAssemblymen Roger Dickinson presents resolution to the Sacramento Food System Collaborative
February 20, 2013 Roots of ChangeFebruary 15, 2013 — The Sacramento Region Food System Collaborative (FSC) held a regional Food Summit, State of the Regional Food System: Local Innovations. The SFSC sought to: Bring together […]
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 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 […]
Read MoreUS Farmers And Ranchers Begin With A Monologue While Consumers Want A Dialogue
September 30, 2011 Michael R. DimockThe newly formed and already much discussed U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance recently commissioned a national survey. It showed that slightly more American’s feel the food system is headed in […]
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