Creative 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 […]
Read MoreInvest In Today and Tomorrow’s Food and Farms
December 2, 2011 Michael R. DimockWhat a year! Occupiers across the nation are finally challenging the corporate lock on our governance, a lock that is fully apparent in our food system. We are facing the […]
Read MoreReduce Your Waste This Holiday Season
December 1, 2011 Roots of ChangeHow much food are you wasting during the holidays? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the US generates more than 34 million tons of food waste each year! So […]
Read MoreTime to Occupy California’s Food System
November 17, 2011 Roots of ChangeAfter a long Wall Street career that included time as a global research director at a major investment bank, even I was shocked to see our nation’s financial system come […]
Read MoreCan California Save Its Salmon?
October 7, 2011 Roots of ChangeLately when I go to the fish counter at my local market, I’m overwhelmed trying to determine the most sustainable options for salmon, especially with all the conflicting messages out […]
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 […]
Read MoreFarmers Adapt to Climate Change
September 28, 2011 Roots of ChangeThe last eight months of this year have been harsh to say the least for farmers. Some parts of the country have experienced flooding, extreme drought and frost that caused […]
Read MoreThe Me or the We, a Golden Mean Required
September 1, 2011 Michael R. DimockI read a fantastic piece in The New York Times about Ntsiki Biyela, “South Africa’s Woman Winemaker of the Year in 2009” who is with Stellekaya, a boutique winery in […]
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