Food and Farm Changes Afoot, Your Chance to Weigh In
September 24, 2010 Michael R. DimockThere are big changes in food and farming happening at the highest levels of California government and this is your chance to weigh in with your opinions. First a bit […]
Read MoreROC President: Food Movement Unites Unlikely Allies
June 15, 2010 Michael R. DimockMichael Pollan’s latest article, “The Food Movement, Rising” in the New York Review of Books, is well worth careful reading. He offers both an overview of the movement’s evolution and […]
Read MoreTime for a New Alliance on Healthy Food and Agriculture
April 6, 2010 Michael R. DimockThe Agriculture Committee of the US Senate has taken a first big step forward toward President Obama’s call for improved child nutrition by requesting an additional $450 million per year […]
Read MoreA 21st Century Social Contract Between Agriculture & the Public
January 8, 2010 Michael R. DimockROC President, Michael Dimock, joined former USDA Secretary Dan Glickman and Texas State University food system researcher and author, Dr. Jimmy McWillams, on a panel for the Farm Foundation's Agriculture […]
Read MoreThe Nitrogen Challenge
October 12, 2009 Michael R. DimockLate last week mass media woke up to a core challenge of civilization: providing sufficient nitrogen to feed plants without exacerbating climate change and water degradation in a world going […]
Read MoreThe Urban-Rural Roundtable: Testimony before California’s State Board of Food & Agriculture
September 30, 2009 Michael R. DimockPresident Montna, Secretary Kawamura and distinguished members of the Board, thank you for inviting Roots of Change to share with you details about our Urban-Rural Roundtables project: the why, the […]
Read MoreCalifornia Ag Vision Continues to Impress: bold thinking shines through
September 15, 2009 Michael R. DimockI wanted to share my impressions from the second California Ag Vision process meeting held on Tuesday, September 15th. The first was held in early August. This is the stakeholder […]
Read MoreCalifornia Mayors Newsom and Dellums Challenge Nation’s Cities on Food and Farming
July 14, 2009 Michael R. DimockIn Oakland, California this past week, the political momentum seemed to clearly and perhaps irrevocably shift to formation of a sustainable food system for the nation. Hailing from three western […]
Read MoreOpening Remarks: Developing Sustainable Foodsheds to Improve Food Access and Nutrition
July 9, 2009 Michael R. DimockGood morning everyone. My name is Michael Dimock. I am President of Roots of Change and one of your co-hosts for the next two days. It is a great pleasure […]
Read MoreThe Future of the California Department of Food and Agriculture
June 16, 2009 Michael R. DimockWritten Testimony for the California Senate, Food and Agriculture Committee, Regarding the Budget and Future of the California Department of Food and Agriculture Presented by Michael R. Dimock, President, Roots […]
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