Michael’s Thanksgiving Day Blog
November 20, 2008 Michael R. DimockToday is Thanksgiving Day. It is a very important day in our culture. It emerges from fact and has become mythologized and sanctified by time and official acts. My favorite […]
Read MoreCalifornia and the Future of Food, Wine and Community
November 17, 2008 Michael R. DimockI recently had the opportunity to give the keynote presentation to the 4th Annual Sustainable Ag Expo in Monterey California, November 12, 2008, entitled "California and the Future of Food, […]
Read MoreMichael R. Dimock’s Opening Remarks San Francisco Urban-Rural Roundtable
October 22, 2008 Michael R. DimockThank you Ed, we appreciate you and American Land Trust for taking point on this incredible gathering. I too want to welcome the Mayor, the Secretary and all of you […]
Read MoreGiving Thanks, an American Tradition
October 1, 2008 Michael R. DimockWhat do the Pilgrims, George Washington, Sarah J. Hale, and Abraham Lincoln all have in common? Hint: they liked heritage breed turkeys. Yes, they all contributed to the formation of […]
Read MoreThe Hunger Challenge Brings Fresh Insights and Renewed Feelings
September 25, 2008 Michael R. DimockIt’s called The Hunger Challenge and a colleague in the good food movement from the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Paula Jones, asked me to join her in accepting it. […]
Read MoreOpening Remarks For Changemakers Day During Slow Food Nation
August 30, 2008 Michael R. DimockFollowing are three sets of opening remarks delivered by Michael Dimock at three panels of Changemakers Day during Slow Food Nation on August 29, 2008. Panel: Network Power and Food […]
Read MoreIntroducing The Declaration for Healthy Food and Agriculture
August 28, 2008 Michael R. DimockWhat follows is a transcript of the first public reading of the final draft Declaration for Healthy Food and Agriculture By Michael R. Dimock and the Declaration Framers in the […]
Read MoreHistoric Illinois Legislation
June 7, 2008 Michael R. DimockOn June 7th, the Illinois Legislature passed a history-making bill, HB 1300, entitled the Food, Farms and Jobs Act, which creates the Illinois Local and Organic Food and Farm Task […]
Read MoreSustainability: Agriculture’s Pathway to Reclaiming Center Stage
May 22, 2008 Michael R. DimockHere is the speech I gave for the Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium (SARC, www.sarc.calpoly.edu) at the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo College of Agriculture last week, May 16th. Sustainability: Agriculture's […]
Read MoreNotes on the Network
May 15, 2008 Michael R. DimockAs you may have noticed, ROC is always talking about “the network” or the “Leadership Network.” That’s because it’s a central part of our theory and strategy about how to […]
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