Happy Holidays
December 19, 2012 Roots of ChangeThis holiday season we want to thank our network and their incredible accomplishments! Thank you for being a part of our ROCkstar community committed to a healthy, vibrant, equitable […]
Read MoreHelp Transform California Food Policy
December 3, 2012 Michael R. DimockThe election frenzy is over and the stage is set for accelerating the changes we need for California’s food and farming future. Both the Assembly and Senate have powerful progressive […]
Read MoreSlow Food International Congress Adopts Statement in Support of California’s Proposition 37, To Label GMOs
October 29, 2012 Roots of ChangeOctober 29, 2012 Turin, Italy — ROC President, Michael R. Dimock, introduced the following motion at the Slow Food International Congress in Turin, Italy. 650 delegates representing 95 nations unanimously adopted […]
Read MoreUpdate: Legislative Hearing on Sustainable Food and Wine
October 16, 2012 Michael R. DimockThe newly formed Senate Select Committee on California Food, in conjunction with the Senate Select Committee on California’s Wine Industry, held their first hearings in Santa Rosa on Monday, October […]
Read MoreLA Times Op-Ed: The case for Prop. 37
October 11, 2012 Roots of ChangeThe moment of truth is fast approaching for many Californians regarding Proposition 37, a Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Initiative. The fate of this ballot proposition will be voted […]
Read MoreGovernor Brown Signs Three Bills To Support Healthy Food and Farms
October 2, 2012 Roots of ChangeThe legislative session has ended with Governor Brown signing three bills of interest to health, environment and sustainable farming advocates. We thank you for all your support in helping make […]
Read MorePlanting Seeds For Change
September 17, 2012 Roots of ChangeA garden in every school – can you imagine that? A Bay Area community is well on its way, with impressive statistics showing that 52% of its public elementary schools […]
Read MoreTaking Back the Streets through Urban Agriculture
August 30, 2012 Roots of ChangeIn the past few years in South Los Angeles, there has been an emergence of innovative practices in urban agriculture taking place. Creative and efficient uses of city-owned parkways – […]
Read MoreFood Hubs: Bringing Local Food and Value Chains Into the New Mainstream
August 16, 2012 Roots of ChangeThe demand for local and sustainable food has exploded in recent years. We are seeing that more large-scale retailers, institutions and individual consumers are eager to acquire food from local […]
Read MoreHalf Moon Bay Farmers’ Market: It’s All About the People
July 26, 2012 Roots of ChangeWhat does it look like when you combine local farmer control, comprehensive community involvement, and diversity of participants? The day that I got to visit Half Moon Bay Coastside Farmers’ […]
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