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Roots of Change Slow Meat Pavilion at Terra Madre Americas

July 30, 2025 Roots of Change

Roots of Change Slow Meat Pavilion at Terra Madre America, Sacramento, CA, September 26 – 28, 2025 Great Taste, Better Health, Real Meat – Conversations, Cooking & Connections ⇒ ROC […]

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Achieving Resilient Communities (ARC)

February 20, 2022 Roots of Change

Summary The Achieving Resilient Communities (ARC) project began along with COVID-19 in March of 2020 in Ventura County where ROC has a long history of facilitating collaboration among farmers, labor, […]

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Transformation of California’s Local Meat Systems

February 19, 2022 Roots of Change

OVERVIEW WHITE PAPER EVENTS Creating a Resilient and Healthy Meat Supply Until very recently American agriculture policy has been degrading a once rich fabric of local meat sources. Since 1967 […]

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Food & Farm Resilience Coalition – AB 408

January 25, 2022 Roots of Change

In the two budget years between 2021 and 2023, the Food and Farm Resilience Coalition (ROC is a coalition partner) was able to secure a total of $2 billion to […]

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Health Equity & Racial Justice Fund (HERJF)

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The California Health Equity and Racial Justice Fund is a bold, innovative proposal to address both the social determinants of health and structural racism. The Fund will invest in community-based organizations, […]

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Let’s Feed LA

November 20, 2020 Roots of Change

We are working with the pioneer of nutrition incentive programs, Wholesome Wave to demonstrate the efficacy of providing nutrition incentives via a smartphone app called Tangelo. Wholesome Wave contracted ROC to […]

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Continuing Battle to Tax Sugary Beverages at the Local and State Levels

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As a founding member of the coalition Californians for Less Soda, we continue the difficult struggle against Big Soda to compel the State of California to do the right thing […]

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Campaign for AB 138

April 2, 2019 Roots of Change

Help pass this monumental bill! UPDATE: ASSEMBLY BILL 138 IS HELD IN COMMITTEE   Please see joint PHI & ROC statement here     Make your voice heard – contact […]

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Collaboration with Healthy Food Action

March 13, 2019 Roots of Change

Roots of Change has joined forces with Healthy Food Action (HFA). The new Healthy Food Action operates as a collaborative of Roots of Change and the Natural Resources Defense Council. As HFA’s founder, David Wallinga, […]

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ROC’s Whole Foods Market 5% Day

October 1, 2018 Roots of Change

Shop October 18 Whole Foods Market to donate 5% of California sales to Roots of Change. With funds donated from Whole Foods Market from its October 18, 2018 5% Day, […]

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