Roots of Change

PlacerGROWN Food and Farm Conference
2012-02-04 08:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Lincoln, CA, United States
Each February, PlacerGROWN and the UC Davis Extension co-host an annual Food and Farm Conference – an exciting day of food, fun and workshops on food, farming, agriculture and local sustainability!

The Conference typically features 25-30 workshops, with lunch prepared by the Lincoln Future Farmers of America (FFA), and a trade show. The opportunity to meet and network with other farmers/ranchers and related agricultural organizations is as valuable as the educational content!

Labor Across the Food System
2012-02-03 19:00 - 2012-02-04 17:30 | Santa Cruz, CA, United States
FOOD SYSTEM WORKERS are often a glaring absence in discussions of the contemporary global food system, even though they are employed in some of the most labor-intensive industries within the entire economy, among them agricultural field work, food processing, food distribution, and restaurants of all kinds. The new food localism privileges questions of “where food comes from” over “how” and “who” questions about the conditions under which food is grown, shipped, processed, cooked, served, and sold. Labor Across the Food System will advance research and advocacy by bringing key scholars and advocates to Santa Cruz for discussions of the critical role of labor and social justice in remaking the global food system.

Conference

Saturday, February 4, 2012, 8:30am-5:30pm
Humanities Lecture Hall, UCSC

Labor Across the Food System, organized and sponsored by the Center for Labor Studies in collaboration with the UCSC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) and the Food First Institute for Food and Development Policy.

EcoFarm Conference 2012
2012-02-01 09:00 - 2012-02-04 17:00 | Asilomar, CA, United States
The EcoFarm Conference meets every year to create, maintain, and promote healthy, safe, and just food farming systems. With over 1,500 attendees, the three days yield myriad opportunities for networking with colleagues, discovering the newest ecological agricultural development and techniques, and building skills for us as individuals and together as a community.

Launch Party Real Rural: Stories from the Other California
2012-01-31 17:00 - 19:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
Roots of Change and the Bill Lane Center for the American West are proud to announce the launch of journalist and photographer Lisa Hamilton's innovative multimedia project "Real Rural" — bringing California's rural life to the state's urban public. The portraits, along with surprising, provocative quotes from the subjects, will be featured on BART trains throughout the Bay Area beginning January 30, 2012, and on an interactive web site. We invite you to join us Tuesday, January 31, 2012 to preview her project, meet Lisa Hamilton and hear her talk about the project.

Real Rural: Stories from the Rest of California
Celebration of Project Launch
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
5:00 – 7:00 pm
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street, San Francisco
Free, Open to the Public

Space is limited, please RSVP to rsvp@calhist.org or 415.357.1848 ext. 229

We hope you'll join us for an exciting evening filled with captivating images and stories.

Sustainable Foods Summit
2012-01-17 09:00 - 2012-01-18 05:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
The food industry is under growing pressure to reduce its environmental and social impacts, however what practical methods are successful and what role do eco-labels play? How can sustainable ingredients contribute to the ecological / social footprint? What are the gamut of sustainable packaging options available to food and beverage companies? What are the best-practices in the industry? The next edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit aims to address such issues in a high-level forum.

Kitchen Table Talks: In Solidarity with the Occupy Movement
2011-12-15 18:30 - 20:30 | San Francisco, CA, United States
On Thursday, December 15, 2011 please join the next Kitchen Table Talks in San Francisco for a thought provoking and stimulating exploration of the context, implications, actions, and promise of Occupy for the food movement.

When: Thursday, December 15, 2011; 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Food and drink at 6:30 pm; Discussion at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Women’s Building, 3543 18th St. (between Valencia and Guerrero Streets), San Francisco

Tickets: $10, available at Brown Paper Tickets
A limited number of sliding scale tickets will be available on a first come, first serve basis at 7:00 p.m. on the night of the event.

Farm to Fork Series
2011-12-01 09:00 | Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Ag Innovations hosts Agriculture in Santa Barbara County: The Farm to Fork Series. A series meant to inform and educate local residents about food and farming practices in the county, looking at agriculture from the production, processing, distribution, and consumer perspectives, among others.

The Speakers Corner : The Politics of Food
2011-11-30 18:30 - 21:00 | Santa Rosa, CA, United States
What are the political forces shaping the food system? Join two of Northern California's dynamic food activists, Michael Dimock and Dan Imhoff, for a wide-ranging discussion on topics such as the future of animal agriculture, the Farm Bill, the local food and Occupy movements. From veggie prescriptions to the fight to end animal factories to the ins and outs of artesinal food production this is sure to be a stimulating conversation and an excellent kickoff to Summerfield's lecture series.

OxFam Hunger Banquet
2011-11-13 17:30 - 19:30 | Berkeley, CA, Berkeley, CA, United States
On Sunday, November 13, 2011, the San Francisco Bay Area Oxfam Action Corps will host a
Hunger Banquet and screening of the documentary Africa’s Last Famine at the David Brower
Center in Downtown Berkeley.

WHEN: Sunday, November 13, 2011, 5:30-7:30pm
WHERE: The David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Ste 280, Berkeley, CA 94704
Tamalpais Room (2nd floor)
RSVP: oxfam.sf@gmail.com.
FOOD PROVIDED BY: Stella Nona Catering, Gather Restaurant and Cancun Taqueria

The Hunger Banquet allows participants to experience the inequalities in our world, the disproportion of food, wealth and resources and how our decisions affect others. Guests draw a ticket at random that assign them to either a high, middle, or low-income tier, based on the statistics about the number of people living in poverty in the world. Each income level has a corresponding story and meal (of differing portions).

Educate, Advocate, Celebrate!
2011-11-08 18:00 - 20:30 | Menlo Park, CA, United States
Grazing in the Grass:

Creating a Sustainable Food System

through Pastured Livestock & Poultry

Join Slow Food South Bay for an eaters' event celebrating pastured livestock and poultry and learn some simple actions you can take to create a healthy and sustainable food system. Guest speakers Michael Dimock, president of Roots of Change, and Dan Imhoff, editor of CAFO, the Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories, will discuss industrial food fallacies, facts about the importance of biodiversity and show you how to vote with your fork for healthy food.

10th New Agrarian Conference by Quivira Coalition
2011-11-08 09:00 - 2011-11-10 17:00 | New Mexico, United States
This year's Agrarian Conference speakers will feature well-known authors, experts, and practitioners, with 80% being diverse, young agrarian leaders working hard to successfully meet the challenges of the 21st century. Come be inspired and take their knowledge and excitement home with you.

15th Annual Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) Conference
2011-11-04 09:00 - 2011-11-08 09:00 | Oakland, CA, United States
Join over 700 of your colleagues for the nation's primary food systems networking and educational event. The conference includes four days of inspiring presentations, scintillating workshops, fantastic networking opportunities, delectable local eats, and fun field trips around the Bay.

Silicon Valley Just Food Summit
2011-10-30 13:30 - 16:30 | San Jose, CA, United States
Please join for the first ever Silicon Valley Just Food Summit. Learn what can be done at the local level to increase access to healthy food and improve job quality for workers in all parts of the food system. Get information and take a step toward creating food justice.

2011 Bioneers Conference
2011-10-14 09:00 - 2011-10-16 10:00 | San Rafael, CA, United States
The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum presenting breakthrough solutions for people and planet. Join us on October 14-16, 2011 for the annual conference.

Slow Money 3rd National Gathering
2011-10-12 10:00 - 2011-10-15 17:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
Join Slow Money at historic Ft. Mason for what promises to be a special few days on San Francisco Bay – from thought leadership to entrepreneurship, from global vision to local food and music, from deal-doing to relationship building. Be a part of this emerging community that wants to know where our food comes from, where our money goes and what steps we can all take together to bring money back down to earth.

SOL Food Festival
2011-10-01 10:00 | Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Sol Food Festival is a one day community created festival to raise awareness of the Sustainable, Organic, and Local food systems of Santa Barbara County. Enjoy enjoy local food, wine, and beer.

Eat Real Festival: Oakland
2011-09-23 13:00 - 2011-09-25 17:00 | Oakland, CA, United States
From September 23-25th, Eat Real is transforming Jack London Square into one epic food festival.

The Eat Real Festival celebrates all things tasty, fresh, and handmade with a focus on street food, local wines, handcrafted beers, and traditional food craft – all featuring sustainable, local ingredients. And no dish or drink costs more than $5.

Friday

1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday

10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday

10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Free entry. All transactions cash only.

Good Food Festival and Conference
2011-09-14 08:30 - 2011-09-18 05:00 | Santa Monica, CA, United States
Santa Monica Farmers Market celebrates its 30th Anniversary with the very first Southern California Good Food Festival & Conference. This unprecedented multi-day event will focus on regional and national issues integral to building a local and sustainable food system while supporting the needs of California family farmers.

The National Heirloom Exposition
2011-09-13 10:00 - 2011-09-15 17:00 | Santa Rosa, CA, United States
The National Heirloom Exposition is gaining incredible interest among home growers, farmers, school groups and the general public–so much so that it is shaping up to be the “World’s Fair” of the heirloom industry! This is a not-for-profit event, and any funds generated will be donated back to school gardens and food programs.

Justice Begins With Seeds
2011-09-12 09:00 - 2011-09-18 18:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
Justice Begins with Seeds

To bring the issues posed by GMOs to the people

Build coalitions and cross sector collaboration amongst diverse groups and individuals.

Encourage local and statewide political action around the issue

Build knowledge and strategic resistance

The purpose of the upcoming conference is to address the many layered implications of genetically engineered food, build strategic coalitions and deeper collaborations amongst diverse stakeholders for more widespread action in varying levels throughout the state of California to shift away from the industrial food regime.

The National Street Food Conference
2011-08-21 12:00 - 2011-08-22 14:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
The National Street Food Conference is at Fort Mason on August 21st – 22nd.

EARLY BIRD discount ends on Sunday, 7/24 – buy the $75 ticket, which includes brunch and 2 days of conference sessions, before prices go up on Monday!

The National Street Food Conference, in conjunction with the San Francisco Street Food Festival, was born out of the belief that people should be able to make a living doing what they love to do. Join La Cocina for a delicious conversation about street food culture. It starts with brunch hosted by Top Chef Masters contestant Suvir Saran, followed by panels and breakout sessions on everything from writing about street food to marketing your own food truck. Dynamic speakers conversing about all things street with delicious food to boot? And you haven't bought tickets yet?
The Sunday Brunch and Conference and will be held bayside at the beautiful Fort Mason Center.

La Cocina's SF Street Food Festival
2011-08-20 10:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
La Cocina’s San Francisco Street Food Festival brings all of the best food (and music) in the Bay Area to one street, once a year, to celebrate the talent, the taste and the entrepreneurial spirit of people who make a living doing what they love to do.

Hazon Food Conference
2011-08-18 10:00 - 2011-08-21 17:00 | Davis, CA, United States
The annual Hazon Food Conference leads a national movement exploring the dynamic interplay of food, Jewish traditions, and contemporary life. Participants will take part in discussions on topics such as food justice, food systems and policy, and Jewish agriculture, and to hear dozens of presenters, including Oran Hesterman, the President and CEO of Fair Food Network, and Aaron Gross, CEO of the farmed animal welfare organization Farm Forward.

2011 Food for Thought Series
2011-07-16 19:00 | Point Reyes, CA, United States
Dan Imhoff, author of CAFO: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories
In conversation with Michael Dimock of Roots of Change
Saturday, July 16, 7:00 p.m.
Toby’s Feed Barn, Point Reyes Station

Dan Imhoff editor of CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation): The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories, Daniel Imhoff was also the editor of its companion volume, The CAFO Reader: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories. He is the publisher of Watershed Media and a writer whose many books include Food Fight, Farming with the Wild, Paper or Plastic, Building with Vision, and Farming and the Fate of Wild Nature. He lives in Northern California.

Michael Dimock is President of Roots of Change (ROC). Its purpose is to ensure our future prosperity by bringing a diverse range of Californians to the table so that food — from the time it’s grown to the time it’s eaten — can be safe and healthy for people and the planet; fair to workers; profitable for farmers, ranchers, and food businesses; and accessible for all.

Eat Real Festival: L.A
2011-07-16 10:00 - 2011-07-17 17:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
From July 16-17th, Eat Real is transforming the historic Helms Bakery District into one epic food festival.

The Eat Real Festival celebrates all things tasty, fresh, and handmade with a focus on street food, local wines, handcrafted beers, and traditional food craft – all featuring sustainable, local ingredients. And no dish or drink costs more than $5.

Saturday

10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday

10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Free entry. All transactions cash only.

The FeelGood Speaker Series
2011-07-13 19:00 - 22:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
The FeelGood Speakers Series Presents…

Michael Dimock

President, Roots of Change

"Food, Farm and the Future of Community"

California, our nation, and world are locked in a deep struggle over the future of agriculture and food. We all have a role to play in the effort to resolve these fundamental challenges. This struggle will determine the quality of food, farms and community in the 21st Century. Michael R. Dimock, President of Root of Change, will offer his perspectives and lessons learned over twenty years of work to reform agriculture and food systems, including the crucial role of women, the lessons of nature and evolution, and how California is a lynchpin in the food revolution underway.

Event is FREE. Register today!

Agroecology Shortcourse
2011-07-10 09:00 - 2011-07-22 09:00 | Santa Cruz, CA, United States
The shortcourse aims to bring the attending participants together to mobilize the transformation of the California food system, and to inspire and learn from similar models of change around the world.

Eating with Reverence Food for the Soul
2011-07-08 16:00 - 2011-07-10 13:30 | Petaluma, CA, United States
Come for a culinary weekend retreat that feeds your body, mind, and soul!

Bring heightened awareness to shopping, preparing, and eating

Explore age-old ingredients and cooking methods

Transform notions about “good” and “bad” foods

Co-create lunch during an inspiring and informative cooking class

Realize eating as a deeply meaningful, symbolic act

Cultivate a spirit of harmony within your kitchen, dining room, and self

Connect with the essence of food and its ability to nourish and nurture

Receive recipes for at-home use

Book Launch: Oran Hesterman's Fair Food
2011-06-28 19:00 - 21:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
Roots of Change is excited to celebrate the launch of Oran Hesterman’s new book, Fair Food: Growing a Healthy Sustainable Food System for All. This book is an enlightening and inspiring guide to changing not only what we eat, but also how food is grown, packaged, delivered, and sold.

Join Savory Thymes as they host this book launch and small personal gathering.

RSVP: Betsy@phasefourmedia.com

6th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference
2011-06-28 09:00 - 2011-07-01 17:00 | San Diego, California, United States
The 6th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference is the nation’s largest, most influential collaboration of professionals dedicated to combating pediatric obesity. Nearly 2,000 attendees from across the country are expected to attend in 2011.
