Roots of Change

Eat Real Festival: L.A
2011-07-16 10:00 - 2011-07-17 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

Book Launch: Oran Hesterman's Fair Food- Mill Valley
2011-06-27 19:00 | Mill Valley, 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: LBaker@fairfoodnetwork.org

Fair Food booksigning with Oran Hesterman
2011-06-26 17:00 | Berkeley, CA, Berkeley, CA, United States
Fair Food booksigning with Oran Hesterman

Sunday, June 26, 2011

5:00 p.m.

Books Inc.

1760 Fourth Street, Berkeley

http://www.booksinc.net/event/oran-hesterman-berkeley

Organic Stone Fruit Jubilee
2011-06-18 17:00 - 20:30 | Clovis, CA, United States
4th Annual
Organic Stone Fruit Jubilee

Saturday, June 18, 2011
5:-00-8:30PM
5790 North Indiola Ave. Clovis, CA

Adults: $5 – Kids under 12: Free

Slide Ranch Special Screening: A Greater Mission
2011-06-17 19:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
A Greater Mission tells the tale of a generation of warriors who are coming home and gravitating to organic farming. These vets signed up to serve their country and in the case of Iraq ended up fighting a war for oil. They know in deep personal ways the true costs of our fossil-fueled industrial system and the vial links between energy, food and national security.

Friday, June 17, Thoreau Center for Sustainability

Presidio of San Francisco

Thoreau Center Directions

Crops, Cattle and Carbon
2011-06-14 12:00 | 595 Market Street, San Francisco, United States
Crops, Cattle and Carbon

Cynthia Cory, Director of Environmental Affairs, California Farm Bureau Federation
Paul Martin, Director of Environmental Services, Western United Dairymen
Jeanne Merrill, California Climate Action Network
Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture

After watching climate policies from the sidelines with a wary eye, the agricultural industry now wants to join the party. Food is increasingly recognized as a big part of the greenhouse gas equation. Advocates see opportunities for emission reductions. Do farmers, ranchers and dairymen see opportunities for revenues or regulatory headaches? How is California starting to work food into the carbon framework with transportation, electricity and other sectors of the economy? Can agricultural waste be a source of energy? Join us for a conversation about the nexus of energy and food production in the era of global change.

Location: SF Club Office
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)

Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All
2011-06-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Washington, D.C, United States

Food Foward Pilot Reception and Screening
2011-06-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Berkeley, CA, Berkeley, CA, United States
Learn more about what the Food Forward team and food rebels across the country are doing to transform the American foodscape. Food Foward will be in the Berkeley area in early June and encourage you to attend a pilot screening of this documentary TV series.

2011 Symposium on Food Systems & Public Health
2011-05-25 14:11 - 2011-05-27 14:11 | Monterey, CA, United States
The 2011 Symposium on Food Systems & Public Health will compare the food production systems and health impacts of the Sea Food and Agricultural industries – from the bountiful fisheries in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Southern Gulf Coast, to the fertile fields of Monterey County’s historic Salinas Valley made famous by our celebrated local author, John Steinbeck.

2nd Annual Farm Fresh Feast
2011-05-21 13:00 | Winters, CA, United States
2nd Annual Farm Fresh Feast at Russ Lester's Dixon Ridge Farm, Saturday, May 21, 2011

In Search of Good Food Screening
2011-05-19 18:00 - 22:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
In Search of Good Food attempts to answer the question: Does a sustainable food system actually exist? This film will make you think beyond "voting with your fork" to the real challenges and opportunities that exist.

Hunger Action Day
2011-05-17 09:00 - 16:04 | Sacramento, CA, United States
Each May, hundreds of anti-hunger advocates from all over the state meet in Sacramento to educate their legislators about hunger and support anti-hunger legislation. Low-income advocates, soup kitchen volunteers, nutritionists, food bank supporters and others concerned about the 3.1 million Californians experiencing hunger travel by bus, car and airplane once each year to participate in this important event.

Fresno Earth Day
2011-04-30 11:00 - 16:00 | Clovis, CA, United States
Celebrate Fresno Earth Day 2011

Saturday, April 30, 11am – 4pm
2672 E Alluvial Ave., Clovis, CA 93611
free and open to the public • Have fun and learn to go green!

Earth Day Food & Wine Festival
2011-04-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Templeton, CA, United States
Rev up your taste buds for an exceptional celebration at the 5th Annual Earth Day Food & Wine Festival on April 16, 2011. Indulge in unlimited samples of seasonally based dishes, taste from over 150 Central Coast wines, kick up your heels to live music, and visit with farmers who nurture a healthy environment. Held at Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery in Templeton, California, the event is conveniently located on California’s scenic Central Coast.

From Safe Strawberries to Safe Schools: An Action Forum on Pesticide Alternatives
2011-04-16 09:00 - 17:00 | Salinas, CA, United States
From classrooms to the fields, we need to promote safe alternatives to dangerous pesticides. This exciting day will bring together community members, activists and health professionals to make plans to ban methyl iodide, promote Safe Strawberries and keep our children safe from pesticides at school.

Volunteer at the World Affairs Challenge
2011-04-16 08:30 - 15:30 | San Francisco, CA, United States
This year, over 700 middle and high school students from 23 schools throughout the Bay Area have been researching and identifying problems related to this year’s theme, “Food: Feeding the Planet Sustainably in the 21st Century”. On Saturday, April 16th, over 300 of those students will come to San Francisco State University to share what they have learned with peers, parents and community members.

World Savvy invites individuals from the community to serve as judges, proctors, and general volunteers on Challenge Day. Anyone who has an appreciation for international affairs and education is welcome; no prior knowledge of the theme is required. Come support Bay Area Youth as they explore global issues including hunger, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, the environmental impact of our food system, trade and much more!

Interested in volunteering? Fill out the volunteer registration form here: http://bit.ly/h6pEwJ

NYC: Leading Food Thinkers to Discuss High Costs of Industrial Animal Agriculture
2011-04-14 18:30 - 20:30 | New York, New York, United States
New York City—Eating Liberally and Kitchen Table Talks will host a panel of distinguished participants to discuss the perils of our current industrial meat production system and what the future may hold for changing it. What's The Matter With Mass-Produced Meat? will take place at New York University on April 14, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
Joining us in conversation will be:
Daniel Imhoff, author of CAFO: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories;
Michael Moss, New York Times investigative reporter whose exposé on E. coli-tainted industrial beef, "The Burger That Shattered Her Life," won a Pulitzer Prize;
Dr. Marion Nestle, NYU nutrition professor who served on the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, and author of Food Politics and What to Eat among other books; and
Paula Crossfield, managing editor of CivilEats.com, moderator
The discussion will take place at Fales Library at New York University, 70 Washington Square So, Third Floor from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Please RSVP: rsvp@library.nyu.edu or call 212.992.7050. This event is free and open to the public, but please be mindful when you reserve a space as seating is limited. Books will be available for sale and there will be a signing following the event. Sustainable food and refreshments will be provided by Northern Spy.

USDA Forum Jobs, Economic Development, and Sustainable Communities
2011-04-08 10:00 - 12:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
USDA Rural Development and Roots of Change invite you to an open forum discussing economic development issues in your county.
This forum will focus on activities and initiatives that have resulted from USDA Rural Development’s Jobs, Economic Development and Sustainable Communities report. This
report was compiled based on input provided by community leaders, citizens, business owners and organizations from throughout rural California.
Join us to discuss the findings and opportunities identified in the report as well as any new suggestions.

Forum Agenda
Report on accomplishments toward recommendations in the report
Ask if there are issues and/or recommendations that need to be added/changed/prioritized
Solicit individuals and/or groups to champion action items in the report
Click here for a copy of USDA Rural Development’s report.

Event Location

Port Commission Hearing Room
One Ferry Building, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA

Kitchen Table Talks: Spotlight on Strawberries
2011-04-06 18:45 - 20:30 | San Francisco, CA, United States
Join Kitchen Table Talks on Wednesday, April 6, at Viracocha in San Francisco, for the next installment of Kitchen Table Talks. We’ll gather to discuss this important issue and some of the many related and critical issues facing agriculture in California.

Climate & Agriculture Summit Impacts & Innovations
2011-03-31 09:00 - 16:00 | Davis, CA, United States
California agriculture is uniquely vulnerable to the expected impacts of climate change that will alter water availability, pest and disease pressures, weather patterns, and more. Innovations in research, technical expertise and on-farm practices are needed to support farmers and ranchers in adapting to the coming changes.

This Summit will explore some of the latest developments in science and practices in the field that show promise for both reducing greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture and for sequestering carbon.

Networking and Mapping for a just and sustainable food system
2011-03-24 18:30 | Berkeley, CA, Berkeley, CA, United States
Join us on March 24th as we work to connect players in the food movement and actively break down silos in the food sector by examining and populating several maps of sustainable food systems

Facilitated by Joseph McIntyre of

Ag Innovations Network

along with Leadership from:

Roots of Change

Green for All

Movement Strategy Center

S.A.G.E.

Symphony of the Soil
2011-03-23 19:00 | Fresno, CA, United States
A free showing of Symphony of the Soil, a work in progress from The Future of Food director Deborah Koons Garcia, is set for Wednesday, March 23, at California State University, Fresno.

The new film is a look at the “origins, nature and current scientific understanding of this precious resource that all life depends upon,” according to publicity material.

American Wasteland
2011-03-07 17:30 | SF Club Office, United States
Join the Commonwealth Club as they discuss the life cycle of our food – from farm to table – and the opportunity for more efficient production and distribution.

Featured Speakers:

Jonathan Bloom, Author, American Wasteland
Michael Dimock, President, Roots of Change
A.G. Kawamura, Former Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture

California Small Farm Conference
2011-03-06 09:00 - 2011-03-08 09:00 | San Jose, CA, United States
The California Small Farm Conference is the state's premier gathering of small farmers, agricultural students, farmers’ market managers and others involved in the small farm industry. The three day educational conference includes day-long short courses and on-farm tours; focused workshops; engaging keynote addresses and numerous networking opportunities.

The On-Farm Integrated Water Management Conference
2011-03-03 09:00 - 2011-03-04 09:00 | San Jose, CA, United States
During this two day conference, you will discuss and explore the management practices needed to deliver more "crop per drop".
