Roots of Change

2014 Legislative Report - Policy Work Group Meeting
2014-06-13 13:00 - 16:00, 2014-05-15 14:12 - 17:00, 2014-05-15 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ROC/PHI or ReadyTalk webinar, United States
Policy Work Group Meeting

CAFPC SoCal Regional Meeting
2014-05-09 10:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, Middle Terrace, 1760 N. Gower St., Hollywood, CA 90028, United States
First CAFPC SoCal Regional Meeting w/ agenda sections related to Activities Update & Issue/Policy briefing webinar

CAFPC Social Justice Curriculum Development Call
2014-05-07 14:00 | ReadyTalk webinar, United States
CAFPC Social Justice Curriculum Development

Webinar on AB 2385 / Coordinate Education of Legislators
2014-04-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar, United States
Join us to discuss AB 2385 Asm Phil Ting’s bill: The Market Match Nutrition Incentives Program. The bill is an opportunity to educate the Assembly Ag Committee on the priorities of the CAFPC and its serious commitment to food system change. Legislators need to know your views on this bill. In this 1-hour call Karen Bocaling from Asm Ting’s office will brief attendees on the bill and answer questions. Then the conversation will turn to a process for educating Committee members and your own legislators on your position on AB 2385. ROC will provide materials for your review and potential use. We look forward to the call.
Webinar (Recording, incl. PowerPoint)
Webinar (PowerPoint only)
AB2385
Bill Language
Bill Fact Sheet
Support Letter (Word Doc)
Oppose Letter (Word Doc)
Ag Committee Contacts

CAFPC Member Capacity Building Webinar
2014-03-18 13:00 | Online

Tracking Team Begins 2014 Legislative Report Development
2014-03-01 09:00 | Statewide, United States

Statewide CAFPC Meeting & 2nd Annual Capitol Day, Sacramento
2014-02-26 10:00 - 2014-02-27 13:00 | Sacramento, CA, United States

ROC Releases CAFPC 2013 Legislative Report, State Capitol, Sacramento, 1/8/14
2014-01-08 11:00 | Sacramento, CA, United States
California Food Policy Council (CAFPC) members, Roots of Change, and Assembly Member Roger Dickinson will host a press conference on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, to release the Council’s 2013 Report on Legislation Related to Food and Farming.
This first-ever report highlights 2013 State legislative votes on food and farm related issues. This is the first time in California’s history that a statewide food system reform group has focused on elected officials’ prioritization of healthy food and sustainable agriculture policies. Spanish language interpreters and spokespeople will be available.
WHEN: 11 AM, Wednesday, January 8, 2014
WHERE: North steps of the State Capitol, Sacramento, CA
WHO: Assembly Member Roger Dickinson; Assembly Member Phil Ting; California Food Policy Council representatives including: Michael R. Dimock, Roots of Change; Y. Armando Nieto, Community Food and Justice Coalition; D’Artagnan Scorza, Social Justice Learning Institute; Chef Brenda Ruiz, Slow Food Sacramento; and Paul Muller, Full Belly Farm; Craig McNamara, President, California Board of Food and Agriculture
About the California Food Policy Council: The California Food Policy Council is an organization of concerned citizens and policy experts made up of 19 groups from around the state, including every important agricultural region. Participating in the Council are members from areas where the best solutions to California’s food and agriculture challenges emerge, and from communities most impacted by these challenges.

Hoes Down Harvest Festival
2013-10-05 11:50 - 2013-10-06 11:50 | Full Belly Farm in Yolo, CA, United States
The Hoes Down is a celebration of the end of the harvest season. After the long summer, farmers need to kick off their boots, kick up their heels, dance, and have a grand time with their family. The Hoes Down is a fundraiser for over 30 local and regional community organizations- not one penny stays on Full Belly Farm.

Eat Real Festival
2013-09-27 11:53 - 2013-09-29 11:53 | Oakland, CA, United States
Eat Real combines a state fair, a street-food festival, and a block party to create a celebration of good food. At the Eat Real Festival, participants learn where food comes from, who grows and makes it, and how they make it. Eat Real Festival attendance is 100% free of charge, all food at the festival costs $5 and less, and all food incorporates regionally-sourced, fabulous, and sustainably-produced ingredients.
Eat Real is a social venture business with an affiliated non-profit focused on promoting and teaching food craft. Eat Real’s mission is to help revitalize regional food systems, build public awareness of and respect for the craft of making good food and to encourage the growth of American food entrepreneurs.

The Corporatization and Commodification of Food
2013-08-13 19:30 | Billy Wilder Theater, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States
Modern agriculture has become increasingly dependent on corporate seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, while the family farm is a fading myth. Frederick Kaufman, author of Bet The Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food, and Wenonah Hauter, author of Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America and executive director of Food and Water Watch, look into the agribusiness monopolies that are determining what we eat and how much it costs.

Richmond CLEAN Festival
2013-06-29 11:00 - 16:00 | Richmond Civic Center, United States
POWERED by our dream of local clean energy, the Richmond CLEAN Festival will be a fun-filled day of music, games, performances, clean energy technology demonstrations and more!

Slow Money Farm Fest
2013-06-22 15:00 - 20:00 | Sunol Ag Park, 505 Paloma Way, Sunol, CA 94586, United States
Slow Money Northern California celebrates another Farm Fest at Sunol Ag Park in Sunol, East Bay. Learn more about how to support sustainable food systems, meet the Slow Money movers, and have lots of fun networking with entrepreneurs, investors and our local community!

Hack//Meat: Reimagine the Future of Meat
2013-06-21 18:00 - 2013-06-23 18:45 | Palo Alto, CA, United States
Food+Tech Connect, in partnership with the GRACE Communications Foundation and Applegate, is bringing together technologists, entrepreneurs, creatives, policy experts, non-profit leaders and industry executives to develop technologies and tools that help create a better future for meat.
Over the course of the weekend, teams will work with design-thinking facilitators and industry “steakholders” to rapidly prototype innovative solutions to the way meat is produced, processed, distributed, sold and consumed.

Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference
2013-06-18 08:00 - 2013-06-20 12:30 | Long Beach, CA, United States
The California Department of Public Health, California Department of Education, the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health, The California Endowment, and Kaiser Permanente are pleased to announce the 2013 Childhood Obesity Conference scheduled for June 18-20, at the Long Beach Convention Center, California. Now in its 7th year, the 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 2013. The Conference will showcase the latest research, evidence-based best practices, and policy/environmental change strategies.

Food, Farms, and Fracking in California: A Panel Discussion
2013-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Port Commission Hearing Room, Ferry Building, San Francisco, United States
What will happen to the food supply if our farmland is fracked?
Panelists
Mark Nechodom, Director of the California Department of Conservation
Kassie Siegel, Director of Climate Law Institute at the Center for Biological Diversity
Jim Leap, organic farmer, former farm manager at the UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, and member of Aromas Cares for the Environment.
Moderator: freelance journalist Twilight Greenaway, former food editor a tGrist.org

Please join us after the panel for a reception and resource fair. Enjoy farmers market refreshments sponsored by CUESA and Bi-Rite Market, and connect with organizations working to educate the public about the risks associated with fracking, including Food and Water Watch, 350 SF, Environmental Working Group, Center for Biological Diversity, and Global Exchange.

How do we sustainably feed 8 billion people by 2025?
2013-04-09 09:00 - 17:00 | Live Webcast, United States
On April 9, 2013, producers, geo-politicists, ethicists, economists, humanists and others will address the challenges of protecting our natural resource base (water, soil, air, plants and animals) upon which our food depends, the risks we face if we do not, and potential solutions for California and the world. We invite you to view these discussions via webcast.

Join the Conversation
#food2025

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California Small Farm Conference
2013-03-10 07:00 - 2013-03-12 12:30 | Fresno, 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 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
2013-03-03 08:30 - 2013-03-05 09:30 | Washington, D.C, United States
The National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference draws anti-hunger and anti-poverty advocates; federal, state and local government officials; child advocates; representatives of food banks and food rescue organizations; and nutrition and anti-obesity groups, for three days of training, networking and Capitol Hill advocacy.

Second Annual Childhood Obesity Bay Area Conference
2013-02-23 10:00 - 16:30 | San Francisco, CA, United States
Slow Food San Francisco invites you to join for its second annual Childhood Obesity Bay Area Conference on February 23rd, 2013 at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. The goal of this year’s conference is to gain fresh insights on the various factors contributing to childhood obesity, and to learn about the many exciting solutions already underway to address it.

The conference will take place on February 23, 2013 at the Commonwealth Club at 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, from 10 am – 4:30 pm. Tickets are $100, with discounted teacher and student tickets available.

Farming for the Future: California Climate & Agriculture Summit
2013-02-21 08:00 - 18:30 | Davis, CA, United States
Farming for the Future:
California Climate & Agriculture Summit

February 21, 2013 • 8:00am — 6:30pm
UC Davis Conference Center

Space is limited. Register now at http://bit.ly/UFE7DP

The Summit includes presentations, a poster session, wine & cheese reception and an optional farm tour
on Feb. 20th. It brings together farmers and ranchers, agency staff, farm advisors, policymakers and advocates concerned with climate change challenges and opportunities for California agriculture.

33rd Annual EcoFarm Conference
2013-01-23 20:00 - 2013-01-26 16:00 | Pacific Grove, CA, United States
More info to come….

Strengthening Agriculture
2012-12-03 09:00 - 2012-12-05 17:00 | Portland, Oregon, United States
The Western SARE Administrative Council is organizing this conference in response to the participants in our Subregional Conferences listing gaps and barriers in agriculture infrastructure as a high need to be addressed in our region for continued economic viability in the 21st Century.

December 3 – 5, 2012
Embassy Suites, Airport
7900 NE 82nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon

Confirmed Keynote Speakers and Panelists:

Fred Kirschenmann, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Ken Meter, Crossroads Resource Center

Karl Kupers, Shepherd's Grain

Theresa Marquez, Organic Valley

Gail Feenstra, UC SAREP

Steve Balling, Del Monte

Stacy Davies, Country Natural Beef

Lisa Sedlar, New Seasons Market

Quivira Coalition Annual Conference
2012-11-13 09:00 - 2012-11-16 17:00 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
11TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN 2012!
November 14-16, Albuquerque, New Mexico
How to Feed Nine Billion People From the Ground Up:
Soil, Seeds, Water, Plants, Livestock, Forests, Organics, and People
Global human population is projected to reach nine billion by 2050, which means food production will need to expand by 70% to keep up. Fulfilling this demand will place unprecedented pressure on ecosystems, including the planet's grasslands, especially as competition grows for scarce natural resources. How to meet this daunting challenge while ensuring the health of land, water, wildlife and people will be one of the great tasks of the 21st century. In this conference, we will explore a variety of innovative practices that are already successfully intensifying food production while preserving, maintaining, and restoring the natural world. Speakers will share their hands-on experience and ideas for feeding all life – from the ground up.

For more information on speakers, registration and questions please click on the link below.

2012 Russian River Watershed Symposium
2012-11-02 08:30 - 16:30 | Cloverdale, CA, United States
The Russian River Watershed Symposium is the only local conference focused on watershed management, agriculture, and restoration science for the Russian River Watershed.

The symposium will bring together landowners, agricultural producers, local agencies, non-profits, students, and scientists for shared insight on the diverse challenges of our watershed.

Sustainability, Sustenance and Social Change: Anna Lapp
2012-11-01 18:00 - 20:00 | San Francisco, CA, United States
Over the past decade, best-selling author Anna Lappé – respected for her work on food politics, sustainability, and social change – has travelled the world meeting with farmers, scientists and citizen activists who are creating alternatives to industrial agriculture. Join the San Francisco Waldorf School for an informative evening with Anna as she debunks myths about sustainable food and farming, discusses the crisis of industrial agriculture (including genetically modified organisms, GMOs) and shares the story of solutions – local, state and national policies as well as community-based efforts that are fostering sustainable and fair food systems across the country.

Anna's talk will be followed by the screening of short documentary and animated films called Food MythBusters: The Real Story About What We Eat.

Sustainability, Sustenance and Social Change:
How Sustainable Food and Farming Can Nourish the World and Transform Community

Thursday, November 1st, 2012
6:00 pm reception with sustainable food and agricultural co-sponsoring organizations
7:00 pm Lecture and Q&A, book signing to follow

Please click on the link below to RSVP

Food Day 2012
2012-10-24 15:56 | California, United States
Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement toward more healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. Food Day, created by CSPI, is powered by a diverse coalition of food movement leaders, organizations, and people from all walks of life. Food Day takes place annually on October 24 to address issues as varied as health and nutrition, hunger, agricultural policy, animal welfare, and farm worker justice

Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference
2012-10-24 08:30 - 18:30 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference at UCLA Anderson School of Management

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM (PDT)

Los Angeles, CA

The Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference will highlight and focus on the economic opportunities as well as the environmental and societal benefits of embracing, developing and investing in sustainable agriculture practices, technologies and startup companies.
