Roots of Change

National Call to Connect Food Policy Councils and Build the Power of the Food Movement!
2014-10-22 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Webinar, United States
Food policy councils are the growing title wave of the food movement. Since 2010, the number of food policy councils in the nation has doubled from 111 to 220. Communities small and large have food policy councils – from Alamosa, Colorado, population 15,000, to Los Angeles, CA, population 3.8 million! They are winning on a wide range of issues from allowing homeowners to raise chickens in their backyards to fighting expansion of factory farms in a region; from reducing the amount of junk food available at schools to making more locally grown food available in school meals; from making more land available for urban gardeners to making more farmers' markets available for more SNAP recipients. Food Policy Councils are powrefully positioned to transform the system because they are placed-based and all politics are local. Now is the time to fire up the engines of change and begin networking food policy councils across the nation.
Center for a Livable Future, Food Day 2014 and Roots of Change invite you to participate in national call dedicated to the empowerment of food policy councils and other place-based stakeholder bodies committed to transforming the food system on October 22, from 8:00am to 9:50am PT. Please join us to hear from colleagues across the nation who, like you, are building the new food system through processes and projects that are transformative for cities, counties and states.
Six councils will offer seven-minute presentations that reveal visions, lessons and triumphs from a variety of situations: urban and rural, large and small, state and local. No matter your situation, there will be something to gain. Throughout the call participants will have time for comments and questions.
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Agenda
8:30 am Welcome, Process & Introductions
8:40 am Presentations & Dialogue
9:45 am Closing Comments
9:50 am End

Presenting Food Policy Councils
1. California
2. Colorado
3. Douglas County, Kansas
4. Duval County, Florida
5. Missoula, Montana
6. Worcester, Massachusetts

RSVP for the call using this link. For questions, please contact Michael@rootsofchange.org.

Statewide CAFPC Meeting, Santa Clara, CA - Sep 18 & 19, 2014
2014-09-18 10:00 - 2014-09-19 15:30 | Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, United States
MEETING DETAILS & LOGISTICS
Statewide Meeting Location 9/18 and 9/19: Sobrato Residence Hall, Main Conference Room, Santa Clara University_

Click here for Campus Map & Directions to Sobrato Hall Conference Room
Walking directions from the hotel to the conference center (12 min): https://goo.gl/maps/zXhdv

Regional Meetings, Thu, 9/18, 10am to 12noon:
NorCal and SoCal regions meet in the Sobrato Residence Hall, main conference room
Valley/Mountain Region meet at the FORGE GARDEN
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Accommodation
If you requested hotel accommodation in the RSVP form, your reservations have been made and are under your name at:

Best Western Airport Plaza Hotel
2118 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126-1140_
Phone: 408/243-2400 | Fax: 408/243-5478 | _Check Out Time: 11:00 AM | Check In: 3:00 PM_

Hotel Reservations
ROC has a room block for Wed 9/17 and Thu 9/18. The rooms are pre-paid for ratified members and members of the steering committee only. Non-ratified members must pay upon arrival. Breakfast is included.__

Parking for Participants staying at the Best Western Airport Plaza Hotel
The hotel offers free parking. You may park your car at the hotel in the morning of Sep 18, then check into the hotel after the meeting. The conference is within walking distance of the hotel. Directions from hotel to conference center are here: https://goo.gl/maps/zXhdv

Airport Transfers: Free Shuttle
_Take the No. 10 VTA Airport Flyer shuttle bus from the Metro Airport LRT Station (Ground Transportation center/island across from Terminal A or B of SJ airport) to the Santa Clara Transit Center/Caltrain station. The campus main entrance is across the street from the station at 500 El Camino Real. Click here for detailed instructions

Directions & Parking Info for Arrival by Car for Bay Area Participants
Please enter the campus through the main entrance at 500 Camino Real, Santa Clara. Tell the attendant at the kiosk by the main entrance that you are attending the "California Food Policy Council" meeting at Sobrato Hall. They will direct you to the closest parking lot.
Directions from:

San Francisco via 101 (shorter, but check traffic, 280 may be better option): https://goo.gl/maps/0n2QJ
San Francisco via 280:https://goo.gl/maps/c2oKJ
East Bay/Richmond: https://goo.gl/maps/7Ouw1
South Bay: https://goo.gl/maps/WKR0N

Cost of Meals at the Conference for Non-ratified Members and Additional Participants of Ratified Members
The cost for lunch is $15 per day (includes lunch box, drinks, coffee/tea) the banquet dinner is $60 per person (includes appetizers, main course, dessert and and an open bar with beer and wine). Please note that the statewide meeting starts with a working lunch/icebreaker at 12:15pm. Please bring a check to the meeting that covers your meals: $15 if you are only there for one lunch/day, $30 if you are there for both lunches but not attending dinner, and $90 if you are there for both lunches and dinner. The check should be made out to PHI, memo line: Roots of Change, CAFPC meeting. Thank you; we appreciate your contribution. If you have any questions, please contact Doris.

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MEETING AGENDA

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM :: Simultaneous Regional Meetings

– SoCal Region -> Sobrato A
– NorCal Region -> Sobrato B
– Valley/Mountain Region -> Forge Garden (to be confirmed)

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM :: Lunch and Icebreaker (Forge Garden)

Rose Madden, garden manager, to give us a brief talk and tour
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM :: State of the CAFPC (Sobrato A+B)

– Report back from the regions
– Report back from the working groups (Branding, Prezi)
– Metrics – Presentation of data collected so far, analysis
– How do we get a handle on participation and evolution
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM :: Candidate Questionnaire/Forum (Sobrato A+B)
– Report on status by Justin, councils
– Best practices for councils who want to work locally
– Questionnaire by CAFPC to statewide offices, press release

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM :: break

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM :: Next Steering Committee – Elections/Timing (Sobrato A+B)
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6:30 PM :: Banquet Dinner in Adobe Lodge on campus. See campus map for directions: Campus Map & Directions to Sobrato Hall Conference Room
We’d like to express our appreciation for the Bon Appétit Management Company for underwriting a portion of the banquet.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMER 19

8:30 AM – 10:15 AM :: Policy Update (Sobrato A+B)

This session is available to participate remotely. Dial-in number is 1-866-305-2467, access code [REDACTED]#
10:15 AM – 10:30 PM :: break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM :: 2014 CAFPC Legislative Report (Sobrato A+B)
– Presentation of draft by Justin, discussion of format and content
– Vote to endorse by CAFPC for release on Food Day (Oct 24)
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM :: Lunch (Sobrato A+B)
12:20 PM – 3:30 PM :: Open Pitch Session – Ideas for Policy in 2015 (Sobrato A+B)
– Searching for common ground
– Focus on equity
– Each organization gets 8 minutes to talk about their priorities
-Q&A after each presenter
Organizations pitching:
1. CA Association of Food Banks
2. CAFF
3. CalCAN
4. CCOF
5. CCPHA
6. CA FarmLink
7. CFPA
8. CPEHN
9. Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative
10. LCHC
11. PolicyLink
12. Silicon Valley Health Trust
Wrap up: [Proposed] Detail-oriented discussion re: the CAFPC officially supporting legislation, potentially one that was just pitched?
3:30 PM Adjourn
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Reimbursement of Expenses
Expenses for this meeting will be reimbursed according to the following Roots of Change guidelines:
• Steering Committee Members: Travel, accommodation and meals are covered.
• Ratified Members: Travel, accommodation and meals are reimbursed for one member per council.
• Non-ratified members and additional participants of ratified councils must pay for their own travel, accommodation and conference meals. The cost for lunch is $15 per day, the banquet dinner is $60 per person (includes appetizers, main dish, dessert and and an open bar with beer and wine). Please note that the statewide meeting starts with a working lunch/icebreaker at 12:15pm on 9/18. Please bring a check to the meeting that covers your meals: $15 if you are only there for one lunch/day, $30 if you are there for both lunches but not attending dinner, and $90 if you are there for both lunches and dinner. The check should be made out to PHI, memo line: Roots of Change, CAFPC meeting. _
Travel Expense Reimbursement Requests
Please click HERE to download the travel expense claim form. Please keep all receipts and submit reimbursement requests within 30 days of the event. Please note: if you have never received any payment from ROC/PHI, please also fill out a W-9 form and submit along with the travel expense claim. Allow about two to three weeks for processing or the claim form.

Transportation: ROC requests that you carpool when possible to reduce cost, or take the train.
· Mileage: Personal car travel will be reimbursed at $0.56 per mile (please attach Google or Mapquest maps)
· Airfare: Please travel coach class.
· Transportation from airport to hotel/conference: please take the free airport shuttle that is available to and from the airport to the Santa Clara University.
· Parking: Parking is free for hotel guests at the Best Western Airport Plaza Hotel in San Jose. Participants not staying at the hotel will be directed to a parking lot closest to the conference at the main campus entrance, at 500 Camino Real, Santa Clara. Parking on campus is free but you must tell the attendant that you are attending the CAFPC conference at Sobrato Hall.

For any questions or concerns, please contact Doris at doris@rootsofchange.org, 510-285-5639.

CAFPC Member Capacity Building Webinar
2014-09-09 13:00 | ReadyTalk webinar, United States
CAFPC Member Capacity Building Webinar, topic tbd

CAFPC Member Capacity Building Webinar: Food "System Thinking" - What System Theory can tells us about how to change our food system
2014-07-08 13:00 | Online

CAFPC NorCal Regional Meeting
2014-06-24 10:00 - 17:00 | Shone Farm, Santa Rosa, CA, United States
First CAFPC NorCal meeting for either late June or first half of July. The meeting will be a great opportunity to find synergies, discuss new opportunities and policy updates.

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 | 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

Click here to register for webcast. c

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
