Why I am Optimistic About Our Future
August 23, 2023 Michael R. DimockAs I look back over the last 30 years of the good food movement I am convinced that I have seen more advances or victories since 2019 than in all […]
Read MoreRobert Rivas Sworn in as the 71st Speaker of the California State Assembly: Championing Agricultural Climate Resilience and Justice
June 30, 2023 Roots of ChangeGuest blog by Jamie Fanous, Policy Director, Community Alliance with Family Farmers Today Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) will be sworn in as the 71st Speaker of the California State Assembly. First […]
Read MoreBudget Updates (May Revision)
May 21, 2023 Roots of Changeby Lesley Kroupa, JD, MS, RD, ROC’s Policy Specialist On May 12, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom released his May Revision proposal for the FY 23-24 state budget. This amends his […]
Read MoreA Season of Change
April 12, 2023 Roots of ChangeSpring is a time of new beginnings. This spring is particularly full of new developments in the world of food and farming. I begin this post with a quote from […]
Read MoreThe Unaddressed Crisis in Agriculture
February 14, 2023 Roots of ChangeNeither the media nor policymakers are sufficiently focused on an existential crisis in American agriculture. Farmers and ranchers are an endangered species. As we do for wolves, salmon and whales, […]
Read MoreROC Celebrates 20 Years of Growing the Good Food Movement & Making Change, 2002-2022
December 21, 2022 Roots of ChangeThe final Pulse and Flipping the Table podcast of 2022 look back on what the ROC team has learned about movement building to make change. Twenty years is a long […]
Read MorePlease Think of Us in This Season of Giving
November 16, 2022 Roots of ChangeI recently reviewed my Facebook posts from the beginning of the Trump era in late 2016. I was struck by two things. First, the movement to create a just, healthy […]
Read MoreOn Bias and Rationality
November 13, 2022 Roots of ChangeGuest blog by Maureen McGuire, CEO, Farm Bureau of Ventura County. Published with permission. Instead of the typical motivational poster, I have an infographic of 188 cognitive biases hanging on […]
Read MoreSuccess All Around in California’s Budget and Promising Developments in DC
October 11, 2022 Roots of ChangeExtreme drought, heat, fire, superstorms and malnutrition abound. Luckily governments at all levels are slowly building up steam to address these threats born of climate change, racism and poverty. I […]
Read MoreGovernor Newsom Again Fails to Support the Health Equity & Racial Justice Fund
June 30, 2022 Roots of ChangeFor a second consecutive year, Governor Newsom has declined to invest in a Health Equity and Racial Justice Fund to support transformative community-driven change to reduce health inequities and advance […]
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