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Los Angeles Set To Improve Access To Healthy, Safe, Equitable And Ecologically Sound Food |
 On July 22nd, Roots of Change (ROC) had the pleasure of joining the Los Angeles Food Policy Task Force to present their report "Good Food for All Agenda: Creating a New Regional Food System for Los Angeles" to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
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Unusual: Cal Ag and Enviro Groups Agree on Climate Policy Principles |
California agriculture has taken a step ahead of the rest of country in thinking through the connections between agriculture and climate change. Unlike their peers in other states, 19 environmental and agricultural organizations that are members of the California Roundtable on Agriculture and the Environment (CRAE) have worked together to develop a set of principles that includes a call for voluntary participation of farmers in a national cap-and-trade climate change program.
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ROC President: Food Movement Unites Unlikely Allies |
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Michael Pollan’s latest article, “The Food Movement, Rising” in the New York Review of Books , is well worth careful reading. He offers both an overview of the movement’s evolution and musings on its possibilities. He suggests that the food movement could become a political force of profound influence. As he clarifies, the context is perfect. The growing sophistication of reform organizations regarding the nuance and necessities of making change indicates more unity within the movement. The impulse to reconstitute a sense of community and viable regional economies is evident in the young adults who are often forced to be nomadic. They are underemployed and deeply concerned about their futures.
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Meet Fresno’s 2010 ROC Fellows |
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The ROC Fellows are a diverse group of CA food system leaders working together to develop strategies to create a sustainable food system for CA by 2030. This year ROC decided to focus the Fellowship in the Fresno area. Fresno is the leading agricultural county in the United States. As the same time the area experiences some of the highest rates of hunger and obesity in the state. This year's class of Fellows will focus on finding common solutions to this region's challenges.
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