Mother Nature Has the Last Word
October 11, 2017 Michael R. DimockCalifornia is burning. Wild fires are natural and common here. Each fall as the heat and dry grasses create the conditions, fires ignite. But clearly for decades now the fires […]
Read MoreTime for a Healthy California Fund: two cents for prevention will reduce suffering and save hundreds of billions
March 20, 2017 Michael R. DimockThe California Legislature has committed to maintain the golden state’s progressive values and leadership in the Trump era. I appreciate this commitment, but see a gap between words and actions. […]
Read MoreFood Tank Closing Keynote by Michael Dimock (video clip)
October 4, 2016 Michael R. DimockClosing Keynote by Michael Dimock, Food Tank Summit, Sacramento, September 22, 2016. Introduction by Danielle Nierenberg.
Read MoreFarm Tank Summit – Closing Keynote by Michael R. Dimock
September 26, 2016 Michael R. DimockMichael R. Dimock’s Closing Keynote, Inaugural Farm Tank Summit, Sacramento, California, September 22, 2016: Good afternoon! It has been a pleasure and an honor to share this day in which we […]
Read MoreA ROC Call to Action!
May 25, 2016 Michael R. DimockWe need your voice today! ROC has been working with many allies since February to win a $5 million budget request to support nutrition incentives that help low income families […]
Read MoreMichael R. Dimock’s Testimony in Support of Nutrition Incentive Funding Before the California Assembly Budget Committee March 30, 2016
March 30, 2016 Michael R. DimockChairman Bloom and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to speak in support of five million dollars for the new statewide Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program created […]
Read MoreToo small to survive, not too big to fail
February 19, 2016 Michael R. DimockSmall farmers have among the toughest financial rows to hoe in the nation. Over the past two years a steady stream of well-written pieces, like this one from Civil Eats […]
Read MoreWe’re BACK!
Michael R. DimockROC is gearing up again for another year of action after our late-fall-early-winter respite. AND we are in a significant transition related to both funding and our role as a […]
Read MoreThe Way Forward is to Build Community
August 28, 2015 Michael R. DimockBy Michael R. Dimock Water is the primary topic in the food and agriculture world here in the state of California. The news media covers dozens of stories everyday. We […]
Read MorePower Building for the Food Movement: A Mighty River From Many Streams
June 19, 2015 Michael R. DimockAs ROC has said before, the food movement is composed of many streams of advocacy: worker and food justice, public health, faith-based, sustainable agriculture, climate and environmental protection, local economies, […]
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