Congratulations Karen Ross, new Secretary of CDFA
January 14, 2011 Michael R. DimockImportant News –Governor Jerry Brown has appointed Karen Ross as Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). She has most recently been Chief of Staff with the […]
Read MoreOpening Remarks, 2010 ROC Network Summit
October 5, 2010 Michael R. DimockWow, so this is so exciting for me and for the ROC team. By team I mean the Council, the Staff and our group of consultants. This event culminates years […]
Read MoreBon Appétit Management Company Can Party & Talk Policy Too!
October 4, 2010 Michael R. DimockAmazing, I thought to myself as I walked into the University of San Francisco Dining Hall on September 28, 2010, it smells great! I was invited by Bon Appétit Management […]
Read MoreFood and Farm Changes Afoot, Your Chance to Weigh In
September 24, 2010 Michael R. DimockThere are big changes in food and farming happening at the highest levels of California government and this is your chance to weigh in with your opinions. First a bit […]
Read MoreROC President: Food Movement Unites Unlikely Allies
June 15, 2010 Michael R. DimockMichael 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 […]
Read MoreTime for a New Alliance on Healthy Food and Agriculture
April 6, 2010 Michael R. DimockThe Agriculture Committee of the US Senate has taken a first big step forward toward President Obama’s call for improved child nutrition by requesting an additional $450 million per year […]
Read MoreA 21st Century Social Contract Between Agriculture & the Public
January 8, 2010 Michael R. DimockROC President, Michael Dimock, joined former USDA Secretary Dan Glickman and Texas State University food system researcher and author, Dr. Jimmy McWillams, on a panel for the Farm Foundation's Agriculture […]
Read MoreThe Nitrogen Challenge
October 12, 2009 Michael R. DimockLate last week mass media woke up to a core challenge of civilization: providing sufficient nitrogen to feed plants without exacerbating climate change and water degradation in a world going […]
Read MoreThe Urban-Rural Roundtable: Testimony before California’s State Board of Food & Agriculture
September 30, 2009 Michael R. DimockPresident Montna, Secretary Kawamura and distinguished members of the Board, thank you for inviting Roots of Change to share with you details about our Urban-Rural Roundtables project: the why, the […]
Read MoreCalifornia Ag Vision Continues to Impress: bold thinking shines through
September 15, 2009 Michael R. DimockI wanted to share my impressions from the second California Ag Vision process meeting held on Tuesday, September 15th. The first was held in early August. This is the stakeholder […]
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