Tasty, and Subversive, Too
May 11, 2013 Roots of ChangeNow a cheeky trio of artists have turned fruit trees into cultural symbols as well. The group, known as Fallen Fruit, recently planted what is being billed as the state’s first […]
Read MoreWhy An Immigration Deal WonÕt Solve The Farmworker Shortage
April 30, 2013 Roots of ChangeThe Salinas Valley in Northern California grows about 80 percent of the country’s lettuce, and it takes a lot of people to pick and pack it.
Read MoreOur Best Chance to Support Critical Ag Programs
March 8, 2013 Roots of ChangeUnless the Senate acts to fix the situation next week, 2013 is on track to be the worst setback for sustainable agriculture in years. Critical programs that boost rural economic […]
Read MoreAssemblymen Roger Dickinson presents resolution to the Sacramento Food System Collaborative
February 20, 2013 Roots of ChangeFebruary 15, 2013 — The Sacramento Region Food System Collaborative (FSC) held a regional Food Summit, State of the Regional Food System: Local Innovations. The SFSC sought to: Bring together […]
Read MoreThe Diet-Climate Connection: How the Foods We Eat Affect the Planet
January 11, 2013 Roots of ChangeA new public radio project, called “The Diet-Climate Connection” examines how the environment is affected by the foods we eat and the food system that produces them, in some cases […]
Read MoreCalifornia relaxes laws so entrepreneurs can sell homemade food
January 8, 2013 Roots of ChangeFood is a less-talked-about but equally thriving avenue of entrepreneurship in the city. To support “entrepreneur development” and the budding slow-food (as opposed to fast-food) movement, new legislation approved in September […]
Read MoreCalifornia rice ahead of curve on reducing greenhouse gases
January 7, 2013 Roots of ChangeCalifornia rice grower Tom Butler is on a fact-finding mission. For four years, he has been applying two new practices to his Sacramento Valley fields.
Read MoreHappy Holidays
December 19, 2012 Roots of ChangeThis holiday season we want to thank our network and their incredible accomplishments! Thank you for being a part of our ROCkstar community committed to a healthy, vibrant, equitable […]
Read MoreSlow Food International Congress Adopts Statement in Support of California’s Proposition 37, To Label GMOs
October 29, 2012 Roots of ChangeOctober 29, 2012 Turin, Italy — ROC President, Michael R. Dimock, introduced the following motion at the Slow Food International Congress in Turin, Italy. 650 delegates representing 95 nations unanimously adopted […]
Read MoreLA Times Op-Ed: The case for Prop. 37
October 11, 2012 Roots of ChangeThe moment of truth is fast approaching for many Californians regarding Proposition 37, a Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Initiative. The fate of this ballot proposition will be voted […]
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