Beyond Farmers Markets: Why Local Food Belongs on Grocery Shelves
September 6, 2012 Roots of ChangeThere are tremendous untapped opportunities for producers to sell their products locally, further fueling the U.S. economy and expanding agriculture's impact.
Read MoreVertical farm: Farmer takes crops to new heights
September 5, 2012 Roots of ChangeAlegria Fresh is the first hydroponic, vertical farm on the West Coast, and Cutter is hoping to become a model for high-yield, resource-efficient growing. The farm – 150 7-foot-tall towers […]
Read MoreConnecting kids to water and wildlife
August 31, 2012 Roots of ChangeThe project provides a living laboratory for students from kindergarten through high school. The young scientists conduct field studies in the ranch's restored wetlands—testing water quality, identifying wildlife, collecting insects, […]
Read MoreTaking Back the Streets through Urban Agriculture
August 30, 2012 Roots of ChangeIn the past few years in South Los Angeles, there has been an emergence of innovative practices in urban agriculture taking place. Creative and efficient uses of city-owned parkways – […]
Read MoreFood Hubs: Bringing Local Food and Value Chains Into the New Mainstream
August 16, 2012 Roots of ChangeThe demand for local and sustainable food has exploded in recent years. We are seeing that more large-scale retailers, institutions and individual consumers are eager to acquire food from local […]
Read MoreA Meal Without a Mexican? Your Food Has Already Migrated!
August 1, 2012 Roots of ChangeNot even a decade has passed since Sergio Arau filmed A Day Without a Mexican, but 2012 may go down in history as the Year of No Meals Without a […]
Read MoreHalf Moon Bay Farmers’ Market: It’s All About the People
July 26, 2012 Roots of ChangeWhat does it look like when you combine local farmer control, comprehensive community involvement, and diversity of participants? The day that I got to visit Half Moon Bay Coastside Farmers’ […]
Read MoreFood Studies: Fad or Future?
July 19, 2012 Roots of Change“Food is not just relevant, but critical to dozens of disciplines. It’s agriculture; it’s business; it’s health; it’s the economy; it’s the environment; it’s international relations; it’s war and peace.” […]
Read MoreAn Emerging Mainstream In Food and Farming
July 11, 2012 Roots of ChangeIs our food system broken? Earlier this year we shared an excellent blog, It’s Not That It’s Broken, written by farmer and author Chris Sayer. He writes about the state […]
Read MoreVote with Your Fork for a Better Food System this Fourth of July!
June 28, 2012 Roots of ChangeIt’s Independence Day once again, the great American holiday that commemorates the formation of our democracy and the Declaration of Independence. For this Fourth of July, we should celebrate that […]
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