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Next Generation Farmer: Ana Catal‡n

July 6, 2011 Roots of Change

Ana Catalán is applying her skills learned at the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) to run a successful organic farm. Learn more about her story.

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Vote With Your Fork

July 1, 2011 Roots of Change

Independence Day is right around the corner. This Fourth of July, you can make a deliberate effort to further propel the movement to eat fresh, local and healthy. Roots of […]

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Join the National Day of Action on June 28

June 27, 2011 Roots of Change

  Tweet     Conservation Funding is in Jeopardy — Take Action Now The House of Representatives just passed an agriculture appropriations bill that dramatically and unfairly slashes funding for […]

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The Link Between Climate Change and Food

June 21, 2011 Roots of Change

Tweet This year’s severe weather conditions posed serious setbacks and challenges for farmers and our environment. Erratic weather conditions and flash floods greatly affected both the environment and farmer livelihoods. […]

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Pilot program helps cooks develop business plan

June 20, 2011 Roots of Change

Urban Solutions, a nonprofit economic development organization, and La Cocina, a group specializing in culinary entrepreneurship for low-income communities, have teamed up to take 35 students, including McPherson, under their […]

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Turning the Farm Bill into the Food Bill

June 17, 2011 Roots of Change

Most people eat mainly processed food as a result of the billions of subsidy dollars diverted to industrial agriculture and the cheap food that is produced by it. The next […]

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Research on Bee Crisis Critical for Agriculture

Roots of Change

Former Secretary of California Department of Food and Agriculture, A.G Kawamura reflects on the importance of honeybees for agriculture and pollinator research.

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Pastured Eggs: What it Really Takes

Roots of Change

“It’s been really interesting because I get to educate people, and explain how much better for you the eggs are when they come from pastured hens.”

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L.A. Unified removes flavored milk from menus

June 15, 2011 Roots of Change

The Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday, with a 5-2 vote on a new dairy contract, became by far the largest district in the country to remove flavored milk […]

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Mi Pueblo Food Centers success story for immigrant

June 12, 2011 Roots of Change

This grocery store is bringing fresh affordable food to under-served communities. Find out how Mi Pueblo is making a difference.

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