Small U.S. Farms Find Profit in Tourism
June 9, 2011 Roots of ChangeAgrotourism is more than a great vacation: it provides necessary income for farmers. This year only 13% of a farm family's income will from the farm itself.
Read MoreA Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself
June 4, 2011 Roots of ChangeFor nearly two decades, scientists had predicted that climate change would be relatively manageable for agriculture, suggesting that even under worst-case assumptions, it would probably take until 2080 for food […]
Read MoreSupport a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Food and Farming System
May 27, 2011 Roots of ChangeThe House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee recently adopted a government funding bill that if passed would turn back decades of progress to achieve a more sustainable and just food and farming […]
Read MoreComposting – Good for You, Your Garden and the Environment
May 7, 2011 Roots of ChangeIt’s International Compost Awareness Week! What are you doing to help support our environment and food system? As a supporter of this educational initiative, ROC is providing you with some […]
Read MoreNRDC’s 2011 Leaders In Food & Farms
April 28, 2011 Roots of ChangeThe Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) will honor the winners of the 2011 “Growing Green Awards” tonight in a special ceremony. This year’s winners include some the nation’s leading farmers, […]
Read MoreIn San Diego, Gary Petill and Vanessa Zajfen Have KidsÕ Interests at Heart
April 27, 2011 Roots of ChangeThey started by defining “local.” For SDUSD, there are three tiers: “San Diego Local,” within 25 miles of the county border; “Local,” within 150 miles of the SDUSD distribution center; […]
Read MoreAnna LappŽ Says Food Industry is Out to Get the Sustainable Food Movement
April 25, 2011 Roots of ChangeAnna Lappé, the author of Diet for a Hot Planetand the cofounder of Small Planet Institute, was in town this weekend. At a dinner last night, she spoke to a small […]
Read MoreWant to Eat Local and Reduce Carbon Pollution? Start a Front Yard Food Garden
April 18, 2011 Roots of ChangeCreating a kitchen garden is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint. Not only do you avoid the carbon emissions of shipped food (or even driving to the store), […]
Read MoreCalifornia’s soda tax Helping Cash-Strapped Communities Protect Children’s Health
April 15, 2011 Roots of ChangeOn April 21, 2011, the California Center for Public Health Advocacy released a county-by-county analysis of how much of these new revenues would be returned to communities throughout the state.
Read MoreLeading Voices for a Sustainable Food System
April 7, 2011 Roots of ChangeWhen you think about climate change does agriculture and the food system come to mind? The direct connection between the two may not always be evident but they are unavoidably […]
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