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Lunch with the Queen of Greens

SHED 25 North Street, Healdsburg, CA

Founder of Greens Restaurant, cook book & food author, Deborah Madison, will share her culinary journey, a delicious lunch and provide you her new book, "In My Kitchen". Healdsburg SHED, Sunday April 30th, 2017, 1 pm.

$250

Kayak with Craig McNamara

Sierra Orchards 9264 Boyce Rd, Winters, CA

Join Craig McNamara, organic walnut farmer and President of the State Board of Food and Agriculture, for a one of a kind kayak float down Putah Creek and lunch at Sierra Orchards on Saturday, June 3rd, 2017. This event is SOLD OUT.

$200

Home Cooking with Anya Fernald

Berkeley, CA, United States

Step inside the home kitchen of First Lady of Livestock. Anya Fernald has cooked up some of the most successful enterprises in the world of food: Slow Food Nation, Eat Real Festival, and now Belcampo Inc. Now she'll cook some of her greatest hits for 10 lucky supporters. It promises to be a night that […]

$500

Webinar: Nutrition Incentive Programs – Powerful Obesity Prevention Allies

Online

Please join us for a 90 minute webinar to model nutrition incentive programs in California. They are important allies in the state’s effort to improve healthy food access for low-income people. The call includes case studies with specific information about how local health departments and nutrition incentive programs can collaborate to reach more people. Participants: Michael […]

Lunch & Tour of the Collins Farm

Collins Farm Davis, CA, United States

Just outside of Davis, CA, Rich and Shelly Collins have established and continue to grow a productive, sustainable and diversified farm program that improves the land and health of the involved community. See what the Collins' and the 4 young farmers that share their land have accomplished and enjoy a special farm lunch in their […]

$150

Film Screening: Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 2550 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us for a special screening of the new and powerful documentary featuring Anthony Bourdain, Dan Barber, Mario Batali and more food-waste fighters. The film will be followed by Dana Gunders, author of the Waste Free Kitchen Handbook and lead scientist for NRDC's food waste work, in conversation with ROC’s Michael R. Dimock. Trailer here: […]

Webinar: Strategies to Improve Healthy Food Access & Food Waste Recovery in Rural Communities

Webinar

This webinar will address how to provide aid to rural communities needing to enhance access to healthy food, with an emphasis on fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts. It will address key points and concepts for aiding these underserved communities. The goal of the webinar will be to assist participants in implementing projects that will improve […]

Community Event: Celebrate Civil Eats & Support Independent Journalism

Pearl 601 19th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Location: The Pearl, 601 19th Street, San Francisco Civil Eats is one of ROC’s greatest sources of news and information related to food system change. The editors and writes provide an independent voice that dives deep into stories that reveal the multiple strands of the food movement. The team expertly covers projects, programs and policies related to […]

2017 Legislative Tracker Release Party

Mulvaney's B&L 1215 19th Street, Sacramento

Join Roots of Change and the California Food Policy Council for the release party of the 2017 Legislative Tracker and Score Card in the heart of the Farm to Fork Capital, Sacramento. Join change makers from all over the state to celebrate advances in food policy and our Good Food Champions in the Legislature. We’ll […]

$10