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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Shop at any Whole Foods Market in California on Thursday, October 18! Whole Foods Market will donate 5% of sales to Roots of Change Together we can power the food movement through advocacy and education! Find a store near you here.
A Conversation with Paul Dolan, Former Chairman, Wine Institute; Former President, Fetzer Vineyards, and Michael Dimrock, President, Roots of Change. One of the best-kept secrets in combating the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity and agricultural productivity is a return to an agriculture model that sustained people and the planet prior to the […]
Please join us for a special live podcast event in San Francisco at Manny’s on Friday evening July 12th. This honest conversation will center on how San Francisco and the Bay Area can maintain its place as a culinary Mecca, given the cost of living. Affordable leases for space are very rare and it is […]
The California Food & Farming Network, a group of more than 60 organizations working across the food & farming chain, is excited to announce the release of the 2019 Food & Farm Scorecard on January 15th, 2020. The annual scorecard is developed by dozens of local and state organizations, tracks the voting records of California […]
