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Big City Mayors Unite and Send Important Message to Congress about 2012 Farm Bill

March 13, 2012 Roots of Change

Tweet On March 6, 2012 an important breakthrough occurred as 10 mayors of key metropolitan cities cosigned a letter in support of important programs funded by the Federal Farm Bill. […]

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Creative Work Fund

March 1, 2012 Roots of Change

The Creative Work Fund (CWF) supports new works by artists that are developed through collaborations with nonprofit organizations. Artists and nonprofits in 14 San Francisco Bay Area counties are eligible […]

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It’s Not That It’s Broken

February 17, 2012 Roots of Change

I often hear that our food system is broken. I disagree. It is working the way it was intended, only better. In fact, it is working so well that it […]

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Update: The Food Commons 2.0 lifts off the drawing board

January 20, 2012 Roots of Change

After two years of conceptual designing and planning, the Food Commons has recently published its 2.0 version of its original and boldly ambitious concept paper that was first issued in […]

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Invest In Today and Tomorrow’s Food and Farms

December 2, 2011 Michael R. Dimock

What a year! Occupiers across the nation are finally challenging the corporate lock on our governance, a lock that is fully apparent in our food system. We are facing the […]

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Reduce Your Waste This Holiday Season

December 1, 2011 Roots of Change

How much food are you wasting during the holidays? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the US generates more than 34 million tons of food waste each year!  So […]

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Time to Occupy California’s Food System

November 17, 2011 Roots of Change

After a long Wall Street career that included time as a global research director at a major investment bank, even I was shocked to see our nation’s financial system come […]

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Can California Save Its Salmon?

October 7, 2011 Roots of Change

Lately when I go to the fish counter at my local market, I’m overwhelmed trying to determine the most sustainable options for salmon, especially with all the conflicting messages out […]

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US Farmers And Ranchers Begin With A Monologue While Consumers Want A Dialogue

September 30, 2011 Michael R. Dimock

The newly formed and already much discussed U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance recently commissioned a national survey. It showed that slightly more American’s feel the food system is headed in […]

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Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

September 28, 2011 Roots of Change

The last eight months of this year have been harsh to say the least for farmers. Some parts of the country have experienced flooding, extreme drought and frost that caused […]

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