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The Me or the We, a Golden Mean Required

September 1, 2011 Michael R. Dimock

I read a fantastic piece in The New York Times about Ntsiki Biyela, “South Africa’s Woman Winemaker of the Year in 2009” who is with Stellekaya, a boutique winery in […]

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The Struggle Over Genetic Engineering and the Food Supply

August 26, 2011 Michael R. Dimock

As reported on August 18, by California Farmer, two university scientists, Alison L. Van Eenennaam of UC Davis and William M. Muir of Purdue, have criticized the federal government’s process […]

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Summer’s Top 5 Sustainable Food Books

August 18, 2011 Roots of Change

As summer draws to an end, Roots of Change (ROC) wanted to know what were this summer’s top five sustainable food books to read.&nbs p; In a recent Facebook poll, […]

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Which Issues Matter to You?

August 12, 2011 Roots of Change

Could you take a few minutes to tell us what food and farming issues you care most about?   Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world's leading questionnaire […]

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Extreme Heat Poses Serious Threat to Ag

July 31, 2011 Roots of Change

For those of us in California this summer may have been filled with great weather conditions. Unfortunately, this is not the case across most of the U.S where many places […]

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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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2012 Farm Bill Priorities

June 30, 2011 Michael R. Dimock

Testimony before the State Board of Food and Agriculture Regarding 2012 Farm Bill Priorities Sacramento, CA Good morning Madam Secretary, President McNamara and Members of the Board. Thank you for […]

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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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Support a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Food and Farming System

May 27, 2011 Roots of Change

The 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 […]

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