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ROC and ROC Projects in the News

ROC in print and on radio, TV, and the web.

USDA Calls for Dramatic Change in School Lunches

January 12, 2011 Roots of Change

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new plan that will raise the nutrition standards for school lunch meals for the first time in 15 years.

Nitrous Oxide, a Greenhouse Gas, Three Times Higher in Rivers than IPCC Estimates

January 10, 2011 Roots of Change

A new report points to growing concern over nitrous oxide, a lesser-known but potent greenhouse gas.

America’s Good Food Fight

January 9, 2011 Roots of Change

It's agribusiness vs. the sustainable food movement. And reform advocates say it's possible to make delicious, nutritious, safe food available to all people of all income levels.

Farmland By The Numbers

January 2, 2011 Roots of Change

Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2007 National Resources Inventory story of our nation’s farm and ranch land loss in numbers.

CFBF Food & Farm News

December 15, 2010 Roots of Change

CFBF's latest news reports the start of the winter growing season, strong strawberry production

Young farmers need help from the USDAÑand the next Farm Bill

Roots of Change

Improving existing programs for young and beginning farmers is essential to ensuring U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's goal of 100,000 new farmers.

What U.S. Municipalities Can Learn From San Francisco’s Urban Farming Movement

December 14, 2010 Roots of Change

The good news is that the guerrilla urban farming movement is taking root in San Francisco.

Ag Must Brace for a Changing Climate

December 11, 2010 Roots of Change

Former USDA Deputy Secretary, Rich Rominger, on why the agriculture industry must adapt to climate change.

California: The Year in Review

December 10, 2010 Roots of Change

The American Farmland Trust highlights the bright spots of California agriculture in 2010.

Please help us save the Hollywood Farmers’ Market

December 8, 2010 Roots of Change

The Hollywood Farmers' Market urgently needs your help now to show City officials that the community wants to save the Hollywood Farmers' Market.