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Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food System Investments Secured in Climate Bond
Why I am Optimistic About Our Future
Robert Rivas Sworn in as the 71st Speaker of the California State Assembly: Championing Agricultural Climate Resilience and Justice
Budget Updates (May Revision)
A Season of Change
The Unaddressed Crisis in Agriculture
ROC Celebrates 20 Years of Growing the Good Food Movement & Making Change, 2002-2022
Please Think of Us in This Season of Giving
On Bias and Rationality
Success All Around in California’s Budget and Promising Developments in DC
Governor Newsom Again Fails to Support the Health Equity & Racial Justice Fund
California Meat Processing Progress: Time for Change!
We are transforming the food system: $1.3 billion in the CA budget!
Progress, Never Perfection: Preliminary Results from Our California Budget Work
Let’s Feed LA: emergency food relief reveals the power of collaboration
A Resilient and Equitable Food and Farming System in California
Assessing 2020 and Looking Ahead
Reflections on the Moment
The Logjam in Meat Processing is Killing Producers & Meat Plant Workers
Reflections on the Moment
The Larta Institute Offers Good News in Hard Times
Time Will Tell, But Real Change May be Possible
A Call to Action: Here is How to Create A Better Post COVID-19 World
Happy New Year! A Brief Report on Our Work
ASI at UC Davis partners with Roots of Change to Magnify Voices for Climate Smart Agriculture
Giving Thanks
Michael’s Final Thoughts Coming Out of Slow Food Nations in Denver
Rice and Wine Creating a Great Blend for California’s Ecosystem
The Los Angeles Food Policy Council: A model for the nation
ROC and Grassroots Allies Help Move Transformative Bill Forward
4 Minutes on Healthy Food and Farming: Food is the Basis to our Health
3 Minutes on the Food Movement: Progress is Evident
4 Minutes on Healthy Food and Farming: Agriculture as a Solution to Climate Chaos
The Green New Deal: 3 minutes on the Food Movement
Monocultures & Antibiotics: 4 Minutes on Healthy Food and Farming
Fixing the Root System of Civilization: 3 Minutes on the Food Movement
A California Farm Bill for Our Future
Roots of Change president, Michael R. Dimock, shared his concerns about GMOs at the 2018 SXSW event in Austin
Thanksgiving: A Wise Response for Troubled Times
I have lived through my first natural disaster and I know what will make America great again.
Here’s How You Can Help With The Northern California Disaster
Mother Nature Has the Last Word
Time for a Healthy California Fund: two cents for prevention will reduce suffering and save hundreds of billions
Food Tank Closing Keynote by Michael Dimock (video clip)
Farm Tank Summit – Closing Keynote by Michael R. Dimock
A ROC Call to Action!
Michael R. Dimock’s Testimony in Support of Nutrition Incentive Funding Before the California Assembly Budget Committee March 30, 2016
Too small to survive, not too big to fail
We’re BACK!
The Way Forward is to Build Community
Power Building for the Food Movement: A Mighty River From Many Streams
Local Health Department Spotlight: Collaboration in Plumas County
Food Sovereignty & The Food Movement
Your voice makes a difference: ENACT 2015
Coming Together in the San Joaquin Valley
Collective Impact: Case Study of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council’s Good Food Purchasing Policy
Earth Day Begins with the Soil
Food movement has a role in tackling drought and climate change
An Awesome, Under-Recognized Opportunity to Act on Climate
Food Movement Gains Ground Despite Resistance
Assembly Budget Sub-Committee #1 Testimony by Justin Rausa
Market Match: Making California’s Farmers’ Markets Accessible
The Real Politics of Food: The Nation Awakens
Commencement Address by Michael R. Dimock to the Silicon Valley Health Corps at The Forge at the University of Santa Clara
Renewable energy: One more step toward full farm sustainability
AB 2385 – Update
Bittman piece sparks a clash of opinion and that is a good thing!
Meet Justin Rausa, ROC’s new Policy Director
Testimony on AB 2385, Market Match Nutrition Incentive Program Bill
Help ROC Pass AB 2385, the Market Match Nutition Incentives Program
Perspectives on 21st Century Agriculture by a Member of the Sustainable Food Movement
ROC president’s statement on the controversy over the Hulu series “Farmed and Dangerous”
Progress, Not Perfection: A Californian View of the Farm Bill
Report on the CAFPC to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture by Michael R. Dimock, February 4, 2014
On the Front Burner: CA Food & Farming Legislation
ROC President Calls For A Farm Bill That Clearly Meets Public Needs, National Press Club, Washington DC
A Game-Changer for the Farm Bill and SNAP
May 22 Farm Bill Action Alert
Our Best Chance to Support Critical Ag Programs
Food Security and the Next Green Revolution?
Assemblymen Roger Dickinson presents resolution to the Sacramento Food System Collaborative
Happy Holidays
Help Transform California Food Policy
Slow Food International Congress Adopts Statement in Support of California’s Proposition 37, To Label GMOs
Update: Legislative Hearing on Sustainable Food and Wine
LA Times Op-Ed: The case for Prop. 37
Governor Brown Signs Three Bills To Support Healthy Food and Farms
Planting Seeds For Change
Taking Back the Streets through Urban Agriculture
Food Hubs: Bringing Local Food and Value Chains Into the New Mainstream
Half Moon Bay Farmers’ Market: It’s All About the People
Food Studies: Fad or Future?
An Emerging Mainstream In Food and Farming
Vote with Your Fork for a Better Food System this Fourth of July!
First Ever CA Food Policy Council Meeting (Slideshow)
Youth in Agriculture
Senate Agriculture Committee Passes 2012 Food and Farm Bill
It’s Time for a Better Farm Bill
Ensuring Healthy Food Access To All
Support Local Food Today
Big City Mayors Unite and Send Important Message to Congress about 2012 Farm Bill
Creative Work Fund
It’s Not That It’s Broken
Update: The Food Commons 2.0 lifts off the drawing board
Invest In Today and Tomorrow’s Food and Farms
Reduce Your Waste This Holiday Season
Time to Occupy California’s Food System
Can California Save Its Salmon?
US Farmers And Ranchers Begin With A Monologue While Consumers Want A Dialogue
Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
The Me or the We, a Golden Mean Required
The Struggle Over Genetic Engineering and the Food Supply
Summer’s Top 5 Sustainable Food Books
Which Issues Matter to You?
Extreme Heat Poses Serious Threat to Ag
Vote With Your Fork
2012 Farm Bill Priorities
Join the National Day of Action on June 28
The Link Between Climate Change and Food
Support a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Food and Farming System
Health, Food and Reform
Composting – Good for You, Your Garden and the Environment
NRDC’s 2011 Leaders In Food & Farms
Leading Voices for a Sustainable Food System
Is Your Diet Affecting the Environment?
Can Agroecology Feed the World?
California’s Food System. Where Is It Headed?
Top 10 Achievements of ROC Network in 2010
Congratulations Karen Ross, new Secretary of CDFA
Opening Remarks, 2010 ROC Network Summit
Bon Appétit Management Company Can Party & Talk Policy Too!
Food and Farm Changes Afoot, Your Chance to Weigh In
ROC President: Food Movement Unites Unlikely Allies
Time for a New Alliance on Healthy Food and Agriculture
A 21st Century Social Contract Between Agriculture & the Public
The Nitrogen Challenge
The Urban-Rural Roundtable: Testimony before California’s State Board of Food & Agriculture
California Ag Vision Continues to Impress: bold thinking shines through
California Mayors Newsom and Dellums Challenge Nation’s Cities on Food and Farming
Opening Remarks: Developing Sustainable Foodsheds to Improve Food Access and Nutrition
The Future of the California Department of Food and Agriculture
San Francisco Urban-Rural Roundtable 3/31
Ag Vision Process for California – Phase 2
PlacerGROWN Food and Farm Conference
Michael’s Thanksgiving Day Blog
California and the Future of Food, Wine and Community
Michael R. Dimock’s Opening Remarks San Francisco Urban-Rural Roundtable
Giving Thanks, an American Tradition
The Hunger Challenge Brings Fresh Insights and Renewed Feelings
Opening Remarks For Changemakers Day During Slow Food Nation
Introducing The Declaration for Healthy Food and Agriculture
Historic Illinois Legislation
Sustainability: Agriculture’s Pathway to Reclaiming Center Stage
Notes on the Network
Network Blog
Citizen Advocacy
AB 2385 – Update
Help ROC Pass AB 2385, the Market Match Nutition Incentives Program
Economic Prosperity
Perspectives on 21st Century Agriculture by a Member of the Sustainable Food Movement
ROC president’s statement on the controversy over the Hulu series “Farmed and Dangerous”
Progress, Not Perfection: A Californian View of the Farm Bill
Report on the CAFPC to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture by Michael R. Dimock, February 4, 2014
ROC President Calls For A Farm Bill That Clearly Meets Public Needs, National Press Club, Washington DC
Assemblymen Roger Dickinson presents resolution to the Sacramento Food System Collaborative
Support Local Food Today
It’s Not That It’s Broken
Update: The Food Commons 2.0 lifts off the drawing board
US Farmers And Ranchers Begin With A Monologue While Consumers Want A Dialogue
Extreme Heat Poses Serious Threat to Ag
Vote With Your Fork
2012 Farm Bill Priorities
The Link Between Climate Change and Food
Support a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Food and Farming System
Health, Food and Reform
NRDC’s 2011 Leaders In Food & Farms
Leading Voices for a Sustainable Food System
Is Your Diet Affecting the Environment?
California’s Food System. Where Is It Headed?
Congratulations Karen Ross, new Secretary of CDFA
Opening Remarks, 2010 ROC Network Summit
Bon Appétit Management Company Can Party & Talk Policy Too!
Food and Farm Changes Afoot, Your Chance to Weigh In
ROC President: Food Movement Unites Unlikely Allies
The Nitrogen Challenge
Environment & Climate
A Call to Action: Here is How to Create A Better Post COVID-19 World
Roots of Change president, Michael R. Dimock, shared his concerns about GMOs at the 2018 SXSW event in Austin
Commencement Address by Michael R. Dimock to the Silicon Valley Health Corps at The Forge at the University of Santa Clara
Renewable energy: One more step toward full farm sustainability
Bittman piece sparks a clash of opinion and that is a good thing!
Perspectives on 21st Century Agriculture by a Member of the Sustainable Food Movement
ROC president’s statement on the controversy over the Hulu series “Farmed and Dangerous”
Progress, Not Perfection: A Californian View of the Farm Bill
Report on the CAFPC to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture by Michael R. Dimock, February 4, 2014
ROC President Calls For A Farm Bill That Clearly Meets Public Needs, National Press Club, Washington DC
Assemblymen Roger Dickinson presents resolution to the Sacramento Food System Collaborative
Support Local Food Today
It’s Not That It’s Broken
Can California Save Its Salmon?
US Farmers And Ranchers Begin With A Monologue While Consumers Want A Dialogue
Extreme Heat Poses Serious Threat to Ag
Vote With Your Fork
2012 Farm Bill Priorities
The Link Between Climate Change and Food
Support a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Food and Farming System
Health, Food and Reform
Composting – Good for You, Your Garden and the Environment
NRDC’s 2011 Leaders In Food & Farms
Leading Voices for a Sustainable Food System
Is Your Diet Affecting the Environment?
Can Agroecology Feed the World?
California’s Food System. Where Is It Headed?
Top 10 Achievements of ROC Network in 2010
Congratulations Karen Ross, new Secretary of CDFA
Opening Remarks, 2010 ROC Network Summit
Bon Appétit Management Company Can Party & Talk Policy Too!
Food and Farm Changes Afoot, Your Chance to Weigh In
ROC President: Food Movement Unites Unlikely Allies
The Nitrogen Challenge
Healthy Food Access
Commencement Address by Michael R. Dimock to the Silicon Valley Health Corps at The Forge at the University of Santa Clara
ROC president’s statement on the controversy over the Hulu series “Farmed and Dangerous”
Progress, Not Perfection: A Californian View of the Farm Bill
Report on the CAFPC to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture by Michael R. Dimock, February 4, 2014
On the Front Burner: CA Food & Farming Legislation
ROC President Calls For A Farm Bill That Clearly Meets Public Needs, National Press Club, Washington DC
A Game-Changer for the Farm Bill and SNAP
Assemblymen Roger Dickinson presents resolution to the Sacramento Food System Collaborative
Support Local Food Today
It’s Not That It’s Broken
US Farmers And Ranchers Begin With A Monologue While Consumers Want A Dialogue
Vote With Your Fork
2012 Farm Bill Priorities
Support a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Food and Farming System
Health, Food and Reform
Composting – Good for You, Your Garden and the Environment
NRDC’s 2011 Leaders In Food & Farms
Leading Voices for a Sustainable Food System
Is Your Diet Affecting the Environment?
Can Agroecology Feed the World?
California’s Food System. Where Is It Headed?
Top 10 Achievements of ROC Network in 2010
Congratulations Karen Ross, new Secretary of CDFA
Bon Appétit Management Company Can Party & Talk Policy Too!
Food and Farm Changes Afoot, Your Chance to Weigh In
ROC President: Food Movement Unites Unlikely Allies
The Nitrogen Challenge
Valued Workforce
Commencement Address by Michael R. Dimock to the Silicon Valley Health Corps at The Forge at the University of Santa Clara
Perspectives on 21st Century Agriculture by a Member of the Sustainable Food Movement
ROC president’s statement on the controversy over the Hulu series “Farmed and Dangerous”
Report on the CAFPC to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture by Michael R. Dimock, February 4, 2014
ROC President Calls For A Farm Bill That Clearly Meets Public Needs, National Press Club, Washington DC
Assemblymen Roger Dickinson presents resolution to the Sacramento Food System Collaborative
Support Local Food Today
US Farmers And Ranchers Begin With A Monologue While Consumers Want A Dialogue
Vote With Your Fork
2012 Farm Bill Priorities
Support a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Food and Farming System
Health, Food and Reform
NRDC’s 2011 Leaders In Food & Farms
Can Agroecology Feed the World?
California’s Food System. Where Is It Headed?
Top 10 Achievements of ROC Network in 2010
Congratulations Karen Ross, new Secretary of CDFA
Opening Remarks, 2010 ROC Network Summit
Bon Appétit Management Company Can Party & Talk Policy Too!
Food and Farm Changes Afoot, Your Chance to Weigh In
ROC President: Food Movement Unites Unlikely Allies
The Nitrogen Challenge
Podcast
S6 – Ep#11 – Diana Donlon of SoilCentric on why regeneration and history indicate a brighter future
S6 – Ep#10 – Special pre-election podcast with soy bean grower Blake Hurst and Farm to Table Talk host Rodger Wasson
S6 – Ep#9 – What do Ducati motorcycles and organic dairy farming have in common? Shelina Moreda, a fearless campaigner to save family farms
S6 – Ep#8 – Cole Mannix, Old Salt Co-op, on improving the land and the lives of those who raise good meat for Montanans
S6 – Ep#7 – Lisa Hamilton, Author of The Hungry Season & Deeply Rooted, on the Strength and Power of Uncommon Agrarians
S6 – Ep#6 – Dairy in California: Opportunities and Challenges Today and Tomorrow
S6 – Ep#5 – Three Gen Zers speak their minds about food, farming and the future
S6 – Ep#4 – From the rice fields of California one sees the future of agriculture
S6 – Ep#3 – Alegria De La Cruz, a Weaver and a Warrior for Equity and Justice
S6 – Ep#2 – Kelsey Ducheneaux-Scott, an inspiring indigenous millennial working to heal our land through stewardship
S6 – Ep#1 – Rick Clark, a large-scale Midwestern regenerative organic farmer from Indiana, shares his story of transition away from conventional commodity agriculture to the center of the film Common Ground
S5 – Ep#12 – Jim Kleinschmit of Other Half Processing and the Growing GRASS Climate Smart Commodities Partnership Project
S5 – Ep#11 – Will Harris Regenerates An Entire Community Through White Oak Pastures
S5 – Ep#10 – Filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Tickell share their story of the making of Common Ground and why regenerative agriculture must become the norm
S5 – Ep#9 – The long strange trip of Loren Poncia of Stemple Creek Ranch
S5 – Ep#8 – The Good Food Movement Is Advancing More Quickly Each Year
S5 – Ep#7 – What does Grassfed Meat really mean with Carrie Balkcom of the American Grassfed Association
S5 – Ep#6 – Deep Connections: Healthy Soil Leads to Healthy Plants, Animals and Humans
S5 – Ep#5 – Will California’s Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP) Live On?
S5 – Ep#4 – How Cliff Pollard and Cream Co, Inc. provide the missing middle link in creation of West Coast regional regenerative meat supply chains Released
S5 – Ep#3 – Jacob Katz, senior scientist for the nonprofit California Trout, describes how flexible farmers are a solution to major endangered species problems
S5 – Ep#2 – Leonard Diggs and the Regenerator Project on cultivating the next generation of women and BIPOC farmers and ranchers
S5 – Ep#1 – Food recovery at scale: Rick Nahmias on the birth and growth of Food Forward
S4 – Ep#12 – A Look Back at the Roots of Change story in its 20th year of existence
S4 – Ep#11 – Update on the Achieving Resilient Communities project and more with Maureen McGuire, CEO of Ventura County Farm Bureau
S4 – Ep#10 – How Siskiyou County might save good ranches and healthy meat in the age of industrial concentration and climate change. A conversation with Grace Woodmansee and Tom Tomich.
S4 – Ep#9 – Woody Tasch, Slow Money and a Call to Farms
S4 – Ep#8 – Carmen Snyder on the nation’s first Farm Trails map and promotor of local small family farms
S4 – Ep#7 – Regenerative farmer Craig McNamara, son of Robert S McNamara, architect of the Vietnam War
S4 – Ep#6 – Dr. Steven Chen on food as medicine and the future
S4 – Ep#5 – Two Young Regenerative Meat Producers Share Their Challenges and Solutions. April 26, 2022.
S4 – Ep#4 – Three social justice leaders share their views on the struggle for Health Equity and Racial Justice Fund
S4 – Ep#3 – Let’s Feed LA County team reveals the power of community based organizations in our challenging age
S4 – Ep#2 – Protecting Farmworkers by Achieving Resilient Communities, Part II with John Krist
S4 – Ep#1 – The ARC project, Part I with Maricela Morales of CAUSE
S3 – Ep#3 – Unprecedented funding for local, just and regenerative food and farms
S3 – Ep#2 – Imhoff Archives with Temple Grandin, animal behaviorist
S3 -Ep#1 -Season 3 Opener with Tom Philpott, author of “Perilous Harvest”
S2 – Ep #27 – Naima Penniman, inspiring poet, is our Season II finale!
S2 – Ep#26 – Imhoff Archives with pioneering organic farmer Eliot Coleman
S2 – Ep#25 – Deborah Madison, the Queen of Greens shares her life
S2 – Ep#24 – Imhoff Archives with Wendell Berry
S2 – Ep#23 – 3 Amigas Seek to Break a Meaty Logjam
S2 – Ep#22 – Imhoff Archives Intro Show
S2 – Ep#21 – Christine Tran & the LA Food Policy Council
S2 – Ep#20 – Joe & Julie Morris talk grassfed beef
S2 – Ep#19 – Filmmaker Sanjay Rawal, describes his new film Gather
S2 – Ep#18 – Soil advocate Diana Donlon describes power of soil and her work at Soil Centric
S2 – Ep#17 – School Food’s Future With Adam Kesselman
S2 – Ep#16 – Final installment with J. Miakoda Taylor, on crossing the divides of race and privilege
Special “Beyond Your Table” podcast: Erin Fitzgerald of US Farmers and Rancher Alliance provides a pandemic update
S2 – Ep#15 – Dr. Britt Wray on her new book “Generation Dread” re the impact of climate chaos and other crises on our psyches
S2 – Ep#14 – Miakoda, a BIPOC-healer of racial divides, shares their experience of this dramatic moment
S2 – Ep#13 – Gleaning: Ancient local solution to a current national challenge
S2 – Ep#12 – Jack Algiere and the Stone Barns Center
S2 – Ep#11 – Thomas McQuillan, VP of Strategy, Culture & Sustainability at Baldor Specialty Foods.
S2 – Ep#10 – Jim Araby on the fate of frontline food chain workers in our time
S2 – Ep#9- Tough impacts, good news and lessons learned from the front line of four California farms in this pandemic
S2- Ep# 8 – Allen Katz of NY Distilling Company, a man of great spirits
S2 – EP# 7 – A special episode with Alice Waters
Michael Reid Dimock’s COVID-19 commentary
S2 – Ep#6 – Dave Henson of OAEC, on how the world will change, a timely conversation in the midst of a pandemic
S2 – Ep#5 – Kathleen Finlay on our future farmers
S2 – Ep#4 – A conversation with award-wining author and science journalist Dr. Britt Wray
S2 – Ep#3 – Belle Harlem is 250 square feet of delicious community success
S2 – Ep#2 – Karen Ross, California’s Secretary of Food & Ag
S2 – Ep#1 – Peter Hoffman, NYC’s most thoughtful activist chef
Ep#50 – Season I Finale. Snippets from memorable moments, we hear what Michael and Patrick took away from six of the 27 guests featured in season 1.
Ep#49 – Erin Fitzgerald of US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance 2.0 is thinking big re ag’s role in the climate crisis
Ep#48 – Swedish millennial food activist, Elise Johanson, flips the table on Michael
Ep#47 – Karen Leibowitz and Anthony Myint
Ep#46 – How to win the big one with Dr. D’Artagnan Scorza
Ep#45 – Dueling podcasters: Rodger Wasson and Michael compare journeys and perspectives on agriculture
Ep#44 – LA Food Policy Council Leader, Clare Fox, Shares How They’ve Made Change Happen
Ep#43 A California lemon and avocado farmer, Chris Sayer, weighs in on this question: Is government the farmers’ enemy?
Ep#42 – Michael’s Final Thoughts Coming Out of Slow Food Nations in Denver
Ep#41 – Slow Food Nations Special: Navajo Nation’s Junk Food Tax Points The Way To Health Equity
Ep#40 – Marissa La Brecque & Jennifer Breckner – Slow Food Nations Special
Ep#39 – Mecca or Wreaka: Facing the Bay Area Restaurant Crisis
Ep#38 – Paolo Di Croce – On Slow Food’s Future
Ep#37 – Special Report From Slow Food Nations – Part 2
Ep#36 – Special Report From Slow Food Nations – Part 1
Ep#35 – Kat Taylor – Play Big: A Powerful Woman With Multiple Missions
Ep#34 – A Few Minutes on Healthy Food & Farming
Ep#33 – Eligh, iconic rapper on healthy food and recovery from addiction
Ep#32 – A Few Minutes on the Food Movement. Los Angeles Food Policy Council: A Model for the Nation
Ep#31 – Leah Penniman: Soul Fire Farm / Farming While Black
Ep#30 – 4 Minutes On Healthy Food & Farming
Ep#29 – Anna Lappé, founder Real Food Media, author of Grub & Diet for a Hot Planet (part2)
Ep#28 – Anna Lappé, founder Real Food Media, author of Grub & Diet for a Hot Planet (part 1)
Ep#27 – Musing On The Movement
Ep#26 Tony Coturri – Natural Winemaking (part 2)
Ep#25 Tony Coturri – Natural Winemaking (part 1)
Ep#24 – A Freestyle on Healthy Food and Farming – Special Edition
Ep#23 – Navina Khanna (HEAL Food Alliance) – Part 2
Ep#22 – Navina Khanna (HEAL Food Alliance) – Part 1
Ep#21 – 3 Minutes On The Food Movement
Ep#21 – 3 Minutes on the Food Movement: The Dilemma I Face as an Activist
Ep#20 – Woody Tasch (Slow Money) – Part 2
Ep#19 – Woody Tasch (Slow Money) – Part 1
Ep#18 Call to Action
Ep#17 (part 2) Nicolette Hahn Niman – The Case for Sustainable Meat Production
Ep#16 (part 1)- Nicolette Hahn Niman – The Case for Sustainable Meat Production
Ep#15 – 4 Min on Healthy Food and Farming
Ep#14 (part 2) – Paul Dolan: Regenerative Ag
Ep#13 (part 1) – Paul Dolan: Regenerative Ag
Ep#12 – 3 Minutes on The Food Movement
Ep#11 (part 2) – Howard Yana Shapiro, Chief Agricultural Officer, Mars Inc
Ep#10 (part 1) – Howard Yana Shapiro, Chief Agricultural Officer, Mars Inc
Ep#9 – 4 Minutes On Healthy Food & Farming
Ep#8 – Dan Imhoff, Author of: The Farm Bill, A Citizens Guide
Ep#7 – 3 Minutes On The Food Movement
Ep#6 (part 2) – J. Miakoda Taylor, Founder Of Fierce Allies
Ep#5 (part 1) – J. Miakoda Taylor, Founder Of Fierce Allies
Ep#4 – 4 Minutes On Healthy Food and Farming
Ep#3 – Naomi Starkman, Founder of Civil Eats
Ep#2 – 3 Minutes On The Food Movement: Insights From a Pioneer
Ep#1- Anya Fernald, Belcampo Meat Co., Iron Chef
Press Releases
New CA Coalition Forms to Reduce Soda Use – Targeting End of Session
Whole Foods Market’s 5% Day to Benefit PHI’s Roots of Change: Healthy Food, from Every Farm to Every Fork
ROC and CAFPC release 2015 Legislative Report
ROC and CAFPC Release 2014 Legislative Report
New Report Gives CA Elected Officials a ‘Needs Improvement’ Grade on Food and Farm Policy
ROC Releases CAFPC 2013 Legislative Report
ROC and ROC Projects in the News
Engineering Control Recommendations for Building Polytunnels that Stay Cooler During High Temperatures
Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food System Investments Secured in Climate Bond
Can Working in Polytunnels Affect Farmworker Health and Safety?
Regenerative Beef Gets a Boost from California Universities
Hunger in California
What is the California Health Equity & Racial Justice Fund?
Organizaciones piden fondos al gobernador de California para ayuda social
Advocates are pushing for a health equity and racial justice fund in California. Here’s what it would do.
Residentes del Valle quieren equidad en salud y justicia racial para sus comunidades
Health Equity & Racial Justice Fund Rally in Los Angeles, April 19, 2022
Opinion: California Must Step Up to Address Racism as a Public Health Crisis
California, keep funding every part of public health
Commentary: Secretary Vilsack, don’t invest in a broken system
Good Day Sacramento news coverage of Meat Processing Expansion
Guest column: Resilience for farmworkers and farms key to Ventura County’s future
California must reform meat supply chain if Sacramento wants to stay Farm to Fork capital
Op-Ed: California Health Equity Fund Will Improve Health and Resilience Through Healthy Food Systems
COVID-19 Sparks a Rebirth of the Local Farm Movement
California could make food more affordable and help farmers; here’s how
Interview with Michael R. Dimock by Capital Public Radio
Michael R. Dimock interviewed by Santa Barbara News Station on Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax Bill
Interview with Michael R. Dimock at Food Tank Summit
Interview with Michael R. Dimock and Nicolette Hahn Niman on Capital Public Radio
Farm to Table Talk Interview with Michael R. Dimock
The Presidential Candidates Still Aren’t Talking About Our Food Supply
Cities Hire Food Systems Experts To Address Obesity, Food Access
Ten Questions with Michael Dimock, President of Roots of Change
A nutrition program California should stop starving now
California Assemblyman Proposes Soda Tax
Soda Tax Is Again Before California Legislators
Need for Improvement on Ag Policy
California Wants to Help Low-Income Residents Buy More Fresh Produce
How Oakland’s Roots of Change is Transforming Food Policy in California
Food Stamps at Farmers’ Markets
Put more fresh food on the dinner table for poor families
Native Food Sovereignty
Setting the Table for a Better Food Policy
Food and Farm Report Grades Policy
Food Groups Give Report on Legislators
Food and Politics Both on the Menu
How well has California legislature tackled food and farm issues?
Most Important Action Is Local
Food Policy Report Gives CA Legislators a Mixed Review
California legislature graded for 2014 food, ag votes
A just food system for all Californians
Radio Interview with Michael Dimock: Is the Food Movement a Political Force Yet?
Food advocate to speak in Burlingame: Roots of Change’s Michael Dimock to discuss sustainable food
David Chiu and David Campos to debate in food-focused forum
Food Dialogues: Helping Consumers Understand How Food is Raised
Tending the concept of urban agriculture
California’s drought-prone pattern forcing farmers to adapt
Abundance Doesn’t Mean Health
On the Front Burner: CA Food & Farming Legislative Action (Huffington Post)
On the Front Burner: CA Food & Farming Legislation (Civil Eats)
New Coalition Pushes for More Healthful, Low-Cost Food Options
A Guide to a First-of-Its-Kind Report on California Food
Food Reform on CA’s Front Burner: CA Food Policy Council report launches
Univision & TV Crews flock to cover CAFPC launch
Can Public Health United the Good Food Movement?
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Putting Farmland On A Fertilizer Diet
Fighting Childhood Obesity: It’s A Family Affair
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Baltimore’s can-do approach to food justice
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Pilot program helps cooks develop business plan
Turning the Farm Bill into the Food Bill
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Mi Pueblo Food Centers success story for immigrant
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USDA funds research on crops and climate change
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The Color of Food
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America’s Good Food Fight
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Junking Junk Food
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California Almond Industry Record Keeps on Breaking
Grass Fed | A Few Beefs
Urban Agriculture in West Oakland Gets a $4 Million Boost
Holistic Management leads the way in the Soil Carbon Challenge
Field Report: Will Work For Food
Farmers and Ranchers are Getting Older
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California ‘incubator’ nurtures young farmers
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Urban Farming for Cash Gains a Toehold in San Francisco
U.S. Agriculture & Climate Change Legislation: Markets, Myths & Opportunities
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Sustainable Family Farm in SoCal
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New Tool for Improving Switchgrass
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Stone Barn Center for Food and Agriculture
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