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Just Food Nation

October 23, 2008
Today's San Francisco Bay Guardian features an article on how transforming how we eat will address poverty, public health, and environmental sustainability. Among other things, it argues for creating progressive local food bills to generate grassroots policymaking to eventually influence the Farm Bill, by creating local legislative models.
Read the full article, including quotes from ROC President Michael Dimock, here.

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Farming In The Heart Of Urban LA

October 21, 2008
HOMEGROWN is a new documentary that follows the Dervaes family who run a small organic farm in the heart of urban Pasadena, California. While "living off the grid", they harvest over 6,000 pounds of produce on less than a quarter of an acre, make their own bio diesel, power their computers with the help of solar panels, and maintain a website that gets 4,000 hits a day. The film is an intimate human portrait of what it's like to live like "Little House on the Prairie" in the 21st Century.
Find out more and watch the trailer here.

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Restaurant Industry Forcast Shows Consumers Want Green

October 21, 2008
According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2008 Restaurant Industry Forecast, more than six out of ten consumers say they are likely to choose a restaurant based on its environmental efforts. The sustainability efforts of many restaurants have already gone beyond energy conservation, to include sourcing of sustainable and local foods and beverages; biodegradable single use products; green building materials and buildings; and use of renewable energy.
Find out more here.

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An Open Letter to the Next Farmer in Chief

October 20, 2008
This past Sunday The New York Times ran an article by Michael Pollan titled Farmer in Chief - a letter to the next president of the United States that recognizes the central importance of farming, and the reformation of our nations food system, to our society, economy and environment.

Pollen is also interviewed today on NPR's Fresh Air - where he discusses, in detail, the issues and suggestions put forth in the letter.

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Real Food Challange

October 14, 2008
What is the Real Food Challenge (RFC): The Real Food Challenge is both a campaign and a network. The campaign is aimed at increasing the procurement of real food on college and university campuses. By leveraging their purchasing power college campuses can help catalyze the transformation of the larger food system. The network offers a chance for students and their allies (those working on the campaign along with those who've yet to sign on) to make connections, learn from one another, and grow the movement. Goals: To redirect 20% of all food purchased by colleges and universities (currently 4 billion dollars) towards real food by 2020.

RFC National Month of Action for a Just and Sustainable Food System -- September 21st-October 21st
RFC is launching their campaign and network with a month of action where students can stand hand in hand with farmers, farm workers, food service and allies to highlight the need for real change in campus food around the country. To find more information about actions in your area go to http://realfoodchallenge.org/launch-challenge.

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