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Changemakers Network

What is the Changemakers Network?

boy_with_corn.jpg Movement toward a sustainable food system is underway. Many individuals, organizations, businesses, and agencies are already working to change the current system.


The Changemakers Network is a statewide coalition that combines all these individual efforts into a common framework in order to maximize impacts that will spur system-wide change.

Everyone in the food system is welcome to join the Changemakers Network. Whether you’re a business owner, the head of a school nutrition program, a dairy operator, or an enthusiastic eater – your leadership is needed to create a sustainable food system for California in one generation.

 

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ROC Fellows
Who are the Roots of Change Fellows?
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Fellows get to work in the CLBL farm house.
Chosen through an open application process, the ROC Fellows are a diverse group of CA food system leaders working together to develop strategies to create a sustainable food system for CA by 2030. Each class of ROC fellows is  selected to reflect a level of diversity and experience representative of the current CA food system. The fellows are chosen based on a wide variety of considerations including: their role in food system, leadership experience, project/business experience, connections to extended CA networks, and diversity of age, race, and geographic location to reflect the state’s overall diversity.
Read about the 2008 Fellowships here.
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Stewardship Council
ROC is governed by the Stewardship Council (formerly known as the ROC Council), made up of food system leaders. The Stewardship Council is currently expanding to 21 members selected from 13 sectors, which reflect the diversity of the population and food system in California.

The Stewardship Council grants funds. The Stewardship Council consists of the following members.
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Coordinating Team
ROC's staff and consultants, called the Coordinating Team, serve both the Changemakers Network and the Stewardship Council by communicating, convening, coordinating, evaluating, synthesizing, and recommending.
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Roots of Change Funders
Past and Current Funders - as of December 1, 2007
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2007 ROC Fellows
Roots of Change is pleased to announce its first class of Planning Fellows. Twenty-seven leaders from various food system sectors are working together over three sessions to define and prioritize strategies to launch a twenty-five year campaign. The goal of the campaign is to achieve a sustainable food system in California.
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Be a Changemaker - Actions You Can Take Today

Here are some actions you can take today to help create a sustainable food system for CA in one generation. 
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Call For Volunteers –

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Log onto the California Food Systems Network

Connect, collaborate, and create. The Food California Food Systems Network is a hub where all parts of the California food system can share, learn, and demonstrate the links between organizations, individuals, and businesses.

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