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Dr. John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association speaks CNN

April 24th
10th Congressional District Congressmen Dennis J. Kicinch calls for justice for Black farmers.

April 22nd
Mo' Better Food Featured on theroot.com
An Earth Day Solution For Urban Food Deserts
By: Frank McCoy

May 12th
Accepting vendor applications for the Mo' Better Food Market.
Application form here

May 12th
Review our most updated crop list and prices for June, July, and August. The produce is grown by the African American farmers of California.

EVENTS
June 19th -

The Mo' Better Food Market opens at 7th Street and Markets
July 4th - Tribute to Frederick Douglass

Mo' Better Food is developing a food system that will not only increase access to healthier foods, but will also create jobs within the community.

We call our mission and strategy -building Healthy Economics.
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David Roach receives Profiles of excellence award from ABC news
DID YOU KNOW?
According to the 2007 U.S Census, the African American population in California is 6.7%. (2,450,444).
According to 2007 Agcensus, African American farmers make up less than 1/3 of 1% of all the farmers in California (around 370 farmers in total).

Who will supply healthy food for the African American commmunity?

We asked this question in 1996 at the Mo' Better Food Conference in San Francisco. The Mo' Better Food Conference brought together Black farmers, urban gardeners, church leaders to answer the above question.

We thought naturally, African American farmers should supply healthy food in our neighborhoods. But we really wanted to raise the topic to leave the Mo' Better Food Conference with a community agenda.

Where are the Black farmers?

How many do we have? What do they grow? These were the questions raised during the conference and we left in pursuit to answer.

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	"Pick a fruit. Feed a child. Plant a seed. Feed a nation.'
	PRESS USA TODAY Jan 15th, 2009 Record Volunteerism expected on MLK day In Oakland, Mo' Better Foods... more Food Fighter Former high school teacher David Roach is bringing black farmers and ... I started Mo’ Better Food in 1998 as a reaction to three factors: the ... more Seeds of change: buying black farm products enriches the health and wealth of our community.(BUYING POWER) Publication: Black Enterprise Publication Date: 01-JAN-07 more Produce to the People Community gardens and farmers' markets challenge convenience stores and fast-food joints by Constance Matthiessen and Anne Hamersky November/December 2006 more New soul food spots coming to Tenderloin, BayviewAmanda Berne Wednesday, February 1, 2006 more Mo' Better Food For Mo' People African-American farmers Deliver Fresh Foods to Bay Area Urban Communities by Maahum Chaudhry, staff writer September 14, 2006 11:29 AM more When David Roach, the founder of Oakland's Mo' Better Food who spent most of his childhood in Foster City, was working on his bachelor's degree at Morehouse more May 2006 \| Features Real Food 4 Real Hunger Bringing nutrition to needy neighborhoods by Traci Hukill more In 1999, a class-action suit by America’s black farmers won what some called the biggest civil rights award in United States history. The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., ruled that the USDA had systematically discriminated against black farmers in awarding loans and other government assistance. more We are partners of the national Community Food Security Coalition, ... David Roach, Mo' Better Foods -; Shyaam Shabaka, EcoVillage Farm Learning Center ... more A Look Ahead Beamed-in Bioneers The 17th Bioneers conference will be broadcast to several western towns and includes local presenters By Marita Prandoni Communications Associate Bioneers/CHI for Headwaters News October 10, 2006 more Melissa Nelson, David Roach, Paula Garcia - Celebrating Diversity ... Hosted by the Cultural Conservancy’s Melissa Nelson; with David Roach, founder and president of Mo’Better Food, which connects African American Farmers with ... more Produce to the People - November/December 2006 - Sierra Magazine ... Making sure everything runs smoothly is teacher and community activist David Roach, who helped establish the market in 1998 through the Mo' Better Food ... more - Deep roots \| Oakland Tribune \| Find Articles at BNET When David Roach, the founder of Oakland's Mo' Better Food who spent most of his childhood in Foster City, was working on his bachelor's degree at Morehouse ... more California Community Food Security Summit June 10 This year: $400000 in kind food probably worth over. a million. David Roach, West Oakland Food Project & Mo’ Better Foods. Links African American farmers to ... more Food Access Projects in Oakland Mandela Farmer’s Market: The WOFC, in conjunction with Mo’Better Food and David Roach, also initiated the very successful weekly Mandela Farmer’s Market ...more Salad Days « Terrain Magazine, Summer 2003 « Ecology Center Since 1999, David Roach, founder of the non-profit Familyhood Connection, has been getting fresh foods into West Oakland with his project, Mo' Better Food. more David Roach, Mo’ Better Foods Eric Vega, Freedom Bound Center, Sol Art Collective, Sacramento 6) Enclosing the Knowledge Commons: Capture of the Public ... more Whole Life Times: Real Food 4 Real Hunger One afternoon in 1995, Oakland teacher David Roach was talking with one of his high ... Within the year Roach had started Mo’ Better Foods, bringing African ... more The Green Life: December 2006 "The public is placing locally grown foods on the same pedestal organics once ... David Roach, founder of Mo' Better Food in Oakland; author (and former ... more New soul food spots coming to Tenderloin, Bayview Feb 1, 2006 ... The part that's really exciting is that he's working with David Roach of Oakland -based nonprofit group Mo' Better Food to use produce from more The West Oakland market is smaller, more intimate than others. It is modeled after a program started by David Roach, who through his Mo' Better Food Markets ... more Common Ground: Produce to the People Mo’ Better Food Founder David Roach runs Mandela Farmers Market on Saturdays in West Oakland to link African American farmers to African American markets. ... more Food Justice in San Francisco Bringing healthy produce to poor neighborhoods Food activists, small farmers lead project SF Chronicle Posted 7/16/2004 more Getting healthy foods to poor people a struggle \| WSBT South Bend ...The need for encouraging better food choices in such areas is clear from a 2007 ... a low-income, often violent area of the Bay Area city — David Roach ... more Food news and recipes \| KING5.com \| News for Seattle, Washington Jul 23, 2008 ... The need for encouraging better food choices in such areas is clear ... often violent area of the Bay Area city -- David Roach started a ... more National Media Coverage -- FarmtoSchool.org This Thanksgiving, perhaps, the food will get a little more attention than .... "One afternoon in 1995, Oakland teacher David Roach was talking with one of ... more Real Health - Summer 2007 : Food Fighter Food Fighter Former high school teacher David Roach is bringing black farmers and ... I started Mo’ Better Food in 1998 as a reaction to three factors: the ... more From value to values: sustainable consumption at farmers markets Similarly, in an e-mail to the Mo’ Better Foods. mailing list, West Oakland market founder David Roach. described the need to purchase food grown by black ... more HeraldNet: Effort to bring fresh food to Central District ... at Mo' Better Foods Farmers Market in Oakland, Calif. In east Oakland, Calif ., a low-income, often violent area of the Bay Area city, David Roach ... more Public Markets and Community Health: An Examination Brahm Ahmadi of People’s Grocery; David Roach of Mo’Better Food; Adriana Pezzulli of. the Lower Eastside Girls Club; PolicyLink; ... more "Most Black communities are food insecure, which means no food, no food," says David Roach, founder of Mo' Better Food. "Why twice? No food means poor ... more The Morning Show for Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 DAVID ROACH, Founder of Mo Better Food, www.mobetterfood.com , Ben Burkett, State Director Mississippi Association Of Cooperatives in association with The ... more Black Farms, Black Markets For black farmers, succeeding financially and bringing healthy food to urban ... Mandela's founder, David Roach, observes: "Agriculture is just what it says ... more BAY AREA / Bringing healthy produce to poor neighborhoods / Food ... Roach and other organizers created a food distribution system that connects the ... Mo' Better Food (runs Mandela Farmers' Market), P.O. Box 10677, Oakland, ... more Sandy Beale, Tulare County Food Bank. David Roach, West Oakland Food Project ... COMMUNITY FOOD ASSESSMENTS: A Tool for Creating a Better. Food System ... more Oklahoma Media Coverage -- FarmtoSchool.org Proponents say a more local food supply can relieve hunger, ... "One afternoon in 1995, Oakland teacher David Roach was talking with one of his high school ... more The Green Life: Bridging the Dining Divide "How to Provide Good Food for Everyone" was the topic at hand for panelists Edie ... David Roach, founder of Mo' Better Food in Oakland; author (and former ... more Archive - Commonwealth Club Recorded Nov 13 2006. Healthful, Safe, Sustainable? How to Provide Good Food for Everyone. DARYL HANNAH, EDIE JESSUP, DAVID ROACH, MARK WINNE, PAUL RAUBER ... more Celebrating Diversity: Multicultural Food Ways (A23) \| Bioneers Hosted by the Cultural Conservancy's Melissa Nelson; with David Roach, founder and president of Mo'Better Food, which connects African American Farmers with http://www.bioneers.org/node/336 If you would like to arrange an interview please send your request to info@mobetterfood.com It may take us a while to respond to your message, but we will return your message. In addition to promoting your product or service, your advertisement helps our cause. In addition to the Mo' Better Food.com website, we are utilizing other websites to promote the Healthy Economics Campaign to keep you abreast. In addition to advertising on Mo' Better Food, your company may consider these sites as well. A list of sites (including Mo' Better Food) can be found by clicking here.

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David Roach receives "Outstanding Community Service Award" from the National Morehouse Alumni Association at homecoming November 2009. Since, so few African Americans are actually involved in farming, we believe, there is a corollation between the few Black farmers actually farming, and the lack of fresh fruits and vegetables available in our communities. We believe, if we promote and support African Americans to participate in agriculture, we will have mo' access to healthy foods, create new jobs, reduce the cost of food and have a better diet. OUR ROLE Mo' Better Food's role has been to protect, preserve, and promote the well being of Blacks in agriculture by establishing markets for our produce. in communities that lack access to fruits and vegetables first. OUR STRATEGY Establish markets within the community. FOOD SCARCITY Today, many predominately African American communities throughout the United States have been defined as "food insecure." A term used to say, the residents do not have access to fresh fruits and vegetables. For example, the state of California has the largest agricultural industry in the United States, yet most of the Black communities within California are food insecure. OUR PLEDGE We must provide places that enable our farmers to get their food to the people. The more we do these things, the more we will build Healthy economics. THE SOLUTION BUILD HEALTHY ECONOMICS Join our network Donate today! Hotep! (Means Peace)

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USA TODAY Jan 15th, 2009 Record Volunteerism expected on MLK day In Oakland, Mo' Better Foods... more Food Fighter Former high school teacher David Roach is bringing black farmers and ... I started Mo’ Better Food in 1998 as a reaction to three factors: the ... more

We are partners of the national Community Food Security Coalition, ... David Roach, Mo' Better Foods -; Shyaam Shabaka, EcoVillage Farm Learning Center ... more

The Green Life: Bridging the Dining Divide "How to Provide Good Food for Everyone" was the topic at hand for panelists Edie ... David Roach, founder of Mo' Better Food in Oakland; author (and former ... more

If you would like to arrange an interview please send your request to info@mobetterfood.com

It may take us a while to respond to your message, but we will return your message.

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Oakland International
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July 2, 2010
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USA TODAY Jan 15th, 2009
Record Volunteerism expected on MLK day
In Oakland, Mo' Better Foods...
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Food Fighter Former high school teacher David Roach is bringing black farmers and ... I started Mo’ Better Food in 1998 as a reaction to three factors: the ...
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We are partners of the national Community Food Security Coalition, ... David Roach, Mo' Better Foods -; Shyaam Shabaka, EcoVillage Farm Learning Center ...
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The Green Life: Bridging the Dining Divide
"How to Provide Good Food for Everyone" was the topic at hand for panelists Edie ... David Roach, founder of Mo' Better Food in Oakland; author (and former ...
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