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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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
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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
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New soul food spots coming to Tenderloin, BayviewAmanda Berne
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
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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
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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
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May 2006 | Features
Real Food 4 Real Hunger
Bringing nutrition to needy neighborhoods
by Traci Hukill
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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.
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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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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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David Roach, Mo’ Better Foods Eric Vega, Freedom Bound Center, Sol Art Collective, Sacramento 6) Enclosing the Knowledge Commons: Capture of the Public ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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Food Justice in San Francisco
Bringing healthy produce to poor neighborhoods
Food activists, small farmers lead project
SF Chronicle Posted 7/16/2004
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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; ...
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"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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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Sandy Beale, Tulare County Food Bank. David Roach, West Oakland Food Project ... COMMUNITY FOOD ASSESSMENTS: A Tool for Creating a Better. Food System ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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