{"id":4882,"date":"2019-04-19T11:30:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T18:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rootsofchange.org\/?page_id=4882"},"modified":"2020-11-07T10:48:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T18:48:40","slug":"our-positions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rootsofchange.org\/our-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Positions"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Many complex issues are linked to the creation of a healthy and resilient food system and there are ongoing debates over the relevant data. Consequently, although our positions are clear on the following food production issues, we maintain a willingness to change as indicated by scientific consensus or required by societal needs.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsofchange.org\/our-positions\/animal-welfare-and-animal-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Animal Welfare and Animal Rights<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsofchange.org\/our-positions\/big-vs-small-vs-industrial-agriculture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Big vs Small vs Industrial Agriculture<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsofchange.org\/our-positions\/animal-welfare-and-animal-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Food Chain Worker &amp; Immigration Policy<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsofchange.org\/our-positions\/farming-systems-conventional-no-till-carbon-farming-climate-smart-regenerative-organic-biodynamic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Farming Systems: Conventional, No-Till, Carbon Farming &amp; Climate Smart, <br \/><\/strong><strong>Regenerative, Organic &amp; Biodynamic<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsofchange.org\/our-positions\/food-justice-racism-in-the-food-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Food Justice &amp; Racism in the Food System<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsofchange.org\/our-positions\/gmos-or-genetically-engineered-crops-and-foods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>GMOs or Genetically Engineered Crops and Foods<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsofchange.org\/our-positions\/grass-finished-meat-consumption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Grass-Finished &amp; Meat Consumption<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsofchange.org\/our-positions\/plant-based-diets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Plant-based Diets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsofchange.org\/our-positions\/sugary-beverages-other-taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sugary Beverages &amp; Other Taxes<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many complex issues are linked to the creation of a healthy and resilient food system and there are ongoing debates over the relevant data. 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