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Annual Oklahoma /Arkansas Horticulture Industries Show

January 6 and 7, 2012
Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus

Two days of concurrent educational sessions are conducted in each of the 5 areas of Vegetables, Public Gardens, Fruits, Sustainable Ag/Farmers Markets, & Christmas Trees.

Theme for the Horticulture Industry Show is "Propagating Success: Pursuing Excellence in Horticulture." For more information, please visit the website: www.hortla.okstate.edu/his

Southern SAWG Conference: Practical Tools & Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms

January 18-21, 2012
Little Rock, AR

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School Districts Participating in
Farm to School:

Alva, Arnett-Ellis, Beggs, Bethel, Bishop, Bishop McGuiness, Bixby
Blanchard, Bristow, Broken Arrow, Buffalo Valley, Carney, Casady, Chandler, Cherokee, Chickasha, Clinton, Comanche, Crutcho, Davenport, Dewey, Dickson, Duncan, Edmond, Elmore City, El Reno, Empire, Fairview, Fox, Glenpool, Hennessey, Hinton, Jenks, Jones, Kingfisher, Kingston, Lawton, Liberty, Lookeba-Sickles, Luther, Mason, Medford, Mid-Del, Milburn, Millwood, Minco, Mooreland, Morrison, Moseley, Moss, Muskogee, Mustang, Newcastle, Noble, Norman, Oakdale, Okarche, Okmulgee, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma State University – Stillwater, Oklahoma State University – OKC, Owasso, Pauls Valley, Perkins-Tryon, Piedmont, Ponca City, Pond Creek-Hunter, Putnam City, Riverside, Rosary, Sallisaw, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Sasakwa, Seeworth Academy, Sequoyah Claremore, Shawnee, Sperry, Stillwater, Tecumseh, Tonkawa, Tulsa, Tyrone, Waynoka, Wellston, Union Tulsa, University of Oklahoma, University of Science & Arts, Zaneis

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Good Food for Good Health

Farm to School aims at getting Oklahoma-grown food on the cafeteria trays of school children. It encourages farmers to sell produce to schools and encourages schools to buy part of their fresh fruit and vegetable needs from Oklahoma farmers along with local healthy farm products.

Farm to School Activities

Locally grown produce served in school cafeterias
School gardens & events
Farm & Farmers Market visits
Nutritional & educational curriculum
Cooking & Tasting demonstrations
Workshops for growers, food service personnel and teachers

Legislation

HB 2655 - The Oklahoma Farm to School Program Act was created by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Brad Henry on June 7, 2006, encouraging Oklahoma schools to purchase products from Oklahoma producers and supports the additional activities of the program.