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About Farm to School
Media Coverage of Oklahoma Farm to School
Video
Vici
Grimes, Child Nutrition Director for Stillwater Public Schools with
Connie Whitmore of Whitmore Farms, were one of the pioneers of the
Oklahoma Farm to School Program. This video was produced in 2006 as an
introduction to schools to the new Farm to School Program. Video was
produced by the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
Radio
Lisa Griffin, Child Nutrition Director for Union Schools; Tiffany Poe, chef consultant; and Susan Bergen, Peach Crest Farms were guests on the KRMG OK Foodie radio talk show talking about re-training cafeteria personnel in knife skills and menu prep along with using local produce. The Farm to School Program & Dept of Agriculture was mentioned several times. Listen to show
Heather
Worlick from the Daily Oklahoman interview with
Chef Harry and
Chris Kirby about the Oklahoma Farm to School Program – 9/18/07
Television
Farm to Market event at Ross Elementary School in Tulsa School district where over 500 children taste tested grilled squash, fresh watermelon salsa, whole wheat pancakes, milked Bessie the Cow and made plant pots from newspaper and planted lettuce, spinach or green bean plants to take home and plant. This is an excellent very effective event for children in encouraging them to eat more fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, how to prepare them and learn how they are grown. KTUL CH 8 did a story about the event.
Sunup did a very nice segment with PeachCrest Farms & Farm to School and you can view by clicking on the link http://www.sunup.okstate.edu/video/8-20-11/seg2.html
Chef Harry with Oklahoma Farm to School – Horizon TV – 1/6/08
Farm to School – Horizon TV – 6/3/07
Farm to School – Horizon TV – 3/18/07
Farm
to School – an interview with Farm to School
Coordinator
Horizon
TV – 3/18/07
Farm
to School – continued interview with Farm to School Coordinator
Horizon
TV – 3/18/07
Newspaper
Area schools serve Oklahoma grown foods by Kim Archer, Tulsa World
Published: 11/21/2011
The Farm to School Program and Made in Oklahoma Coalition partner to promote and serve Oklahoma grown and produced foods in the school cafeteria
Asparagus first of seasonal produce by Candace Krebs. Ag Journal.
Published 04/15/2011
Wayne and Connie Whitmore of Coyle, Okla. proudly sell asparagus to the Coyle elementary school where Connie teaches kindergarten, but finding an affordable way to buy and serve the fresh produce is a challenge for schools. Connie also incorporates garden education into her classroom.
Ponca City News – The Neighborhood Chef, Sherry Muchmore, on July 26, 2011 devoted a page segment on the Jr Chef Camp that Jeff Denton, Ponca City Child Nutrition Director developed. Chris was a guest and worked with the children in cooking & tasting locally grown fruits & vegetables.
PDF of article
Article in Daily Oklahoman mentioned Farm to School as a state program that can help in preventative health. "Preventative Health Measures Needed"
http://newsok.com/article/3609006 - October 1, 2011
Article in the Daily Oklahoman mentions Farm to School as one of the state's programs to help aid in combating childhood obesity.
Interview with Farm to School Coordinator Chris Kirby
The Oklahoman recently published a question-and-answer session with
Chris Kirby, the Farm to School Coordinator at the Oklahoma Department
of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
PDF of article
Nutrition official promotes healthy choices to students
10/16/2008 - Article by
Jesse Olivarez
With the rising costs of food, the Sand Springs school district
began this year with some concern for child nutrition services' budget
9/10/2008 - Sand Springs Leader
Just
Peachy – Local Woman puts a lot of work into 168 acres farm
6/8/08 - Norman
Transcript
PDF of article
Farm to School Program benefits students and farmers
6/8/08 - Norman
Transcript
Media
coverage of the Oklahoma Farm to School Program
on the National
Farm to School website
Food program brings together schools, farmers
USAToday - 3/24/2008
Farm to School A Hit with Students
Article by Kendra Blevins – GTR News Online
Edmond Schools Use Salad Bars, Farm to School Program to urge Nutrition
Patty Miller – The Edmond Sun
Putting food on the table
Schools revise programs as prices rise – Pryor Daily News
Press Releases - National
For current Farm to School news items, click here
On July 12, 2011, Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced the release of the USDA Farm to School Team's 2010 Summary Report at the School Nutrition Association's Annual National Conference in Nashville, TN.
The Report is available on the USDA Farm to School website at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/F2S/ and summarizes the overall common threads of lessons learned, best practices, tips, common barriers and possible solutions from the Team's 2010 site visits. The Report also includes the Team's recommendations for ways in which the Department can continue its support of Farm to School and local food systems. Oklahoma had two sites chosen for visits and were Morrison Public Schools & Union School district in Tulsa. There were several mentions of the Oklahoma programs throughout the report.
Information from the USDA Farm to School Team visit with Morrison Public Schools in Oklahoma last September has now been posted on their website at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/f2s/reports/morrison/1.htm.
Information from the USDA Farm to School Team visit with Union Public Schools in Oklahoma last September has now been posted on their website at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/f2s/reports/Union/1.htm
Kimberly replaces playground by Miranda C.R. White Redlands Daily Facts
Published
10/09/2008
For the opening ceremony, Bob Knight of Farm to School, a program that provides
local produce to schools, donated freshly picked apples. Knight also donated
oranges from his Old Grove Orange farm for the volunteers on the build day
to thank the Redlands Unified School District for buying local oranges and
apples for their schools.
Read the entire article
School Lunch Program Promotes Healthy Eating by Associated
Press Food Product Design
Published 10/09/2008
Bistro Kids Farm 2 School Lunch Program operates in Kansas and Missouri
and aims to promote farm-to-school ideals, a concept introduced in 2000
by the national Farm To School Network.
Read the entire article
EHOVE lunch fresh from the farm The News-Messenger
Published 10/07/2008
Lunchtime at EHOVE Career Center has taken on a fresh approach this year,
with many of the fruits and vegetables served up on the trays less than
24 hours after picking. As one of two schools in Ohio participating in
the Farm to School Program, students are offered fresh produce from a
nearby source.
Read the entire article.
Lunches go organic in some schools by Associated Press CNN
Published 10/07/2008
The Academy is one of three Kansas City-area private schools that participate
in Bistro Kids' Farm 2 School program, which is committed to improving
students' health by offering lunches from organic, natural, locally-grown
food. "It's really, really good," said sixth-grader Peter Imel,
while chomping away on pizza. "When I first heard about it, I thought,
'OK, maybe, maybe not.' But it's better than any restaurant I've been
to."
Read the entire article.
