Do Oklahoma school districts need more assistance to implement farm-to-school?
The initial grants funding the pilot program are no longer available. The Oklahoma Department of Education Child Nutrition Program has initiated educational outreach to school food service directors about farm-to-school. The Oklahoma Food Policy Council believes that with the new state program, the Oklahoma farm-to-school program can be expanded to include more schools, more produce items, more farmers, and more food and nutrition education. (In May 2006, the Oklahoma legislature established an Oklahoma Farm-to-school program, with a coordinator located at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
The initial grants funding the pilot program are no longer available. The Oklahoma Department of Education Child Nutrition Program has initiated educational outreach to school food service directors about farm-to-school. The Oklahoma Food Policy Council believes that with the new state program, the Oklahoma farm-to-school program can be expanded to include more schools, more produce items, more farmers, and more food and nutrition education.
