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Field Notes – Fall 2007 (PDF, 600 FieldFieldKerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture Notes Notes Vol. 33, #3 • Fall 2007 Oklahoma Farm-to-School Initiative Wins State and National Honors —Maura McDermott Inside he Farm-to-School This Issue: TInitiative of the Kerr Center and the Horticulture 3 Industries Show Oklahoma Food Policy Pineywoods Cattle 4 Council received the 2007 “Champion of Oklahoma 8 Producer Grants Children’s Health” award Oct. 8 at an Biofuels Conference 10 awards banquet in Calendar 16 Oklahoma City. Kerr Center staff who worked long hours on farm-to-school. PHOTO CREDITS The center and the l-r: Doug Walton, Maura McDermott (with Champion of Pgs. 1, 10, 11 (top), 14: council were honored for Children's Health Award), Dr. Jim Horne and Anita Poole. Oklahoma Dept. of their five year effort to Agriculture, Food and establish a statewide farm-to-school program and supporters for their work and pointed out Forestry that would positively impact children’s health. the potential benefits of the program for Pgs. 4, 6: Maura The popular program has brought Oklahoma farmers. Secretary Peach voiced the McDermott Pg. 7: Wylie Harris Oklahoma-grown watermelons and honeydew hope that the program can be established in melons into 35 school districts and almost 400 every Oklahoma school. schools across the state. The goal of farm-to- “We’re just getting started,” he said. school is to “grow healthy kids and a healthy Farm-to-school programs get kids excited rural economy.” about eating healthy foods by serving high The Oklahoma Food Policy Council is a joint quality fresh fruits and vegetables in lunchrooms. project of the Oklahoma Department of Educational activities that teach kids about food, Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) and the nutrition, and farming are coordinated with Kerr Center. The twenty seven council members deliveries of the locally grown produce. and ad hoc members represent a cross section The children’s health award is one of eleven of Oklahomans. “Champions of Health” Awards given annually Kerr Center president and council chairman in various categories to individuals or groups Dr. Jim Horne and ODAFF secretary Terry Peach “working to make a difference in the health of their accepted the award. Dr. Horne thanked the council’s members continued on page two The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture continued from page one offers progressive leadership and educational programs to all those interested in making farming and ranching environmentally communities.” Chris Kirby coordinates Oklahoma’s friendly, socially equitable, and economically Blue Cross and Blue Shield of farm-to-school program at ODAFF. She viable over the long term. Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State says that research shows that students The Kerr Center is a non-profit foundation Department of Health, the Oklahoma choose significantly more servings of fruits located on 4,000 acres near the south- Hospital Association, the Oklahoma and vegetables when given the choice of eastern Oklahoma town of Poteau. It was established in 1985. Osteopathic Association and the high quality, farm fresh produce. For further information contact us at: Oklahoma State Medical Association Research in Oklahoma has shown that P.O. Box 588, Poteau, OK 74953 sponsor the awards. children who participate in school gardens 918/647-9123 phone, In May, the Oklahoma Food Policy eat more vegetables and less junk food. 918/647-8712 fax [email protected] Council was named a “Partner in Advancing School gardens and cooking classes are www.kerrcenter.com Public Health” by the National Centers for often included in comprehensive farm-to- Overstreet-Kerr Historical Farm Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). school programs. 918/966-3396 The award recognizes “substantial Kirby travels the state promoting such [email protected] contributions by a state or local partner” to activities as well as connecting farmers PROGRAMS INCLUDE: the state’s efforts to prevent obesity and with schools. To find out more, call her at • Oklahoma Producer Grants other chronic diseases. 405.522.2106. • The Stewardship Farm • Rural Development and Public Policy The CDC cited the council’s “dedication For complete information on the • Communications/Education to public health” and its “creative energy” Oklahoma Food Policy Council and farm- • Overstreet-Kerr Historical Farm in developing the farm-to-school program. to-school, visit www.kerrcenter.com. For STAFF: When the food policy council began curriculum focused on food, nutrition and James E. Horne, PhD., to meet in 2001, no one really knew agriculture visit the Oklahoma Ag in the President and CEO whether schools in Oklahoma were even Classroom program, online at Simon Billy, Stewardship Ranch Technician interested in buying locally. The council www.agclassroom.org/ok. To learn about Jessica Castillo, Office Coordinator Barbara Chester, Corporate Secretary surveyed food service directors and found all of this year’s Champions of Health, go Jim Combs, Development Manager, substantial interest. The results were pub- to www.championsofhealth.org. Overstreet-Kerr Historical Farm lished in the Oklahoma Farm-to-School Wylie Harris, Contract Communications Report in 2003. Specialist Next the council sponsored a series of George Kuepper, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist meetings during which the nuts and bolts Kerr Center to Lead Regional Maura McDermott, of a farm-to-school pilot were worked out. Farm-to-School Effort Communications Director The pilot projects in four, then six, school Because of its success in establishing a Lena Moore, Administrative Assistant districts in 2004 and 2005 went off without Mary Penick, Research Assistant farm-to-school program in Oklahoma, the a hitch and were extremely popular. Anita Poole, Assistant to the President/ Kerr Center has been chosen to be the Legal Counsel The Kerr Center continued educational lead agency for the Midwest (Oklahoma, David Redhage, Director, Southern SARE outreach with workshops, small farm Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, North PDP Program Natural Resources Economist tours, farm-to-school web pages, articles, and South Dakota) in the new National Liz Speake, Business Manager brochures and resource guides for both Farm-to-School Network. Currently Doug Walton, Community Foods Oklahoma and Iowa are the only two Coordinator food service and farmers. The Oklahoma states in the region with farm-to-school Alan Ware, Director, Producer Grants Food Connection, containing information programs. Program/Stewardship Farm about farms wanting to sell to schools and The center’s Anita Poole will work Melanie Zoeller, Corporate Secretary a list of schools interested in buying locally with partners in the various states. Field Notes is published quarterly and grown, was published in 2003 and is sent free to subscribers. Address corre- Priorities include initiating food policy spondence to: Maura McDermott, editor. updated in 2006. councils, evaluating barriers to farm to Copyright 2007 by the Kerr Center for Five years of effort by the Kerr Center school, providing survey materials, joint Sustainable Agriculture. Newsletter articles and the Oklahoma Food Policy Council may be reprinted if credit is given and a media and marketing efforts, and train- copy is sent to the newsletter editor. paid off when Governor Brad Henry signed ing/networking. For more information go Design by Argus Designworks a bill in 2006 establishing a statewide to www.farmtoschool.org. Printed by Calvert-McBride, Ft. Smith, AR farm-to-school program. 2 FIELD NOTES FALL 2007 Celebrating Horticulture – Four Seasons of Success: 2008 Horticulture Industries Show he 27th Annual Horticulture Coleman is widely recognized rake, and European style scythe. He within the organic growing commu- has served as a tool consultant to a TIndustries Show will take place nity for his development of season- number of companies, and presently on Tulsa Community College’s extension techniques. He and his consults and designs tools for wife Barbara Damrosch operate a Johnny's Selected Seeds. Northeast Campus on January 4-5. year-round market garden using Coleman will be the keynote The public and growers from unheated and minimally heated speaker on both days of the HIS, dis- Oklahoma, Arkansas, and surround- greenhouses on their Four Season cussing tool use on the first day, and ing states are welcome at this Farm, in Harborside, Maine. production methods on the second. grower meeting and trade show. It He will also present two sessions consistently provides the latest infor- during the regular programming mation on vegetables, fruit, herbs, tracks, and will be available for a Christmas trees, farmer’s market book signing after Friday afternoon’s crops, sustainable agriculture and sessions. public gardening issues. Lunches on both days will This year’s HIS keynote speaker feature locally produced, seasonal is Eliot Coleman, who has nearly 40 foods. Attendees are encouraged to years of experience in all aspects of register early as lunchtime seating is organic farming, including field veg- limited. etables, greenhouse vegetables, The Kerr Center sponsors the rotational grazing of cattle and Horticulture Industries Show, along sheep, and range poultry. His books with the University of Arkansas, include The New Organic Grower Oklahoma State University, Tulsa and Four Season Harvest. The farm is also the site of Community College, and the Samuel Coleman served for two years various horticultural research pro- Roberts Noble Foundation. as the Executive Director of the jects. Coleman has
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