Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-5-60.2
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A. The Legislature recognizes that:
1. Farm to School Programs link schools and Oklahoma farms in
order to provide schools with fresh and minimally processed farm
commodities for inclusion in school meals and snacks, to help
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 190
children develop healthy eating habits, and to improve Oklahoma
farmers’ incomes and direct access to markets; and
2. The benefits of Farm to School Programs often include
activities that provide students with hands-on learning
opportunities, such as farm visits, cooking demonstrations, and
school gardening and composting programs, and integrate nutrition
and agriculture education into school curricula.
B. It is the intent of the Legislature that school districts
encourage the implementation of the Oklahoma Farm to School Program,
which will emphasize the purchase of locally and regionally produced
foods in order to improve child nutrition and strengthen local and
regional farm economies.
C. A successful statewide Farm to School Program will require
the resources, expertise, and collaboration of a variety of state
agencies, including the State Department of Education, the State
Department of Health, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food,
and Forestry, the Department of Human Services, and a nonprofit
agency that has experience in Farm to School Programs.
1. Farm to School Programs link schools and Oklahoma farms in
order to provide schools with fresh and minimally processed farm
commodities for inclusion in school meals and snacks, to help
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 190
children develop healthy eating habits, and to improve Oklahoma
farmers’ incomes and direct access to markets; and
2. The benefits of Farm to School Programs often include
activities that provide students with hands-on learning
opportunities, such as farm visits, cooking demonstrations, and
school gardening and composting programs, and integrate nutrition
and agriculture education into school curricula.
B. It is the intent of the Legislature that school districts
encourage the implementation of the Oklahoma Farm to School Program,
which will emphasize the purchase of locally and regionally produced
foods in order to improve child nutrition and strengthen local and
regional farm economies.
C. A successful statewide Farm to School Program will require
the resources, expertise, and collaboration of a variety of state
agencies, including the State Department of Education, the State
Department of Health, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food,
and Forestry, the Department of Human Services, and a nonprofit
agency that has experience in Farm to School Programs.
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