OKLAHOMA CITY — City officials, vendors and individuals interested in organizing a farmer's market will be able to learn the basics at a Farmers Market Conference next month.
The
March 16 conference will be sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food and Forestry, which is partnering with the Regional Food Bank
of Oklahoma and OSU-OKC.
Breakout
sessions will include nutrition education at the farmers market, a health
regulations panel, supplemental nutrition and seniors nutrition programs at the
market, growing season planning, starting a farmers market, recruiting vendors
and marketing to the public.
Oklahoma
has more than 70 farmers markets spread across the state from Guymon to Idabel.
Several markets serve the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metropolitan areas. Markets
generally are open from April through October.
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