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INTERIM STUDY REPORT
Agriculture and Wildlife Committee
Rep. Dale DeWitt, Chairman
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Interim Study 13-060, Rep. Richard Morrissette
September 17, 2013
Community Poultry and Garden Exchange
Rep. Dorman
Opening statements and overview of interim study
o Out of Oklahoma’s 77 counties, 77 are food deserts.
o Of Oklahoma residents, 21.4 percent are lacking money for food.
o Oklahoma is the fourth hungriest state in the nation.
o 17.2 percent of the state’s population is considered food-insecure.
John Whetsel
Sheriff, Oklahoma County
johwhe@oklahomacounty.org
o Discussed the county’s inmate gardens program. This is the third year for the program.
o Some inmates have said they will garden at home and it has built skills for them while saving
money in the county jail.
Douglas Shinkle
Senior policy specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures
Dourlas.shinkle@ncsl.org
o Discussed what other states are doing to encourage community gardening.
o New York has state grant funding for community gardens and legislators are considering
legislation to strengthen the state’s community garden efforts.
o Tennessee’s Community Gardening Act of 1977 allows residents to obtain permits to use
vacant public land for gardens.
o California has placed emphasis on school gardens and enacted legislation that addressed sale of
garden produce.
o Recent legislation in Oregon authorized the Oregon Department of Education to award grants
to school districts to purchase Oregon food products.
Bob Wilson
Kiwanis Community Garden
Mustang
o Discussed the Kiwanis garden in Mustang. Members work together and make decisions as a
group about what to grow.
o The market opens in May and closes in September. This is the first year that it was open on
Wednesdays to reduce spoilage.
Bryan Buchwald
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| Title | 13-060 report ocr 1 |
| Full text | INTERIM STUDY REPORT Agriculture and Wildlife Committee Rep. Dale DeWitt, Chairman Oklahoma House of Representatives Interim Study 13-060, Rep. Richard Morrissette September 17, 2013 Community Poultry and Garden Exchange Rep. Dorman Opening statements and overview of interim study o Out of Oklahoma’s 77 counties, 77 are food deserts. o Of Oklahoma residents, 21.4 percent are lacking money for food. o Oklahoma is the fourth hungriest state in the nation. o 17.2 percent of the state’s population is considered food-insecure. John Whetsel Sheriff, Oklahoma County johwhe@oklahomacounty.org o Discussed the county’s inmate gardens program. This is the third year for the program. o Some inmates have said they will garden at home and it has built skills for them while saving money in the county jail. Douglas Shinkle Senior policy specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures Dourlas.shinkle@ncsl.org o Discussed what other states are doing to encourage community gardening. o New York has state grant funding for community gardens and legislators are considering legislation to strengthen the state’s community garden efforts. o Tennessee’s Community Gardening Act of 1977 allows residents to obtain permits to use vacant public land for gardens. o California has placed emphasis on school gardens and enacted legislation that addressed sale of garden produce. o Recent legislation in Oregon authorized the Oregon Department of Education to award grants to school districts to purchase Oregon food products. Bob Wilson Kiwanis Community Garden Mustang o Discussed the Kiwanis garden in Mustang. Members work together and make decisions as a group about what to grow. o The market opens in May and closes in September. This is the first year that it was open on Wednesdays to reduce spoilage. Bryan Buchwald |
| Date created | 2014-03-12 |
| Date modified | 2014-03-12 |
