Breakout Sessions - Support Organizations 

Building Relationships: How to Best Support Farmers Markets, presented by David Smith (Lincoln County TSET HLP), Isabella Valderrama (Kingfisher County TSET HLP), and Sheri Ripley (Oklahoma State Dept. of Health)

9:50 - 10:50 AM

  • TSET Healthy Living Programs are serving counties all over the state of Oklahoma. One of their primary goals is to help support local food systems and increase access to healthy food for their communities. Hear examples of how TSET has supported local food systems in Lincoln and Kingfisher Counties. TSET Healthy Living Programs are serving counties all over the state of Oklahoma. One of their primary goals is to help support local food systems and increase access to healthy food for their communities. Hear examples of how TSET has supported local food systems in Lincoln and Kingfisher Counties.

EBT (SNAP, SFMNP, DUO) at Farmers Markets, presented by Kricia Phillips (Oklahoma Human Services), Kathryn Galier (Hunger Free Oklahoma), and Tarissa Johnson (USDA FNS) 

11:00 - 12:00 PM

  • Gain information on how various nutrition assistance programs function at farmers markets. Learn how you can support your food system through promotion or facilitation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) and Double Up Oklahoma (DUO) benefits being used to purchase local food.

Lunch

12:00 - 12:50 PM

Keynote Session with Jill Ragan, The Whispering Willow Farm

12:50 - 2:00 PM

Exhibit Hall

2:00 - 2:20 PM

Breakout Sessions 

Support Local: Steps to a Successful Cooking Demo, presented by Diana Romano (OSU Extension) and Stephanie DeBerry (ONIE Project) 

2:20 - 3:20 PM 

  • Learn about food safety practices through a sample farmers market cooking demo! Oklahoma Nutrition Information & Education (ONIE) Project and Oklahoma State University (OSU) Extension will partner to demonstrate a food-safe, educational cooking demonstration. 

Food is Medicine, presented by Lauran Larson (Hunger Free Oklahoma) 

3:30 - 4:30 PM 

  • Understanding the Food is Medicine (FIM) initiative and exploring pathways to prioritize local food. Highlighting FIM’s potential to address public health, agricultural sustainability, and food insecurity.

Closing & OKLAS Awards

4:35 - 5:00 PM