by Kara Joy McKee

As the new general operations manager of the Oklahoma Food Cooperative (OKF), I had the privilege to travel to our nation’s capital last month to get a front and center view of the creativity and politics of the international local food movement. The OKF had been chosen to participate in the Wallace Foundation’s 2009 Community Food Enterprise study, which sought to identify the most promising and innovative local food projects going on today…

From The Norman Transcript:

Ever thought it might be nice to try 40 different restaurants in the same night?

Even if that hasn’t been a dream of yours, you can still check out all the options tonight with one simple event: A Taste of Norman.

With one ticket, those in attendance will be able to sample many of the 42 restaurants at the event, and they’ll support the arts at Norman high schools.

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From OETA:

OK Food Coop founder Bob Waldrop is tracking a bill in Congress that threatens to put small farmers out of business.