I had a nice drive down to Lawton on Monday. One person showed up for the meeting, and it was worth the drive. We had a nice conversation, and while she...
Today's Oklahoma Cit Gazette has a great article about our project, and the photo came out pretty good too. unfortunately, they don't put all of each issue on...
After I picked up a copy of the Gazette this morning, I went on up to the Secretary of State's office and reserved the names "OCHIES" and "Oklahoma Cooperative...
I went to a nice meeting today at the state dept of agriculture, for a presentation by Diana Endicott of Kansas, who is one of the key actors in a cooperative...
1. I have info on contacting a packager who operates near Tahlequah and will report after talking to that company. They do their own farm products and...
Below is an e newsletter from the Natural Farms store in Tulsa, where a ranch family sells their own beef directly to the public. It sounds to me like they...
So far most of these figures are kind of pulled out of the air, especially the lease cost. rent 1375 utilities 800 employee salaries 5580 everything else 2500 ...
I believe that the inspectors are normally doing a reasonably good job, but in this instance I wouldn't be surprised to learn that they are exerting ...
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John Miggins
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Apr 7, 2003 9:46 pm
Where is this proposed store going to be? How about doing this in conjucntion with another store to share expenses. A butcher shop perhaps. I know of a...
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Brent Boydston
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Apr 7, 2003 10:15 pm
... From: John Miggins [mailto:jmiggins@...] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 4:46 PM To: okfoodret@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [okfoodret] Labels and funding...
I've heard stories too, about the big busines lobbies seeking stringent regulations. When you think about it, regulatory compliance has its economies of scale....
I disagree. My experience is that while it obviously scales up some, it's not a 1:1 ratio. Many of the forms and monitoring of compliance folks still take ONE...
I feel they should start documenting all contact and begin a public campign to get some relif through polliticl and press angles. Your are right I am sure...
I think the general idea thus far is to open one in the OKC area and see if the concept works, but in more rural areas, partnering with an existing store may...
One thing that was clear from Diana's presentation is that regulatory issues are a big deal. probably a bigger deal than I was thinking. I am also troubled by...
Robert, I would like to know what the changes are you heard of for sale of farm eggs. I am part of the National Poultry Improvement Plan which is a program...
We had a great meeting at April's farm last night, six people attended, and four wanted to come on the organizing committee. So we can welcome Valerie Mettry...
I have just gotten off the phone with Bill Klein of the state Ag Dept, he is in charge of Poultry, Eggs, and Organic Farms. The rumor that there are now...
Robert my truck will be on the road tomorrow ( i am hopeful) so if you need some help with hauling stuffs call me at 943-3308, either for your food stuff to...
Hi Robert- For the budget, USDA wants to know the equipment cost in terms of monthly lease cost. They ask for it like that because if it is purchased with...
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okfoodret@yahoogroups...
Apr 9, 2003 2:49 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the okfoodret group. File : /Project...
Susann and all- the Community Food Grant allows us to apply for as much as $125,000 or whatever the maximum is that we can "in-kind" via contributions of...
This was posted in the Oklahoma Sustainability Network listserv in response to my post clarifying the egg rules. It is from Jack Carson, of the state dept of...
Did anyone mention mixers? Small mixers are ok for small things but for the big stuff a large commercial Hobart mixer is the way to go. Also any stainless...
Oops-- this bounced from last night... All- Robert's email is down, so we're communicating via this Board. Sorry for involving you in the minutiae of it...
