Oklahoma Food Coop Videos

 From April 19^th – April 22^nd 2010, five delegates from the Harvest Moon Local Food Initiative (HMLFI) and one from the Farmers Market Association of Manitoba went to Oklahoma City to learn about the operations of the Oklahoma Food Co-op (OFC). The delegates had the opportunity to: 1) Tour, and collect video documentation of the operations centre 2) Participate in the OFC’s drop-off and delivery days on Wednesday April 20^th and Thursday April 21^st 3) Meet and talk to producers and volunteers on drop-off and delivery day 4) Meet and talk with several key members of the OFC including the Co-op’s founder, Bob Waldrop, the general operation manager, Kara Joy McKee, the volunteer coordinator, Megan Dosher and one of the financial administrators, Lori Lyon 5) Record interviews with Bob Waldrop, Kara Joy McKee, Lori Lyon, and producers and volunteers on delivery day.  Most importantly the group of delegates had the opportunity to see, in the context of the OFC, how important a multi-stakeholder approach, and inclusionary principles are in creating a successful local food distribution system. The key message from OFC organizers was the importance of communication, policy and governance structure including multiple stakeholders (e.g. producers, volunteers, eaters etc.) and an ability to adapt and change when necessary.