The Horizon Team
Oklahoma Horizon is a weekly television show that showcases contributions made by individuals, companies and other organizations across the state to benefit Oklahoma’s economic development and quality of life.
The show that begins airing on June 8 will feature:
● Food 4 Kids – Food 4 Kids is a program designed to meet the needs of hungry children in metro-area schools. See how the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank is teaming up with local retailers to help supply backpacks of food to hungry children each weekend during the school year.
● Plant a Row for the Hungry – It’s estimated the demand for hunger assistance could increase by 70% this year. We talk to Kim Rebek, host of Oklahoma Gardening, and Jeff Lowenfels about how more Americans are planting their own gardens and also planting gardens to help feed the hungry.
● OK Grown – You don’t need to be a gardener to enjoy fresh from the garden goodness. In the past three years, the number of farmers’ markets that only sell Oklahoma grown produce has doubled to 54…all with one thing in common, you know who is growing your food.
● Buy Fresh, Buy Local – We talk to Rita Scott and Doug Wallton about the Buy Fresh, Buy Local coalition and community gardens.
● Ag in the Classroom – Making the connection between the food we eat and the crops farmers grow is the goal of Ag in the Classroom. It’s a program designed to help teachers teach students about how agriculture touches their lives.
● Miniature Bull Riding – It’s said you can’t judge something by it’s size but maybe you can. An event called miniature bull riding is one some are calling the next “big” thing. Take a wild ride at the extreme miniature bull riding tour.
The 30-minute weekly production is a partnership between the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Oklahoma Horizon is broadcast on a network of stations reaching 150 million homes. The show debuts at 3 p.m. Sunday on OETA. Oklahoma Horizon also airs on local cable stations, nationally on RFD-TV and in Europe on the Global Broadcasting Network.
