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Published: April 20, 2008
Program dishes up healthier students
By Bryan Painter
Maybe they've seen the fields and the gardens.

Undoubtedly, they've seen the food on a table.

But have Oklahoma students made a connection? And really, why should they?

Oklahoma's Farm to School Initiative is answering that question at more and more schools throughout the state.

Terry Peach , Oklahoma's secretary of agriculture, said, "We're excited about being one of the leading states in bringing lo...

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