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Some executives fear the efficiencies of today's high-tech distribution and retail systems have blinded consumers to the billions of dollars they're shipping out of the local economy.
Case in point: Oklahomans spend an estimated $4 billion each year at grocery outlets for food grown and prepared outside the Sooner State, said Doug Walton with the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Another $4 billion goes toward dining out - "and most of those dollars end up going outside of the state," said Walton.See the full content of this document
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Tulsa Campaign Seeks to Boost Farmers' Markets
To help counter such trends, the Kerr Center in Poteau paid $1,500 to bring the national "Buy Fresh Buy Local" campaign to Oklahoma. Walton, Oklahoma's coordinator for the program, said its long-term objective is to boost profitability for state f...
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