Proposed farmers market bill would allow sale of homemade goods

Proposed farmers market bill would allow sale of homemade goods

THE SHELVES... IS HEADING TOTHE STATE CAPITAL.THIS AFTER DOZENS OF VENDORSHAD THEIR PRODUCTS PULLEDLAST OCTOBER.

NOW - A NEWBILL WOULD BRING THEM ALLBACK TO INDOOR FARMERSMARKETS ACROSS OKLAHOMA.2 WORKS FOR YOU's CHRISDIMARIA EXPLAINS HOW A PUSHIN COLLINSVILLE... COULD ENDUP CHANGING THE LAW.ASH WINFIELD / OWNER, FARMHIPPIE: "THERE'S STILLPEOPLE COMING IN TODAYLOOKING FOR THOSE SAMEVENDORS THAT HAVE BEEN GONESINCE MID-OCTOBER." THEEMPTY SHELVES OF FARMHIPPIE..

HAVE BEEN FILLED INTHE PAST THREE MONTHS.

BUTTHE VENDORS WHO ONCE FILLEDTHEM WITH HOMEMADE GOODS AREFIGHTING TO COME BACK.COZA HUFFMAN / RUM CAKESPULLED FROM SHELVES: "THISWAS MY SHELF, AND I KEPT ITSTOCKED WITH HOMEMADE RUMCAKES THAT I'VE BEEN MAKINGFOR 35-40 YEARS." COZAHUFFMAN IS ONE OF THEM.COZA HUFFMAN / RUM CAKESPULLED FROM SHELVES: "ICAME IN ONE DAY AND WENT TOLOOK AT MY SHELF AND SAW ITWAS EMPTY.

AND I THOUGHT,'WOW WE REALLY HAD A GOODSALE!'

AND THEN I TURNEDAROUND AND LOOKED AT CARRIEWHO WAS PRACTICALLY IN TEARSABOUT THEM BEING TAKENDOWN." COZA IS RETIRED, SOSHE MADE HER RUM CAKES ATHOME, AND COULDN'T AFFORD TOMAKE THEM IN A COMMERCIALKITCHEN..

WHICH OKLAHOMA LAWREQUIRES..

FOR HEALTHREASONS.COZA HUFFMAN / RUM CAKESPULLED FROM SHELVES: "IHATED IT.

IT WAS A LITTLEEXTRA INCOME, AND IT KEPT MYTIME BUSY."CHRIS DIMARIA / FACEBOOK -CHRIS DIMARIA KJRH: "THOSE20 VENDORS' PRODUCTS HAD TOBE REPLACED ON THE SHELVES,BUT FARM HIPPIE HOPES TOBRING THEM BACK AS SOON ASPOSSIBLE."ASH WINFIELD / OWNER, FARMHIPPIE: "THERE'S ALWAYSGOING TO BE ROOM FOR THEM."ASH WINFIELD ASKED EVERYONEWHO CAME THROUGH THE DOOR TOHIS SHOP TO SIGN A PETITIONTO CHANGE THE RULE.

HE GOTDOUBLE THE REQUIREDSIGNATURES IN JUST ONE WEEK.THE RESULT - SENATE BILL34-20..

WHICH WILL BE READNEXT WEEK.ASH WINFIELD / OWNER, FARMHIPPIE: "WE FEEL LIKE AFARMER, A HOME-BASED FOODPRODUCER, SHOULD BE ABLE TODELEGATE WITH US TO SELLPRODUCTS FOR THEM." WINFIELDSAYS THE BILL IS GETTINGBIPARTISAN SUPPORT..

ANDEVEN HAS SUPPORT FROM LOCALFARMERS WHO HOLD THEIR OWNFARMERS MARKETS..

WHO SEEHOW THE LAW HAS AFFECTEDFAMILIES.MELANIE THOMPSON / FARMER:"SOME OF THE PEOPLE I KNOWHOMESCHOOL, SO THEY CAN'TBUY THE CIRRICULUM FOR THEIRCHILDREN." THE VENDORS,HOPEFUL THE BILL PASSES ..AND PLANNING ON CELEBRATINGIN KIND.COZA HUFFMAN / RUM CAKESPULLED FROM SHELVES: "I'MGOING TO RUN A SPECIAL FORTHE FIRST WEEK BECAUSE I'LLBE EXCITED - WANT PEOPLE TOTRY THEM SO WE CAN SELLMORE." IN COLLINSVILLE,CHRIS DIMARIA, 2 WORKS FORYOU.ROGER