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'Building a Bigger Table: An Oral History Project on the Development of a Stillwater, OK Food Resource Center' is a series of interviews conducted from 2016-2018 with individuals who represent a unique perspective in the local Stillwater, OK food landscape. Though the interview topics vary in relation to community development initiatives and experiences with food insecurity, interviews address foodways, food practices, and the ways that food shapes identities and impacts dignity. Food insecurity, whereby individuals are unable to obtain sufficient amounts of nutritionally adequate food, is prevalent in the state of Oklahoma. As a response, several initiatives designed to alleviate food insecurity and restore marginalized communities’ rights to healthy, nutritious and affordable food have developed in Oklahoma. Designed as food resource centers (FRCs), these projects emerge as collaborations between local-level community leaders and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Working in partnership with a local FRC, the 'Building a Bigger Table Oral History Project' aims to understand the initiative’s emergence, illuminate individuals’ experience with food insecurity, discover local foodways of rural Oklahomans, and explore the ways that food practices impact individuals’ identity and sense of dignity.This collection contains 48 interviews; 15 are listed here; the remaining 35 interviews are anonymous.

Subjects Food security, Nonprofit organizations, Food banks, Nutrition, Poverty, Dignity
Call Number ODB
Dates 2016 - 2018

Interviews in Building a Bigger Table: An Oral History Project on the Development of a Stillwater, Oklahoma Food Resource Center

Oral History Interview Description
Andrew Ranson 07/12/2016 In this interview, Andrew Ranson, the president of Our Daily Bread, talks about his past and present involvement in the food pantry community in Stillwater. He mentions his role in helping create Stillwater…
Barbara Mintmire 06/21/2016 In this interview, Barbara Mintmire talks about her involvement in the food pantry community in Stillwater. She discusses her role in creating The Storehouse, a local food pantry in Stillwater, and its…
Becky Taylor 02/26/2018 In her interview, Becky Taylor talks about her experience working as the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Healthy Living Program Coordinator and working to increase the accessibility of healthy…
Doug Valley 07/25/2016 In this interview with Doug Valley, he discusses his involvement in the food pantry community in Stillwater. Valley, a member of the First United Methodist Church in Stillwater, started Love Feast, a dinner…
Jim Flesher 08/12/2016 In this interview, Jim Flesher he talks about his involvement with the food pantry community in Stillwater. Jim attends Stillwater Church of Christ and got involved in their food pantry and currently serves…
John Bartley 11/10/2016 In this interview with John Bartley, he talks about the accessibility of food in the Stillwater. He shares his thoughts on food insecurity and how it is a symptom of a larger problem, the solution being…
Kathy Sandefur 06/07/2016 In this interview, Kathy Sandefur talks about growing up in a home that was never short on food, and how that love of food has turned into a desire to help others with food insecurities. She describes…
Kyle Anderson 07/01/2016 In this interview, Kyle Anderson, the associate pastor at Stillwater First United Methodist Church, talks about his involvement in the food pantry community in Stillwater. He oversees The Storehouse food…
Norman McNickle 07/12/2016 In this interview, Norman McNickle talks about the various ways he has been involved in the food pantry community in Stillwater. He describes his past involvement in the larger Stillwater community which…
Patricia Knott 08/17/2016 In this interview, Captain Patricia Knott describes her involvement in the Stillwater food pantry community. Her and her husband are the officers in charge at the Stillwater Salvation Army and she describes…
Richard Rains & Patsy Rains 09/14/2016 In this interview with Richard and Patsy Rains, they discuss their involvement in the Stillwater food pantry community. They talk about their initial involvement with a small food bank at Lost Creek United…
Rod Goodner 09/01/2016 In this interview with Rod Goodner, he discusses his role as treasurer of Our Daily Bread, a local food pantry in Stillwater, and the importance of having food pantries to address the issue of food insecurity…
Ronald Beer 07/01/2016 In this interview, Ronald Beer talks about his involvement in the Stillwater food pantry community. He served as the president of the local Habitat for Humanity for many years before joining the facilities…
Stephanie Fry 08/31/2016 In this interview with Stephanie Fry, she discusses her involvement in the food pantry community of Stillwater. She discusses being in charge of Stillwater Cares, an organization that collects and analyzes…
Terry Carpenter 09/09/2016 In this interview, Terry Carpenter talks about his involvement with the food pantry community of Stillwater. For over two decades he has helped out at Love Feast, a weekly dinner for those in need hosted…