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Fresh & Local: 2012 Summer Guide to OKC+ Farmers’ Markets
Can you believe it!? It’s that time of year where the tomatoes grow just so perfect in the summer sun and the taste is unlike anything else in the entire season! We love out little garden but we realize that not anyone can afford the time, money, and energy it takes to maintain a garden. With the idea of fresh and local becoming such a popular term these days it’s making it easier for the not so green thumbs to still cash in on some wonderful homegrown vegetables! We like to attend Farmers’ Markets simply because we can purchase fillers that we didn’t plant in our garden and it makes a wonderful Saturday morning for the kids. We’ve also found that even on a small budget you can always find a few cheap veggies AND their shelf life is 2-3x longer than the stuff you buy at the store! Totally worth the extra $0.15 cents if you ask us!
It’s time to officially welcome in the summer by attending a Farmers’ Market near you. Enjoy! 
NORTH OKC
Edmond Farmer’s Market:
Date: (June 6th – August 15th) Wednesdays – includes Jr. Market
(April– October) Saturdays
Time: 8am to 1pm
Location: Downtown Edmond on 1st street, west of Broadway
Payment: Cash and some vendors accept checks & credit/debit cardsNWIAA’s (National Women in Agriculture Association) Community Farmers’ Market :
Date: (June 19th – August 24th) Fridays
Time: 9am – 1pm
Location: Where: YMCA; 1701 N Martin Luther King, Oklahoma City, OK
Payment: CashOSU-OKC Farmers’ Market #2:
Date: Every Wednesday, Starting May 9th, 2012
Time: 11 pm to 3 pm
Location: Whole Foods Market Parking Lot, 6001 N. Western Ave.
Payment: Cash or Check.Vendor List; Product List; OK Seasonal Produce Availability Calendar
* All produce is 100% Oklahoma Grown! See what vendors are certified organic here.
(Yukon) Molly’s Garden
*Closed this season*
EAST OKC:
(Choctaw) Eastern Oklahoma County Farmers’ Market:
Date: (June 2nd – October) Saturdays
Time: 8am – 12pm
Location: Choctaw Creek Park located at 2001 N. Harper Road
Payment: Cash Only* All products are 100% Oklahoma Grown and Made!
(Midwest City/Del City)Mid Del Farmers’ Market:
* Still waiting on updated information?
OSDH Wellness Farmers’ Market
Date: (June 7th – August) Thursdays
Time: 7am – 1pm
Location: 1000 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Payment: Cash Only* This is a very small community market that is looking for farmers. If you are interested in selling your produce this is a great place to start! Email wellness@health.ok.gov for info!
**Includes Oklahoma Grown only!
SOUTH OKC:
(Moore) Old Town Farmers’ Market:
Date: (May 24th – September 1st) Thursday/Saturday
Time: 4pm-7:30pm/8am-12pm
Location: Next door to the Moore Community Center at 301 S. Howard
Payment: Cash* The first 1000 shoppers at the Old Town Farmer’s Market will receive a free re-useable shopping bag!
Norman Farm Market:
Date: (April–October) Wednesdays/Saturdays
Time: 8 am–12 pm
Location: Cleveland County Fairgrounds; 615 E. Robinson, Norman, OK (3/4 miles East of I-35)
Payment: Cash, check and there is an ATM machine down in the Market. Select vendors accept Access Oklahoma (food stamps), WIC, Chickasaw vouchers, and Senior Nutrition Cards.Vendor List; Seasonal Product List
* See what vendors are 15%-100% homegrown here.
WEST OKC:
OSU-OKC Farmers’ Market #1:
Date: Every Saturday Year Around!
Time: 8am – 1pm
Location: OSU-OKC Campus in the Horticulture Pavilion; 10th & 400 N. Portland Avenue
Payment: Cash or CheckVendor List; Product List; OK Seasonal Produce Availability Calendar
DOWNTOWN OKC:
MidTown Market:
Date: (May 11th – Thru October) Fridays
Time: 1-6 pm
Location: At the SW corner of 9th & Walker
Payment: Centralized checkout with acceptance of credit/debit cards, cash, check, or payroll deduct for St. Anthony employees.Producer List; Order Online & Schedule a Pickup through Urban Agrarian
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Farmers’ Market:
Date: (April – October) Thursdays
Time: 12pm-5:30pm
Location: 28th N. Lincoln Blvd. (ODA’s Parking Lot)
Payment: cash, check, credit/debit cards* Features Oklahoma Grown/Made items only and specialty BBQ sauces, local cheeses (18 different flavors), table and wine grapes, salsa, etc.
Urban Agrarian:
Date: Year Around/Sundays
Time: 11am – 3pm
Location: Outside of Cheever’s (23rd & Hudson)
Payment: Cashfacebook; twitter; Order Online & Schedule a Pickup through Urban Agrarian
OKLAHOMA STATE & BEYOND:
OK-Grown: Farmers’ Markets in all of Oklahoma (General).
Oklahoma Food Cooperative: Can’t make it to a market? Place a monthly order online and pickup at any one of their 32 sites across the state!
Local Harvest: Brief overview of various Farmers’ Markets in other states.
* A lot of these sites have individuals post information themselves regarding these markets. Because of that I have no idea when this information was last updated. Make sure that you are looking at a current schedule or contact the market specific to your location to ensure that the information is updated.
EXTRA CREDIT & OTHER FUN STUFF (For the kids!):
Oklahoma Agritourism: Find weekend getaways & day trips to local farms, ranches & vineyards!
OSU-OK Seasonal Produce Availability Calendar: Tired of cooking the same meals? Schedule your cooking around what is in season. This not only changes things up, but provides a way for you and your family to eat local year around!
The Kerr Center: Download a FREE “Buy Fresh Buy Local” guide that connects consumers directly to Oklahoma Farmers (way cool)!
Edmond Junior Market Days: Growing stuff in your garden with your kids? This market encourages kids to not only get active in making or growing a product for sale, but introduces them to the basics of business and customer relations. Help your child build his/her garden empire and make a little extra summer spending cash!
YOU HAVE NO EXCUSES! We’ve done ALL the leg work for you so grab a cute tote to collect your favorite veggies in and re-introduce your kids to some good ole down to earth family time! This summer, discover all the agricultural adventures that our grand state has to offer!
From the Farm 
* Please let us know if any information changes throughout the summer, or if we have missed any local markets, by posting a comment or sending us an email: megan@greencouchdesign.net. We want to make sure we are providing you with the most accurate and up-to-date information.
** Every market in the Green Couch Design 2012 OKC+ Summer Farmers’ Market Guide has been called personally and/or confirmed online for their summer 2012 schedule.
*** When clearly stated we’ve marked which markets are Certified Organic and/or 100% Locally Grown at the bottom of each listing. Feel free to contact individual markets specifically if you need further clarification or refer to their individual vendor list.
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Fresh and Local: Eclair Bakery (Arroyo Grande, CA)
I know, I know you are probably tired of us sharing about our Cali trip but we simply had such a wonderful time that we want to share every detail! So… with that comes one of our favorite random stops that seriously kept us coming back for more!
Introducing the loveliest little local bakery; Eclair Bakery in Arroyo Grande, California!
We we’re greeted by the nicest tattooed baker I’ve ever met (except for my friend Tom who lives in Portland)! I think it might have had something to do with the fact that he has family in Okemah, OK (represent OK!) but regardless we visited this bakery everyday that we were in Arroyo Grande! Each day we were served by the happiest, most sincere people… the kind that you just wish could be your friends!
Fresh & Local: Horn Seed Company
Ok. It’s time we let you in our little local garden secret. Cale always looks for seeds in magazines and online but usually after all his research is done we always come back to ordering the bulk of our see from Horn Seed Company.
Fresh & Local: Nowakowski Sweet Corn Farm
Our July Fresh & Local comes a little bit early but I wanted to make sure you had time to take advantage of this seasonal treat (especially for The Fourth)! Last year was my first visit to the Nowakowski Sweet Corn Farm and although it has been a completely insane summer I could not and simply would not miss this yearly opportunity to stock my freezer with fresh sweet corn.
The Nowakowski’s great grand parents originally started in Mcloud, OK in 1948, built a barn in 1951, and were officially established at their current location in 1962. In 1978 they began experimenting with different corn varieties in their garden until they found a favored seed type.
Often called “The Sweet Corn Man”, Greg Nowakowski, is shown with his son Josh and his two grandsons. They help run the family farm from everything to sweet corn, wheat, soy bean, hay, and even a small patch of pumpkins and gords!
The Nowakowski’s own and rent more farm land then they can keep track of. It’s hard to believe that some of the land they have been renting for the past 67 years! Still to this day their “contract” remains the same… an honest word and a good handshake.
Fresh & Local: 2011 Summer Guide to OKC+ Farmers’ Markets
Hello friends! IT IS FINALLY HERE!! This is one post that Cale and I look forward to sharing with you every year (well, for two years now…)! We understand first hand that although you may love the idea of simple living it can be difficult to find the extra time, the TLC, the space, and sometimes the money that it takes to grow your own garden. We are passionate about connecting you with resources to help you live a simple lifestyle that still fits within the schedule of real life. So whether you are just looking for a little “filler” to add to your already growing lettuce or plan to buy all your produce locally here is a way you can take advantage of other farmers’ summer bounty!
NORTH OKC
Edmond Farmer’s Market:
Date: (June 1st – September 24th) Wednesdays/Saturdays
Time: 8am to 1pm
Location: Downtown Edmond on 1st street, west of Broadway
Payment: Cash and some vendors accept checks & credit/debit cardsNWIAA’s (National Women in Agriculture Association) Community Farmers’ Market :
Date: (June 17th – August 26th) Fridays
Time: 9am – 1pm
Location: Where: YMCA; 1701 N Martin Luther King, Oklahoma City, OK
Payment: CashProduce List; Facebook
**If you go to their website please note that the #1 market location is closed.OSU-OKC Farmers’ Market #2:
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 2:30 pm to 7 pm
Location: Glenbrook East parking lot located on N.W. 63rd Street between N. Western Avenue and N. Grand Boulevard, west of Chesapeake Energy Corporation’s.
Payment: Cash or Check.Vendor List; Product List; OK Seasonal Produce Availability Calendar
(Yukon) Molly’s Garden
Date: Tuesday/Saturday
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm/8am – 4pm
Location: 10400 NW 150th, Yukon, OK 73099
Payment: Cash** Purchase home grown fruits and vegetables at a table about 50 feet away from Molly’s Family Garden!
EAST OKC:
(Choctaw) Eastern Oklahoma County Farmers’ Market:
Date: (June 4th – October) Saturdays
Time: 8am – 12am
Location: Choctaw Creek Park located at 2001 N. Harper Road
Payment: Cash Only(Midwest City/Del City)Mid Del Farmers’ Market:
Date: (June 4th – October) Tuesdays/Saturdays
Time: 4:30pm – 7:30pm/9am – 12 pm
Location: 7200 block of SE 29th St. just north of Starbucks at the Mid America Blvd.
Payment: Cash, debit & SNAP/food stamps and debit. Some vendors accept WIC and Chickasaw benefits.Vendor List; Order Online & Schedule a Pickup
OSDH Wellness Farmers’ Market
Date: (June – August) Fridays
Time: 11am – 1pm
Location: 1000 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117 between 10th & Lincoln
Payment: Cash Only** This is a very small community market that is looking for farmers. If you are interested in selling your produce this is a great place to start! Contact Kathy Payne at kpayne@health.ok.gov for info!
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Fresh & Local: Birdie
On a bright little corner in Norman sits a perfect little shop. With fresh cut Oklahoma grown flowers and beautiful potted plants you feel like you’re walking into the secret garden, but Birdie has so much more than just gorgeous flowers. Around every corner and in every nook this beautifully bright and airy shop has everything you could every want to find. One-of-a-kind prints and cards, sustainably minded kitchen accessories like aprons and tea towels, even a beautiful line of men’s and women’s clothing! Welcome to Birdie, our Fresh and Local feature of the month.
Birdie is at it’s most perfect in the spring. Fresh flowers fill the space and Katie, the owner and a fourth generation florist, is always busy creating awe inspiring arrangements and wonderful bouquets for local weddings and other spring events.
“I LOVED growing up in the back of the flower shop. They had a little wedding consultation area at the old shop, where my girlfriends and I would look through all the bridal books and dream up our weddings! The greenhouses were a pretty magical place too. Looking out on a sea of red poinsettias at Christmas is super pretty.” -Katie
Fresh & Local: COOP
“COOP Ale Works began with a humble home brewer and a simple dream. The idea spread as friends tasted the unique beers, and the popularity of those early batches encouraged a dedicated team of three partners to begin working to make the dream of a local brewery a reality. Mark Seibold, JD Merryweather and Daniel Mercer spent the next two years traveling throughout the United States, Europe and Central America visiting breweries and sampling local flavors. The insight gained from entrepreneurs, brewers, biologists, operations personnel and consumers provided an invaluable basis for a serious endeavor into quality commercial brewing. By integrating this knowledge with the local, regional and national brewing trends, as well as local feedback, the trio planned the birth and growth of the yet unnamed COOP. After nearly 3 years of research, comprising thousands of man hours and dozens of test batches, COOP fashioned its identity as a steadfast professional team that holds closely a passion for bringing quality, local beer to taps and homes in Oklahoma City and beyond.”
Shop Good 2010 Mustache Bash
SHOP GOOD has landed on 9th Street! If you hadn’t heard, which probably means you were hiding under a rock or on a desert island, SHOP GOOD had their grand opening this past Wednesday. Yep yesterday was the Mustache Bash and oh what a bash it was!
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