Local Food Guid - Oklahoma Sustainability Network

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Eating With the Seasons
Every crop has a season in which it
grows and becomes ready for harvest.
Some crops prefer cool temperatures and
others need lots of heat. Fruits and
vegetables are most flavorful and
nutritious when picked at or near their
peak ripeness. When shopping at an
Oklahoma Grown farmers market, expect
to find an ever changing selection of
fruits and vegetables over the course of
the season. Experience the thrill of
finding and preparing your old-time
favorites and trying something new, each
week throughout the year.
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Buy Fresh Buy Local - Payne County Area
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trengthening our local food and farm economy, improving health, and revitalizing rural and urban communities by:
• Making it easier to find and purchase nutritious, locally-grown food and agricultural products.
• Stimulating our local economy by encouraging more purchases from our independent family farmers
and local businesses.
• Fostering relationships among farmers, consumers and like-minded organizations and programs.
• Assisting local growers and farm businesses to communicate their positive economic, environmental, and
social impacts in the community.
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armers markets offer shoppers a wide variety of fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs and other farm-fresh foods. Many markets
also have eggs, meats, honey, plants, flowers and hand-crafted items. Some have baked goods, dairy products, nuts, and even live music
and demonstrations. Farmers markets provide family farmers and local food enterprises a reliable place to sell the fruits of their labor
directly to the public, keeping those dollars in our local economy. Visit a farmers market near you and get to know your local farmers!
PAWNEE COUNTY
Cleveland Farmers Market **
Saturdays
June thru October; 8 am – 12 pm
E. Pawnee at Broadway St.,
Cleveland, OK
Diana Tilley-Esparza 918-358-2131
[email protected]
CREEK COUNTY
Bristow Farmers Market **
Chamber of Commerce
Saturdays
June thru September; 8 am – 1 pm
Tractor Supply parking lot
Corner of SH 16 and SH 66
Bob Wyatt 918-695-7194
[email protected]
www.bristowchamber.com
LINCOLN COUNTY
Lincoln County Farmers Market
Tues. & Thurs., 1 - 6 pm
Saturdays, 8 am til sold out
Tillman Park, in the pavilion south of
the rodeo arena
Chandler, OK
LOGAN COUNTY
Guthrie Farmers Market
Saturdays
June thru September; 8 am – 1 pm
1st St. in Historic Downtown Guthrie
Jennifer Rosson 405-282-1947
[email protected]
NOBLE COUNTY
Perry Farmers Market
Saturdays
June thru August; 8 am til sold out
On Courthouse Square,
between Library and Courthouse
Market Manager 405-612-8995
Visit us for great food, live
entertainment, demonstrations
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Pawnee Farmers Market **
Fridays
Mid-May thru Sept; 7:30 am – 11 am
Pawnee County Courthouse Lawn
500 Harrison St.
Dwayne Skidgel 918-762-2735
[email protected]
[email protected]
Markets designated as OK-Grown have
committed to sell only produce raised
in Oklahoma. Those markets in
counties bordering our neighboring
states may allow some farmers from
those states to sell their own produce.
The OK-Grown markets listed in this
Guide were authorized as of printing,
09/2010, or have their applications
pending**. Check the OK-Grown
website for updates: www.okgrown.com
PAYNE COUNTY
Cushing Farmers Market
Thursdays
June thru Sept; 3-6 pm or sold out
Downtown Centennial Park,
108 E. Broadway
Marilyn Duff 918-225-2930
[email protected]
OSU Farmers Market **
2nd and 4th Thursdays, 10 am – 3 pm
During the growing season.
Student Union Garage, Top Level
Market Manager: University Dining
Services. Terry Baker & Yeonho Shin
405-744-4424
[email protected]
www.dining.okstate.edu
Stillwater Farmers Market
Wednesdays and Saturdays,
April thru October; 8 am – 1 pm
Strickland Park
309 N. Main St., Stillwater
November thru March;
10 am – 1 pm Indoors, at NOC
1118 W. Hall of Fame, Stillwater
Market Manager 405-385-1086
[email protected]
www.stillwaterfarmersmarket.com
Open Rain or Shine!
Stillwater Medical Center
Farmers Market
Every Other Monday
April thru Oct.; 8 am – 12 pm
1323 West Sixth, Stillwater
SMC parking lot along 6th Ave.
Market Manager 405-385-1086
[email protected]
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CREEK COUNTY
Bob’s Little Acres
Bob Helvey 918-691-2799 (cell)
or 918-224-4944
11481 S 241st W Ave.
Sapulpa, OK 74066
Heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, a
variety of cucumbers and more.
Please call for availability.
Bucket of Berries
918-639-9914 or 918-227-0101
13691 Dugan Rd. Sapulpa, OK 74066
[email protected]
Mon. Wed. Sat. 7 am – noon
Thurs. 5 – 8:30 pm
Strawberries, blueberries, thornless
blackberries and some vegetables. Call
for directions and availability.
Farmer Jones
Wesley & Mason Jones 918-321-3119
114845 S Moccasin Pl.
Sapulpa, OK 74066
[email protected]
For the finest in homegrown vegetablesPlease call for availability.
Fisher’s Produce
Luke Fisher 918-639-0244
29323 S 257th W Ave
Bristow, OK 74010
www.fishersproduce.com
[email protected]
A family owned farm specializing in
asparagus and sweet corn. We also grow
USDA certified organic vegetables check our website for details.
Ask about our CSA.
John’s Farm
John & Kris Gosney 580-227-3452
Fairview, OK 73737
www.johnsfarm.com
[email protected]
Find our certified organic wheat flour
and wheat berries at Nature’s Supply in
Stillwater, OK.
Living Kitchen Farm
and Dairy LLC
Lisa Becklund 918-851-5662
Depew, OK
www.Livingkitchen.homestead.com
[email protected]
Certified organic produce.
Ask about our CSA.
Nuyaka Creek Winery
& Vineyard
Dianne & James Jones 918-756-8485
35230 S 177th West Ave
Bristow, OK 74010
www.nuyakacreek.com
[email protected]
Apples, asparagus, cherries, grape
juice/wine, grapes, jams/jellies,
peaches, pears, pecans, peppers, salsa,
strawberries, and tomatoes.
LINCOLN COUNTY
Griffin Pecan Farm
Seabrook Griffin 405-567-0372
PO Box 227, Prague, OK 74864
[email protected]
Pecans, both papershell and native;
cracked pecans available. We use
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
techniques to be as environmentally
responsible as possible.
LOGAN COUNTY
Kendall’s Home Grown Veggies
Stephen Kendall 405-282-2213
1100 W. Simpson Rd,
Edmond, OK 73034
[email protected]
Fruits and vegetables in season. Honey.
Shekinah Springs Farm
Terry Morris 405-684-7140
12409 E College, Coyle, OK
www.shekinahspringsfarm.com
[email protected]
[email protected]
Fresh vegetables in season.
Sooner Pecan Company
Bill & Susan Ihle 918-367-5529
118 East 8th, Bristow, OK 74010
[email protected]
Oklahoma Select Pecans- both in-shell
and shelled pecan meats, custom
cracking available.
Garden of Eatin’
Daniel Thornburg 918-798-8093
709 S. Popular, Sapulpa, OK 74066
[email protected]
Organically grown (transitioning to
Certified Organic) tomatoes and
peppers, exotic watermelons, cantaloupes, heirloom tomatoes, herbs,
okra and more.
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Buy Local Challenge
Take the FoodRoutes Buy Local Challenge and pledge to spend at least $10/week on locally produced food. Keeping your food money local
can have a significant impact on family farmers in our area and on our local economy. You can read more about making the pledge here:
http://www.foodroutes.org/blc-form.jsp
PAWNEE COUNTY
Cimarron Valley Ranch
Deborah Miller 918-694-9281
Route 1, Box 30, Cleveland, OK 74020
www.cimarronvalleyranch.com
[email protected]
Apples: Gala, Red Delicious, Fiji,
Granny Smith. Peaches. Please call and
check beforehand for availability.
Daddy Mac’s Farm
Louie Alpine 918-642-3444
Fairfax, OK
[email protected]
Certified organic - heirloom fruits,
vegetables, herbs, walnuts, pecans and
free range eggs.
J&P Produce
Blackburn, OK
John Cole 918-538-2301
Open everyday during season;
June thru Sept
517 W 3rd, Blackburn, OK 74058
[email protected]
[email protected]
Offering a wide variety of naturally
grown vegetables.
PAYNE COUNTY
Bootstrap Farm
Don Drury - 918-812-2671
Yale, OK [email protected]
http://bootstrapfarm.blogspot.com
An all-natural vegetable farm dedicated
to “Bringing Sustainability to the Table”.
Cedar Hill Farm
Ron Honn & Vicke Adams
405-780-7405 7712
Cedar Hill Drive, Stillwater, OK 74074
[email protected]
Permaculture farm producing organic
veggies.
Cocina San Pasqual
Leah & Bobby Aufill 405-880-7645
312 E Hert, Perkins, OK 74059
All naturally grown and pesticide free.
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Happy Valley Gardens
Rex Elmore – 918-225-3901
353466 E. 750 Rd., Cushing, OK 74023
[email protected]
Please call to see what’s in season.
Jacqui’s Herbs Naturally
Jacqui & Don Savage 405-377-2309
8808 S Lost Creek Ln,
Perkins, OK 74059
[email protected]
Specialty vegetables, earth friendly.
Maness Farm
Niels & Carla Maness 405-372-1117
10901 S. Range Rd.
Stillwater, OK 74059
www.manessfarm.com
[email protected]
Please stop by and visit us at the
Stillwater Farmers Market.
Motes Farm
Barbara & Jim Motes 405-372-4364
2819 E. Richmond Rd.,
Stillwater, OK 74075
[email protected]
Please come and visit us at the
Stillwater Farmers Market.
Putterveal Farm
Rita Veal & Keith Mirkes 405-377-0239
5518 Santa Fe Lane,
Stillwater, OK 74074
[email protected]
We hope to see you at the Stillwater
Farmers Market.
Ritchie Blackberry Farm
Ritchie Family 918-636-7214
100 Mt. Vernon Rd., Yale, OK
www.dadreon.com
[email protected]
Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. – 8 am – noon
June thru July. Call for availability.
13 miles E of Stillwater on HWY 51,
then ½ m N on Mt. Vernon Rd.
Apache, Triple Crown, Ouachita
blackberries. More details on website!
Whitmore Farms
Wayne & Connie Whitmore
10320 W 140th, Coyle, OK 73027
[email protected]
Available at the Stillwater and
Edmond Farmers Markets.
Windy Acres Natural Farm
405-377-2619
2123 E. Marcus, Stillwater, OK 74075
www.windyacresnaturalfarm.blogspot.com
[email protected]
All produce grown using eco-friendly and
sustainable farming practices.
No pesticides used!
Community Gardens
Community Gardens can be created at
city parks, churches, schools and empty
lots - anywhere a group of people can get
together to make it happen! These
gardens can be an important part of our
emerging local food system. Most of these
green havens fit into one of two categories
– either a community garden or a school
garden - depending on their setting and
purpose.
School gardens allow children and youth
to take the classroom outdoors, supporting academics and building character by
working in the soil with classmates, while
nurturing plants and learning how real
food grows. Some of these projects also
include after-school gardening components for students and their families.
Many of the community gardens in
non-school locations allow gardeners to
“rent” or borrow a plot for growing food
or flowers. Other gardens provide shared
spaces for individuals and groups to plant
and tend, who then often donate some of
the produce to their neighbors in need.
To learn more about or find a community
garden or school garden near you, visit:
OKSprout Community Garden in
Stillwater: http://oksprout.org/
Skyline Elementary Garden, Stillwater:
http://skylinecistern.shutterfly.com/#
Gardening in Oklahoma:
http://www.oklahomagardening.okstate.edu
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CREEK COUNTY
Honey Milk Farms
Gary & Julie Friedel 918-619-2190
13537 S 225th W Ave,
Sapulpa, OK 74066
[email protected]
Farm fresh goat milk and free-range
chicken eggs.
Knight’s Rest
Craig & Jen Massey 918-367-8907
37701 W 361st St. S.
Bristow, OK 74010
Call for easy directions.
[email protected]
Best tasting lamb, grown in cooperation
with nature. No hormones or antibiotics. On-farm slaughter assistance.
Living Kitchen Farm
and Dairy LLC
Lisa Becklund 918-851-5662
Depew, OK
www.livingkitchen.homestead.com
www.livingonthisfarm.blogspot.com
[email protected]
Goat milk, goat cheese, pasture-raised
eggs, and pasture-raised lamb sold
straight from the farm.
LINCOLN COUNTY
Cole Farms, LLC
Fred Cole 405-612-4360
PO Box 142, Perkins, OK 74059
www.colefarmbeef.com
[email protected]
Natural grass-fed beef.
Cordero Farms
Nancy Osborn & Sue Young
405-240-2686
Tryon, OK 74875
http://corderofarms.wordpress.com
[email protected]
Grass-finished lamb by the cut.
Sheep milk available by the gallon,
spring 2011. From our pastures right
to your table.
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Timberline Ranch
Sharrie Doshier 918-225-3541
PO Box 1368, Cushing, OK 74023
[email protected]
All natural elk available in spring 2011.
LOGAN COUNTY
Boer Goats
Greg & Erin Tipton 405-334-3679
8211 S Coyle Rd, Coyle, OK 73027
[email protected]
www.tiptonboergoats.com
Naturally grown, grass-fed goats.
Registered show goats for FFA. Cabrito
from a local USDA butcher. Live quail
and quail eggs for hatching.
Shekinah Springs Farm
Terry Morris 405-684-7140
12409 E College, Coyle, OK
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.shekinahspringsfarm.com
Boer goats and Nubian dairy goats.
Naturally raised beef, pastured chicken,
fresh eggs, goat meat and tasty fresh
raw goat’s milk.
NOBLE COUNTY
Casey’s Grass Fed Angus Beef
Dennis & Kelly Casey 405-338-5332
43801 S 338 Rd, Morrison, OK 73061
www.caseygrassfedangusbeef.com
[email protected]
Grass fed beef, hormone free. Great
heart healthy beef!
Eggcellent Eggs
Drew Alstrom 580-336-5826
24900 County Rd 140, Perry, OK 73077
[email protected]
Farm fresh, free-range eggs.
Visit us at the Perry Farmers Market
or at the farm.
Semkin Longhorns/ McGuire
Land & Cattle Co.
Matt & Melanie McGuire 405-742-4351
Charlene Semkin 520-907-3088 or
580-336-2925
6650 John Wayne, Perry, OK 73077
www.semkin-texaslonghorns.com
[email protected]
[email protected]
All natural, grass-fed, lean ground beef
and halves. No additives, no preservatives,
no growth hormones or steroids. Lower in
cholesterol than skinless chicken!
Vincent Beef
Bob & Janet Vincent 580-724-3233
Cell: 405-880-4500
20950 County Road
Morrison, OK 73061
Hormone/Antibiotic-free home-raised
beef. Sold in whole or ½ side delivered to
your freezer.
PAWNEE/ OSAGE COUNTY
Daddy Mac’s Farm
Louie Alpine 918-642-3444
Fairfax, OK
[email protected]
Free range eggs from an organic farm.
Guinea Hill Farm
Dale & Nona Vance 918-762-2196
48901 E. 44 Rd.
Pawnee, OK. 74058
[email protected]
Farm Fresh Eggs. Naturally raised beef,
hormone and antibiotic free.
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Why Buy Locally Produced Meat?
Buying locally produced meat may cost a bit more, so why should you make this choice? Animals raised on small, local farms are far more
likely to be cage-free, free-range and grass-fed. Meat from pastured animals is known to have higher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids, CLA
(conjugated linoleic acid) and Vitamin E, as well as lower levels of fat. By buying locally, you can talk to the people who are producing your
food to find out how they are raising the animals; you may want to know if antibiotics or hormones are routinely used; and you can help
ensure that the animals are treated humanely. Sometimes it’s even possible to visit the farm so you can see for yourself. The best part about
buying locally grown food is being able to get to know the farmers who grow your food!
PAYNE COUNTY
Cedar Hill Farm
Ron Honn & Vicke Adams
405-780-7405
7712 Cedar Hill Drive,
Stillwater, OK 74074
[email protected]
Permaculture farm producing eggs from
pastured chickens.
Christian Cheese
George Christian 405-375-3215
or 405-375-6711
Toll free 888-437-0018
www.christiancheese.com
Our all natural cheese is made from our
grass-fed, chemical-free cows. Find us
at Nature’s Supply in Stillwater.
Country Gardens Farm
Neva & Tobie Alsip 918-387-3131
21619 E. 19th St, Yale, OK 74085
[email protected]
[email protected]
Organic practices (not certified).
Naturally grown goats, chickens and
eggs. Fresh raw goat milk available at
the farm.
D.A.R.P. Processing
Raymond Jones 918-207-0565
14510 W Gideon Rd.
Tahlequah, OK 74464
www.greatchickens.com
[email protected]
All natural, free range, locally grown
poultry products. USDA inspected.
Hand processed. Visit our website to
find our chickens!
Downing Family Farm
Wes & Kathy Downing 918-314-2328
69101 E 280 Rd, Grove, OK 74344
www.downingfamilyfarm.com
[email protected]
All natural Black Angus beef, pasture
raised pork, grass fed chickens and
turkeys, free range eggs.
Some of our products are available at
Nature’s Supply in Stillwater.
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Persimmon Hill
Bill & Shonna Richardson
405-880-5503
6117 E Lakeview Rd,
Stillwater, OK 74075
Goat’s milk available at the farm.
Feather Creek Goat Dairy
Dora & Chet Busch 405-334-1318
2809 N. Council Creek Rd,
Glencoe, OK 74032
feathercreekdairy.webs.com
[email protected]
Fresh raw goats milk @ the farm. Farm
fresh eggs. Goat’s milk cheeses.
Hard Rock Ranch, LLC
Bud Patterson 405-762-9112
[email protected]
Dexter lean beef, an old world heritage
breed - born, raised, finished and
butchered in Payne County; all natural,
grass-fed and corn finished. Free-range
eggs. Our products are available at
Nature's Supply in Stillwater.
John’s Farm
John & Kris Gosney 580-227-3452
Fairview, OK 73737
www.johnsfarm.com
[email protected]
Find our CattleTracks certified organic,
grass pastured beef at Nature’s Supply
in Stillwater.
Kastl Farms
Judi & Dennis Kastl 405-747-5099
1802 E 3rd Ave
Stillwater, OK 74074
[email protected]
Farm raised all natural beef.
Lonesome Prairie Bison
Kevin & Jennifer Henriksen
580-724-3239
337251 E. 4500 Rd.,
Morrison, OK 73061
[email protected]
A complete line of quality bison meat.
Come see us in person at the Stillwater
Farmers Market.
Putterveal Farm
Rita Veal & Keith Mirkes 405-377-0239
5518 Santa Fe Lane,
Stillwater, OK 74074
[email protected]
Farm raised beef and pork sold by the
half or whole. Share a pig or cow with
your friends today!
Wagon Creek Creamery
Ron & Barbara Crain 580-496-2447
Helena, OK 73741
www.wagoncreekcreamery.com
[email protected]
100% grass-fed dairy, beef and pastured
veal. Never any hormones (rBST).
Products: yogurt, Greek style yogurt,
mozzarella, ricotta, butter, yogurt cheese,
and cheesecake. Find us online or at
Nature's Supply and the OSU Farmers
Market in Stillwater.
Wall Dairy
14303 S. Country Club Rd.
Perkins, OK 74059
Cheese from pastured cows, grassfed
lamb, free-range heritage chickens and
eggs. Stop by and see us at the Famers
Market in Stillwater!
Whitmore Farms
Wayne & Connie Whitmore
10320 W 140th, Coyle, OK 73027
[email protected]
Beef available at the Stillwater and
Edmond Farmers Markets.
Wichita Buffalo Co., LLC
James & Sandy Stepp 405-542-6015
28580 HWY 37, Hinton, OK 73047
www.sandyspringsfarms.com
[email protected]
You can find our grass-fed buffalo and
beef at Nature’s Supply in Stillwater,
through the Oklahoma Food Coop, or
through special order.
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Hadaway Farms
Bonnie Hadaway 405-250-8579
800872 S. 3350 Rd
Carney, OK 74832
[email protected]
Featuring a large selection of tall and
dwarf bearded iris acclimated to OK.
Motes Farm
Barbara & Jim Motes 405-372-4364
2819 E. Richmond Rd.,
Stillwater, OK 74075
[email protected]
Please come by and visit us at the
Stillwater Farmers Market.
Jacqui’s Herbs Naturally
Jacqui & Don Savage 405-377-2309
8808 S Lost Creek Ln,
Perkins, OK 74059
[email protected]
Unique and standard herbs. Over 40+
years of experience.
The Peppermint Dragon
David & Donna Vogelpohl
918-224-5337
7920 W 133rd St. S.
Sapulpa, OK 74066
www.localharvest.org/farms/M11374
[email protected]
Naturally grown greenhouse-to-garden
vegetables and herbs. Google the
address or call for directions.
Lost Creek Mushroom Farm
Doug & Sondra Williams 405-547-2234
Toll-free – 1-800-792-0053
PO Box 520, Perkins, OK
www.shiitakemushroomlog.com
[email protected]
Shiitake mushrooms, log kits, gift
baskets. Soup & dip mixes. A portion of
sales help African farmers.
Worm Solutions
DBA: Sly Worm Farm
Selena Heckler 405-822-7591
Logan County, OK 73044
www.wormsolutions.com
[email protected]
Worm castings, Worm tea and Red Wiggler
Worms - Please call, email, or visit our
website for more information.
Windy Acres Natural Farm
405-377-2619
2123 E. Marcus, Stillwater, OK 74075
www.windyacresnaturalfarm.blogspot.com
[email protected]
Sustainably grown herbs; basil, parsley,
mint, thyme, sorrel, oregano.
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Bolay Pumpkin Patch
Kurt & Beth Bolay 580-336-2350
14050 John Wayne
Perry, OK 73077
[email protected]
U-Pick pumpkins open during October.
Please call for hours.
Three miles east of Perry on HWY 64.
Bucket of Berries
918-639-9914 or 918-227-0101
13691 Dugan Rd. Sapulpa, OK 74066
[email protected]
Mon. Wed. Sat. 7 am – noon
Thurs. 5 – 8:30 pm
Strawberries, blueberries, thornless
blackberries and some vegetables. Call
for directions and availability.
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Grider Farm/Pumpkin Patch
R. Wayne & Sandra Grider
405-547-2722
14500 S. Country Club Rd.
Perkins, OK 74059
A variety of pumpkins, gourds, straw
bales, maze. One mile S of Perkins on
HWY 177, then turn west @ Cimarron
River bridge, go 5 miles to Country
Club Rd, then north on Country Club.
First house on west side of road marked
“Grider Farm.”
The Peppermint Dragon
Triple Crown thornless blackberries
melt in your mouth – pick last week of
June thru July. Please see listing in
Herbs, Flowers, etc. (above) for more
information/ how to contact.
Ritchie Blackberry Farm
Ritchie Family 918-636-7214
100 Mt. Vernon Rd., Yale, OK
[email protected], www.dadreon.com
Mon. Wed. Fri. Sat. 8 am – noon
June thru July. Call for availability.
13 miles E of Stillwater on HWY 51, then
½ m N on Mt. Vernon Rd.
Apache, Triple Crown, Ouachita.
More details on website!
Skedee Farms
918-767-2142
43250 S. 353 Rd
Pawnee, OK 74058
U-Pick thornless Arapaho blackberries.
Please call for more information.
5 miles North of Pawnee on HWY 18,
take Skeedee exit, go East 4 miles, then ½
mile South on 353 Rd. Turn W into drive.
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VALUE-ADDED FOODS
HONEY
Cocina San Pasqual
Leah & Bobby Aufill 405-880-7645
312 E Hert, Perkins, OK 74059
Santa Fe style Mexican food. Handmade
tamales, enchiladas, salsa, appetizers
and desserts.
Honeybees
El Sueno Enterprises
Richard (Dick) Ortez 405-347-8542
4204 N Bethel Rd
Glencoe, OK 74032
www.elsuenoenterprises.com
[email protected]
Locally Grown / Locally Processed /
Locally Marketed /Available at the
Stillwater Consumer’s Hometown Proud
Grocery, 909 W 6th St, in Stillwater.
Feather Creek Goat Dairy
Dora & Chet Busch 405-334-1318
2809 N. Council Creek Rd,
Glencoe, OK 74032
feathercreekdairy.webs.com
[email protected]
Goat’s milk cheese-7 kinds. Cheddar,
Pepperjack, Garlic, Monterey Jack.
Smoked in all flavors but garlic.
iRelish
Caro Kauffman 512-468-6949
[email protected]
www.iRelish.org
100% locally produced ingredients;
zucchini relish and more.
Lost Creek Mushroom Farm
Doug & Sondra Williams 405-547-2234
Toll-free – 1-800-792-0053
PO Box 520, Perkins, OK
www.shiitakemushroomlog.com
[email protected]
Shiitake mushrooms, log kits, gift
baskets. Soup & dip mixes. A portion of
sales help African farmers.
Nilima’s Snack Meal Service
Nilima Patil 405-707-0540
2605 W 22nd Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074
[email protected]
Visit us at the Stillwater Farmers
Market for fresh, homemade, delicious
Indian vegetarian curries,
snacks and naans.
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Persimmon Hill
Bill & Shonna Richardson
405-880-5503
6117 E Lakeview Rd,
Stillwater, OK 74075
[email protected]
Baked goods and jellies
The Rancher’s Club
The Atherton Hotel
Oklahoma State University
Chef Marc Dunham prepares a weekly
Farmers Market special. Also look for
regular menu items featuring Oklahoma
grown meats, cheeses & fresh produce.
Sparks Vineyard & Winery
JL Gilbert & I-Na Chao 918-866-2529
351310 East 970 Rd, Sparks, OK 74869
www.sparksvineyard.com
[email protected]
Offering a large selection of fine table
wines for any occasion.
Wagon Creek Creamery
Ron & Barbara Crain 580-496-2447
Helena, OK 73741
[email protected]
www.wagoncreekcreamery.com
In addition to our fine dairy products,
we are also a certified mill for
producing organic flour.
Woodland Park Vineyards
and Winery
Ivol & Jeanette Hane 405-743-2442
3023 N. Jardot, Stillwater, OK 74075
www.woodlandparkvineyards.com
[email protected]
From Main St Stillwater, 2 miles W. on
Rt. 51, 2.5 mile N. on Jardot.
Herb/perennial gardens, 10 acre
vineyard. Wines, wine grapes/juice.
U-pick blackberries. Tours, catering for
special occasions, and more.
Honeybees play an important role in
agriculture because we rely on them to
pollinate many of our fruits, nuts and
vegetables; 1/3 of the foods we eat depend
on pollination by honeybees! And of
course, honeybees are our only source of
honey. To find honey from area beekeepers
that are not listed here, try
http://www.okbees.org/products.html or
http://neoba.org/localhoney.html
Glen Wright
918-225-2339
[email protected]
Honey. Please feel free to call or email for
more details/ information.
Hannah’s Honey
Kirk & Hannah Hardin 405-334-7349
Hwy 108 North, Glencoe, OK
[email protected]
[email protected]
Pure, natural, raw honey. Please call or
email for more information.
Honey Do Apiary
Everett Taylor 580-455-2267
or 405-990-0685
48450 County Rd 70,
Orlando, OK 73073
Local wildflower honey. Please call for
more detail / information.
iRelish
Caro Kauffman 512-468-6949
www.iRelish.org
[email protected]
Local honey with Art & Style.
Kendall’s Home Grown Veggies
Stephen Kendall 405-282-2213
1100 W. Simpson Rd,
Edmond, OK 73034
[email protected]
Alfalfa/wildflower honey;
(assorted fruits and vegetables in season).
Myron Denny
405-372-4723
12606 E. McElroy, Glencoe, OK
Locally produced honey; please call
for more information.
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Nature’s Supply, Stillwater
Nature’s Supply
211 N. Perkins Rd., Ste 24,
Stillwater, OK 74075
Monday – Saturday; 9 am – 7 pm
405-762-6240
[email protected]
www.natures-supply.com
Stillwater's locally owned and managed
source for natural foods- fresh, organic,
and local! In Rosewood Hills, just north
of Wal-Mart on Perkins Rd.
Urban Agrarian
Urban Agrarian is a local food
distributor founded in 2008. UA buys
food directly from producers across the
state and sells it to restaurants and to
customers at weekly markets in the
Oklahoma City Metro. UA is also
working with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and
Forestry's Farm to School Program.
Regular deliveries to Oklahoma State
University are made throughout the
school year to both University Dining
Services and The Rancher's Club. UA
offers customers the ability to live off of
the land, even if they live in the city.
www.uaoklahoma.com,
[email protected]
Oklahoma Food Cooperative
The co-op is like a monthly, online
farmers market where local farmers,
food producers and artisans can
connect with customers. Orders are
delivered to more than 40 distribution
sites across the state on the third
Thursday of every month.
All items sold thorough the co-op are
made or grown in Oklahoma including
meats, dairy items, eggs, honey,
produce, baked goods, frozen meals,
soap, clothing, garden items and more.
There is a one-time membership fee of
$51.75. As of August 2010, the
Oklahoma Food Cooperative makes
monthly deliveries in Payne County to
both Stillwater and Perkins.
www.oklahomafood.coop,
[email protected],
405-605-8088
LOCAL FOOD GUIDE 2010
Buy Fresh Buy Local
Buy Fresh Buy Local is a project of the
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture,
in partnership with the Oklahoma
Sustainability Network (OSN). Sustainable Stillwater is the local chapter of
OSN and the coordinator of Buy Fresh
Buy Local - Payne County Area.
Together we’re working to strengthen
the local food system in north-central
Oklahoma. These organizations are a
part of the FoodRoutes Network, a
national nonprofit providing technical
support to community-based groups
working to improve regional markets for
locally-grown foods.
Visit www.foodroutes.org to learn how
FoodRoutes is reintroducing Americans
to their food.
08.
01. LOCALLY GROWN FOOD
TASTES BETTER.
Food grown in your own community was
probably picked within the past day or
two. It’s crisp, sweet and loaded with
flavor. Produce flown or trucked in from
California, Florida, Chile or Holland is,
quite understandably, much older.
Several studies have shown that the
average distance food travels from farm
to plate is 1,500 miles. In a week-long
(or more) delay from harvest to dinner
table, sugars turn to starches, plant cells
shrink and produce loses its vitality.
02. LOCAL PRODUCE IS BETTER
FOR YOU.
A recent study showed that fresh
produce loses nutrients quickly. Food
that is frozen or canned soon after
harvest is actually more nutritious than
some “fresh” produce that has been on
the truck or supermarket shelf for a
week. Locally grown food, purchased
soon after harvest, retains its nutrients.
03. LOCAL FOOD PRESERVES
GENETIC DIVERSITY.
In the modern industrial agricultural
system,varieties are chosen for their
ability to ripen simultaneously and
withstand harvesting equipment; for a
tough skin that can survive packing and
shipping; and an ability to have a long
shelf life in the store. Only a handful of
hybrid varieties of each fruit and
vegetable meet those rigorous demands,
so there is little genetic diversity in the
plants grown. Local farms, in contrast,
grow a huge number of varieties to
provide a long season of harvest, an
array of eye-catching colors, and the
best flavors. Many varieties are
heirlooms, passed down from generation
to generation, because they taste good.
These old varieties contain genetic
material from hundreds or even
thousands of years of human selection;
they may someday provide the genes
needed to create varieties that will
thrive in a changing climate.
LOCAL FOOD GUIDE 2010
04. LOCAL FOOD IS SAFE.
There's a unique kind of assurance that
comes from looking a farmer in the eye
at the farmers market or driving by the
fields where your food comes from.
Local farmers aren't anonymous and
they take their responsibility to the
consumer seriously.
05. LOCAL FOOD SUPPORTS
LOCAL FARM FAMILIES.
With fewer than 1 million Americans
now claiming farming as their primary
occupation, farmers are a vanishing
breed. And no wonder – commodity
prices are at historic lows, often below
the cost of production. The farmer now
gets less than 10 cents of the retail food
dollar. Local farmers who sell direct to
consumers cut out the middleman and
get full retail price for their food –
which means farm families can afford to
stay on the farm, doing the work they
love.
06. LOCAL FOOD BUILDS A SENSE
OF COMMUNITY.
When you buy direct from the farmer,
you are re-establishing a time-honored
connection between the eater and the
grower. Knowing the farmers gives you
insight into the seasons, the weather,
and the miracle of raising food. In many
cases, it gives you access to a farm
where your children and grandchildren can go to learn about nature
and agriculture. Relationships built on
understanding and trust can thrive.
07. LOCAL FOOD PRESERVES
OPEN SPACE.
As the value of direct-marketed fruits
and vegetables increase, selling
farmland for development becomes less
likely. You have probably enjoyed
driving out into the country and
appreciated the lush fields of crops, the
meadows full of wildflowers, the
picturesque scenery. That landscape will
survive only as long as farms are
financially viable. When you buy locally
grown food, you are doing something
proactive about preserving the
agricultural landscape.
08. LOCAL FOOD KEEPS YOUR
TAXES IN CHECK.
Farms contribute more in taxes than
they require in services, whereas
suburban development costs more than
it generates in taxes, according to
several studies. On average, for every $1
in revenue raised by residential
development, governments must spend
$1.17 on services, thus requiring higher
taxes of all taxpayers. For each dollar of
revenue raised by farm, forest, or open
space, governments spend 34 cents on
services.
09. LOCAL FOOD SUPPORTS A
CLEAN ENVIRONMENT AND
BENEFITS LOCAL WILDLIFE.
A well-managed family farm is a place
where the resources of fertile soil and
clean water are valued. Good stewards
of the land grow cover crops to prevent
erosion and replace nutrients used by
their crops. Cover crops also capture
carbon emissions and help combat
global warming. According to some
estimates, farmers who practice
conservation tillage could sequester 12
-14% of the carbon emitted by vehicles
and industry. In addition, the habitat of
a farm–the patchwork of fields,
meadows, woods, ponds and buildingsis the perfect environment for many
beloved species of wildlife, including
bluebirds, killdeer, herons, bats, and
rabbits.
10. LOCAL FOOD IS ABOUT THE
FUTURE.
By supporting local farmers today, you
can help ensure that there will be farms
in your community tomorrow, and that
future generations will have access to
nourishing, flavorful, and abundant
food.
Adapted from Growing For Market, the
national monthly journal for direct
market farmers.
09.
B R O U G H T T O Y O U B Y T H E PAY N E C O U N T Y C H A P T E R O F
www.BuyFreshBuyLocalOK.com
Partners & Sponsors
Thank You!
We’d like to give a special thanks to our
steering committee and to all those who
have supported this work:
The Kerr Center
Sustainable Stillwater
Food Routes Network
Oklahoma Sustainability Network
Buy Fresh Buy Local Payne County
These partners disclaim any liability for the
products or services offered in this guide.
Credits
Production team:
Cheryl Baker, Ilda Hershey, Chad Settle
and Doug Walton.
For more information contact:
Cheryl Baker, Sustainable Stillwater,
[email protected],
405-743-9398, or visit:
Graphic Design:
Sean Ball, Loftis & Ball
www.buyfreshbuylocalOK.com
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