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Are you interested in accepting SNAP at your farm or your farmers market? We have good news! USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), the agency responsible for SNAP authorization, is available to answer your questions.  What you need to prepare: Review the step-by-step application instructions. Gather necessary documents as indicated by the step-by-step instructions document and […]

Participate in the Virtual OK Local Ag Summit at a designated viewing site brought to you by Langston University How it works: For folks without reliable internet access, or those who just want to watch on a big screen. Langston University has organized satellite viewing locations for the Oklahoma Local Ag Summit with large viewing […]

Welcome back to our nutrition during pregnancy series! Today, we will cover foods to limit or avoid during pregnancy and healthy alternatives to these foods.

Monday, March 1st VIRTUAL ONLY – Langston University Virtual Workshop: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 9 am: Opening Remarks (15 minutes) – Dean Wesley Whittaker Session 1 – (30 minutes) – Tracey Payton-MillerTitle: Horticulture Facility, Horticulture ProgrammingDescription: Introducing the new Horticulture Facility under construction and Horticulture Programming this year. Tips for preparing for pest prevention […]

The 2021 OKLAS wouldn’t be possible without the support of stakeholder members. We would like to thank each stakeholder and the organizations they represent. James Arati – OSU Extension & OKSBDCCarrie Chlebanowski – The Looney Farm Kate Cooper – Norman Farm Market Gilbert Guerrero – USDA NRCSJulia Laughlin – OSU Extension Cindy Lawrence – Sapulpa […]

This year at the Oklahoma Local Ag Summit we want to take a moment to highlight producers across the state and all of your awesome products. Take a moment to create a video to share a little bit about your farm and your story as a producer. Videos submitted will be combined to create one […]

Welcome to our pregnancy series where we talk about nutrition and other ways to stay healthy during pregnancy! This is the first blog of the series where we will go over a healthy pregnancy eating plan.

Join us in the new year as we continue our MyPlate Foods Groups Series with Fruits and Vegetables! Find out what foods are included in these groups, the importance of fruits and vegetables in our diets, and how many servings of these foods we should aim to eat each day.

It’s here! ONIE’s Choose Homemade 2021 Nutrition Calendar. See what’s new and where you can pick up your own free copy.

We begin our MyPlate Food Groups series with protein! Read more to learn about what protein is, why it is important in our diets, what foods contain protein and how much protein we need per day.

Making sense of the nutrition facts label can help make healthy choices easier! Learn about the different parts of the nutrition facts label.

The COVID-19 pandemic means that many of us, adults and children included, are spending more time indoors because of social distancing. This might make it difficult to stay active. But regular exercise is essential for physical health and mental well-being. While getting exercise may be more difficult to do during this pandemic, it’s still possible – indoors or outside. Here are ways to safely increase our physical activity every day!