The ONIE Blog

ONIE provides great resources to help families stretch their food dollars. Learn more about all the FREE resources we provide!

Presented at the 2021 Oklahoma Local Ag Summit by Becky & Kent Evatt, Red Bird Farm & Katy & Jesse Wells, Wells Family Christmas Tree Farm Hosting events at your agritourism venue is a great way to bring back customers all year long. Maybe you want to do something outside of your normal season schedule, […]

OKfresh will be transitioning to weekly shopping at OSU-OKC Farmers Market at Scissortail Park starting Saturday, April 3rd, 2021. You can continue to shop with RestoreOKC at their vendor booth where they will be selling produce from Restore Farms, starting in July! OSU-OKC Farmers Market at Scissortail Park is located at 415 South Robinson Avenue […]

This workshop presented by Langston University features 5 unique sessions providing bountiful info to emerging growers & producers. Opening Remarks (15 minutes) – Dean Wesley Whittaker 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 this coming growing season. Joshua […]

Presented by Beth Shrott at the 2021 OK Local Ag Summit As if providing fresh, local food to the community and helping farmers succeed in business wasn’t enough, there are always a myriad of personalities to manage when you lead a market. This session is a bit outside the box and is meant to help […]

Presented at the 2021 OK Local Ag Summit by Mike and Amanda Wilson, Yarrowhead Farm Market and Joe Tierney, Joe’s Farm. Interested in selling your products in your own farm-to-table store? Or collaborating with other producers to sell your products in a farmers market hub? Mike and Amanda Wilson, Yarrowhead Farm Market, will be sharing how they transformed their […]

Session filmed at 2021 OK Local Ag Summit and presented by Carrie Chlebanowski – The Looney Farm and Kevin Marshall – Indigo Acres. As local ag producers, we can contribute to sustainable stewardship of land, water and air. Learn from other Oklahoma producers about their efforts related to soil health, crop rotations, cover crops and […]

Knife skills are an important part of basic cooking. Learn how to handle a knife & make different cuts to open up more options for meals.

We have reached the end of our nutrition during pregnancy series! Check out our final blog where we talk about more ways to stay healthy during pregnancy with prenatal vitamins, proper hydration, physical activity and rest.

March is National Nutrition Month and it is also a great time to check in on our 2021 health goals! This year’s theme is Personalize Your Plate and today we talk about making nutrition and health choices that honor our unique bodies, goals, backgrounds, and tastes.

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 […]