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We are still running our Stick it to Hunger food drive through the entire month of April!! Bring your donated items to our EBT/SNAP table and receive 2 RDFM stickers!
But that's not the only good news... We know you loved the Traveling Barnyard every first Saturday of the month, so now we are looking to expand our kid activities at the market by kicking off our Little Sprouts program! Every second Saturday of the month, we will be offering a different free activity for the kids; from coloring pages, seed planting, to creating their own bird feeders!
OH SNAP! Before we forget, our supplemental nutrition programs are expanding! We will now be offering DOUBLE UP OKLAHOMA (AKA DUO) this year! This program provides EBT recipients up to $20 a day to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables!
Our Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program is now accepting applications! This program provides qualifying seniors with a $50 card to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables! You can apply online at https://oklac.org/ebt. You may also stop by the Rose District Farmers Market booth at the Senior Health and Resource Fair on April 28th at Central Park Community Center or call our Farmers Market Facilitator at 918-259-7000 ext 7421!
Entertainment
CLAYTON USSERY
Acoustic singer/song writer Clayton Ussery, originally from Louisiana, has been a Broken Arrow Local since 2004! He has been playing music from 1996 and does an eclectic mix of Beatles, Tom Petty and todays popular music covers. You may know him from his local playing haunt, Broken Arrow Brewing Company, where he is often accompanied by guitarist Roxi Reese. Come and check out this talented local musician this Saturday at the Rose District Farmers Market!
Performance is from 9-NOON!
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New Leaf Farms/Okie Doggie
In the heart of Tulsa, a backyard farm and family of 5, grow & thrive a variety of plants & create the best gourmet dog treats around. You know them as Kristin & Aaron with New Leaf Farms/Okie Doggie & their 3 furr babies, Sam(the Cat) & James & Pepper, their puppers, which give inspiration for the Okie Doggie portion of the business. Kristi started with the Rose District Farmers Market in 2022 with her variety of fun and funky, Oklahoma grown plant starts, such as Kajari, Tiger, Lemon drop & Petit Grid de Rennes Melons, Jing Orange & Okinawa Pink Okras, Black Futsu, Red Kuri & Spaghetti Squash, Flat white boar & Blue Jherrald Pumpkins, Dark Purple Opal Basil, Mexican Sour Gherkin Cucamelon, Lavender Frog-Egg Eggplant & the list goes on & on. She does have many plants of the more “known” varieties as well, such as herbs, tomatoes, basil, etc. Though not Organically certified, Kristi follows organic practices for all her plant babies, both for her household & to be rehomed at the market. Kristi starts all her plant babies, from seed in their spare room/office which is lined with lit shelving that end up filled top to bottom/side to side before they are hardened outside and taken to the market.
In late summer of 2022 Kristi introduced her “Okie Doggie” line to market with a wonderful response of wagging tails and happy feet from all 4-legged friends that go by her booth to sample the treats and get their skin parents to purchase them some treats or pupsicles. Kristi sums up her Okie Doggie story with “Okie Doggie Gourmet Treats & Wellness was born out of Passion & Love…Love for out Furry Family Members & a Passion to create products to help them live lone & healthy lives. What started as a Women Owned, Family Run, All-Natural Micro Farm in Tulsa Known as New Leaf Farms quickly grew a tail, & Okie Doggie was born. While things on the Farm continue to grow & flourish outside, in the kitchen our master baker is hard at work, developing & delivering treats & wellness products your pets are sure to love. All of our products are small batch, all natural, using whole ingredients without any harmful biproducts. Each product starts with the purest ingredient know to man, Love. We pride ourselves in offering wholesome high-quality foods for our furry friends, going above and beyond the regular pet food ‘standards’.”
The success of the businesses has allowed Kristi to change her full-time job from a 9-5 to her own home business which she states is a lot more work but very worthwhile, exhausting, fulfilling & makes a difference for the communities she services & you can feel the love & passion put into each entrepreneurial growth. Kristi is at the Rose District Farmers market every Tuesday and Saturday stocked with plants (when in season) & the Okie Doggie Gourmet Treat & Wellness line(year round) & is always full of information for any questions you may have for her products, so she would be happy to have you & your furr babies, come by and check her booth out!
   Vendor Spotlight
Farm/Business Visit
Ro-mac Farms
Mac McDaris, owner of Ro-Mac Farms has been one of Broken Arrow’s favorite, and most seasoned, vendors since the farmers market began, 19 years ago. Mac used to teach Agriculture for 1 year in Little Kansas and another 2 years in Broken Arrow before spending the next 30 years at the CO-OP in both Broken Arrow & Coweta. He was even awarded Outstanding Teacher in the spring of 1966 by Oklahoma State University.
Romac Farms is located right here in Broken Arrow on a beautiful 11.5 acres of land. Mac and his wife Jaime have been living there for the last 47 years. He proudly cultivates everything completely by himself and mostly by hand. He grows nearly every crop you can in the climate zone, but of everything he grows he says he is the best at growing weeds. The only thing on the property that he does not personally manage are the beehives. Mac's friend manages the hives and the honey for Mac to sell at the market. This partnership allows a mutual benefit – the bees pollinate Mac’s crops and Mac’s crops feed the bees!
Visiting Mac's farm turned into an educational experience as he shared with me past issues such as, hungry critters such as deer, raccoons, gophers, rabbits, squirrels, and turtles have been taking all they can get. Last year he lost a majority of his crops due to those critters. However, if it isn't the critters, it’s often a lack of rain that is killing off many acres of crops, or extreme heat as we also saw last year.
This year’s farm visit really showed the love Mac has put into his farm as he is preparing to have a total of over 1000 tomato plants, 12,000 onion plants, 150 feet of cabbage, 100 feet of cauliflower, and the list goes on to include, sweet peppers, banana peppers, hot peppers, broccoli, spinach, radishes, turnips, kale, potatoes, red beets, zucchini, cucumbers, squash, okra, and more. Did I mention that he plants each one by hand and by himself? However, out of 11.5 acres of land, Mac says he is best as raising cane.
Mac continues to show his love for agriculture, teaching, and sense of community each week at the Rose District Farmers Market. Even when he does not have much to offer, he still wakes up early to be set-up before 5 AM and talk amongst the other vendors in anticipation for another market day. Mac stated that his favorite thing about the market is the people. "You know, I don't do this for the money. I don't care about money. I just love meeting new people and seeing the same people from the co-op that I've been seeing for years."
Above all, Mac truly loves his community and encourages people to come talk to him about his work, the farm, or even the good ol' co-op days!
Products Offered: Apples, Peaches, Pears, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, Apricots, Plums, Broccoli, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Radishes, Onions, Beans, Cauliflower, Kohlrabi, Bok Choy, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Peppers, Potatoes, Squash, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Collard Greens, Spinach, Kale, Chard, Honey, Herbs, Vegetable Plants, Ornamental Plants, and more.
Contact Info:
918-231-2211
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Where Opportunity Lives
City of Broken Arrow Table
Throughout the season, the City of Broken Arrow will be rotating a booth for the various departments/divisions. We hope this gives the citizens a chance to ask questions or learn more about each department.
Saturday, June 03, 2023
Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, June 10, 2023
(POLICE DEPARTMENT) Coffee with a Cop
Saturday, June 17, 2023
SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING
Saturday, June 24, 2023
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Saturday, July 8, 2023
SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING
Saturday, July 15, 2023
UTILITIES
Saturday, July 22, 2023
ENGINEERING - STORM WATER
Saturday, July 29, 2023
PARKS
Saturday, August 5, 2023
COMMUNICATIONS
Saturday, August 12, 2023
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Saturday, September 9, 2023
STREET DEPARTMENT
Saturday, September 16, 2023
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Saturday, September 23, 2023
SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING
Saturday, September 30, 2023
TED TEAM
Saturday, October 7, 2023
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Saturday, October 14, 2023
TED TEAM
Saturday, October 21, 2023
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Upcoming Events
1st Saturday of Every Month - Traveling Barnyard, 9AM-10:30 AM
*Times may vary due to heat/animal exhaustion*
2nd Saturday of Every Month- Little Sprouts Activity
Free kids activities from seed planting, coloring pages, and DIY bird feeders!
July- Buy Fresh BA, Through July, our vendors will be passing out tickets to for up to every $10 spent at the market for the chance to win three Farmers Market baskets filled with donations from our very own vendors! We will draw for the winners on the first Saturday of August to kick off National Farmers Market Week!
August 4th- National Farmers Market Week, Traveling Barnyard, Photo Booth, and the drawing of Buy Fresh BA!
October 29th- Halloween at the Market, While supplies last, our vendors will be passing out Halloween candy to all the Trick-or-Treaters!
Recipe Corner
There is nothing like hand-picking your fresh locally grown produce to create vibrant home cooked meals.
Here in the Recipe Corner, we would like to make it a little easier to cook through the seasons!
ONIE PROJECT-CHEESY CHICKEN CAULIFLOWER CASSEROLE
Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
- Non-stick cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup crushed tortilla chips
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 (12.5 oz) can chunk chicken breast, drained & shredded
- 1 large head of cauliflower, chopped
- 1 large red bell pepper, diced
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly coat a medium baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl combine yogurt, 1 cup cheddar cheese, tortilla chips, chili powder & garlic powder. Stir in chicken, cauliflower & pepper. Transfer to the baking dish & spread evenly. Top with remaining cheese. Bake 20-25 minutes, uncovered, or until heated through.
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Weekend Forecast
The forecast for this Saturday is partly sunny with a high of 81 degrees.
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