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Welcome to Okie Almanac, your guide to growing, cooking, and living seasonally in Oklahoma. Whether you’re planting your first backyard garden, looking for the best seasonal recipes, or exploring local traditions, we bring you practical advice, inspiring stories, and real connections to Oklahoma’s food, land, and community. From moon phases to foraging, farm-to-table cooking to folklore, Okie Almanac is here to help you embrace the rhythms of nature in everyday life. Dive in, explore, and make the most of each season with us!
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Oklahoma Grown Kale Seeds – Approx. 100+ Seeds
Open-pollinated kale seeds harvested in Oklahoma. Approximately 100+ seeds per packet. Easy to grow and great for spring or fall planting.
Rooted Echeveria Propagation – Unpotted
Rooted Echeveria-type succulent propagation grown in Oklahoma. Each leaf has established roots and a developing baby rosette. Ready to pot in well-draining soil. Local pickup only.
Echeveria Baby Propagation – Early Stage
A propagated succulent cutting with roots for you to learn how to grow!
Latest Blogs
I Went to Pinata Store in OKC for Garlic, Not a Piñata
A field note from Pinata Store in Oklahoma City’s Farmers Market District, where I bought garlic cloves to try growing at home from a small produce shop near the historic public market.
Finally Catching Nic’s Grill Without the Line
A field note from Nic’s Grill in Oklahoma City, the tiny burger counter on N Pennsylvania known for thick onion burgers, fries, limited seating, cash-only service, and its Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives appearance.
Buc-ee’s Denton Is a Giant Gas Station, a Roadside Attraction, and Maybe Oklahoma’s Future
A look at Buc-ee’s Denton off I-35E, from brisket and Beaver Nuggets to the bronze beaver photo stop, plus what Oklahoma City’s proposed Buc-ee’s could mean.
Pho Cuong Is the Little Green House on Classen I Keep Coming Back To
Pho Cuong Restaurant on N Classen in Oklahoma City’s Asian District is a casual Vietnamese soup house known for giant pho bowls, fresh spring rolls and broth worth returning for.
The Famous Monsters Deck Got Me Back on a Skateboard at Money Ruins Everything
I bought my first skateboard in years at Money Ruins Everything, the Uptown 23rd OKC skate shop with MRE decks, Bones wheels, and deep local skate roots.
OKC Farmers Market Antique Mall Is 20,000 Square Feet of Oklahoma City Reuse
Inside the historic OKC Farmers Public Market, the OKC Farmers Market Antique Mall packs 20,000 square feet of vintage shops, collectibles, furniture, records, jewelry, toys, glassware and Oklahoma City history into one Farmers Market District stop.
I Went to the Farmers Market for Garlic and Found a Gothic Market Instead
A garlic run to the OKC Farmers Public Market turned into a visit to Grimoire Academy’s Gothic Market, a ticketed horror, folklore and handmade-goods market inside one of Oklahoma City’s historic public buildings.
Netflix Bites Dallas Is More Than a Mall Gimmick
Netflix Bites Dallas is the restaurant inside Netflix House at Galleria Dallas, with food and drinks inspired by Stranger Things, KPop Demon Hunters, WWE, Virgin River and more.
Curiosity Café’s $9.99 Breakfast Sandwich Was the Surprise at Universal Kids Resort
Breakfast at Curiosity Café inside Universal Kids Resort Hotel in Frisco surprised us with a $9.99 breakfast sandwich, $5.99 mini waffles, Starbucks, and prices that felt reasonable for a theme park resort.
Latest Post
I Went to Pinata Store in OKC for Garlic, Not a Piñata
A field note from Pinata Store in Oklahoma City’s Farmers Market District, where I bought garlic cloves to try growing at home from a small produce shop near the historic public market.
Finally Catching Nic’s Grill Without the Line
A field note from Nic’s Grill in Oklahoma City, the tiny burger counter on N Pennsylvania known for thick onion burgers, fries, limited seating, cash-only service, and its Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives appearance.
Buc-ee’s Denton Is a Giant Gas Station, a Roadside Attraction, and Maybe Oklahoma’s Future
A look at Buc-ee’s Denton off I-35E, from brisket and Beaver Nuggets to the bronze beaver photo stop, plus what Oklahoma City’s proposed Buc-ee’s could mean.