There is an abundance of agritourism opportunities across the state of Oklahoma to take advantage of this Spring and Summer. Associate Farm Editor Reagan Calk caught up with the Agritourism and Farmers Market Coordinator at the Oklahoma Department of Ag, Micaela Halverson, and talked about some fun venues in Oklahoma and what they have to offer.
Oklahoma has a few U-Pick tulip farms, Halverson said, which are listed on the Oklahoma Agritourism website.
“You can go pick your own tulips and create a bouquet to take home,” Halverson said.
There are a few different locations to pick tulips in the state, including Flowers Farms in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Tulips in Harrah, Tea and Country Estate in Enid, and Platter Flats Pumpkin Patch in Calera.
Aside from U-Pick tulip farms, Halverson said there are more U-Pick opportunities in the state ranging from strawberries and blueberries to blackberries and peaches, depending on the season.
“Following us on social media at ‘oklahomaagritourism’ either on Instagram or Facebook is going to be the best way to know when each season is and once those products are ready for the customers to go out and pick,” Halverson said. “We like to go out and share each farm’s individual Facebook post so that people can follow them.”
The Oklahoma Agritourism website also features a few different trails in the state, including a jelly making trail, a craft beer trail and a wine trail. Brochures and trail maps can be found for free at travelok.com/brochures.
“They will mail those out to you guys if you wanted to have one of those maps in your hand to see which farms or businesses across the state you wanted to check out,” Halverson said.
The Oklahoma Agritourism website features around 18 different categories of farms, ranches and businesses across the state, Halverson said, all offering unique experiences to visitors.
“The last thing I wanted to highlight is our farmers markets,” Halverson said. “We are really gearing up for farmers market season and if your local farmers market has not opened, it will be opening soon.”
Farmers markets are a great way to support buying locally, Halverson said, as the markets offer a wide array of products from dairy to vegetables.
“A lot of them have a lot of extra fun things going on at the markets as well, whether that is food trucks, or snow cones- different things like that,” Halverson said.
