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11/15/2025

It’s an elderberry kinda day at Farm Hippie Pawhuska! Come taste test our sugar free elderberry syrup made with glycerin, and check out our diy elderberrry kits.

11/14/2025

Hey all you sugar-free granola fanatics from the Bartlesville Farmers Market! It’s been a while since you’ve been able to get your granola fix. Where can you find it in Bartlesville? A couple places. Early Bird Market and Sunflowers and Suds Farm Store just outside of Bville. Go grab you some! 🥣

11/12/2025

Preparing to vacuum seal and label a LOT of Sugar Free Elderberry Syrup! ☺️ We’ll be offering taste samples this Saturday Nov 15th at Farm Hippie in Pawhuska.

The honeyed version of elderberry syrup is better if your blood sugar can handle it since raw honey has soooo many health benefits, but for those who need or want sugar-free option, a glycerin tincture is the way to go. It is sweet to the taste and a perfect medium for making a medicinally powerful, yet tastebud-pleasing Elderberry Syrup. Glycerin also has the advantage of not being as expensive as raw honey, and it also lasts longer in the fridge.

Our glycerite is made with organic elderberries, organic and food grade glycerin, organic sweet orange essential oil and distilled water. The EO is added to make up for some of the healthful properties of the missing honey. And yes, essential oils in glycerin are fully dissolved and so are safe for internal use.

It’s cold and flu time of year around here. Be prepared for it w elderberry. I plan to give a jar to each of my kids and their families for Christmas this year! (hopefully they’re not reading this 😅).

Come see us Saturday at Farm Hippie in Pawhuska starting at 10:30a.

11/12/2025

Need help sleeping? Need help falling back to sleep if you do waken in the night? Need help lowering stress levels and cortisol?

Moon Milk is a nummy alternative to hot chocolate on a cold evening. It’s been my friend these last few cold nights! ☕️

Sugar free, cinnamony, with ashwaghanda, turmeric, a bit of collagen and cardamom w a touch of nutmeg.

Pick up a bag of mix at Early Bird Market in Bartlesville, Farm Hippie in Pawhuska, The FARMacy Barn to Table Market in Pryor, and and Suds Farm Store, just outside of Bville.

11/05/2025

We met this boy when we adopted our new dog. He was super sweet. Had to go a different route cuz of having young grands, but he could def be a keeper for someone!

11/04/2025

Head on down to Farm Hippie in Pawhuska! Restock of Sugar Free Elderberry Syrups (Glycerites). Boost your immune system without spiking your blood sugar. Also a restock of our D-I-Y Elderberry Tonic Mixes. Instruction in the packets to create your own syrup, tincture or infusion.

And don’t forget about our Sugar Free Granola; awesome for breakfast, or just to munch on as a healthy snack!

Also, check out our Moon Milk Mix! Great for helping you sleep through the night, or if you do waken to get back to sleep quickly. Wonderful for lowering your cortisol (stress) levels and to fight inflammation.

Lots of other great vendors and products to check out!

10/30/2025

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10/28/2025

Excellent quotes from an email I read this morning. Things to ponder. 🤔

10/27/2025

From the book I’m reading lately…

10/24/2025

If you are in need, check these out.

The SNAP Benefit Suspension begins Saturday November 1st!

There's help available! Please contact each organization to apply for help and remember their resources will be stretched more than normal. If you are able, please donate and volunteer to keep these resources available for our neighbors. Thank you for doing your part to support your community.

10/24/2025

🍂 Bartlesville Community Can Drive! 🍂

As the season of giving approaches, Early Bird Market and the Bartlesville Farmers Market are coming together to help our neighbors in need—and we need your help! 💚

We’re hosting a Community Can Drive to collect non-perishable food items for families who may be struggling this season.

📅 Deadline: Saturday, October 25 (our last Farmers Market of the season!)
📍 Drop-off Locations (during operating hours):

Bartlesville Farmers Market – 8 to 11:30am - until Oct 25 -- Bring your items to Kris with Rabbit Hole Homestead, or to a box in the center pavillion
Early Bird Market
Moxie On Second
Few Doors Down
Marigold’s Bookstore

All cans collected will be delivered to local organizations supporting people who cannot always afford groceries.

💡 Let’s make this a monthly tradition! But for now, we’re asking the community to rally together and make a big impact by October 25.

Bring your cans, bring a friend, and let’s show Bartlesville how we care for each other. 🌱

10/24/2025

Best food pantries in the area?

🌾 Community Update: SNAP Benefit Pause & the Urgent Need to Refill Local Food Pantries

(Source: Oklahoma Human Services announcement, Oct 22 2025)

Friends, we wanted to share an important update that will deeply affect Oklahoma families in the coming weeks — and what we can do, together, to help.

Because of a lapse in federal funding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has directed all states to pause November SNAP (food benefit) processing until funding is restored. That means EBT cards will not receive new benefits in November unless federal funding resumes.

In Oklahoma, this affects nearly 685,000 residents — representing about $128 million in monthly food assistance that typically flows through our local retailers, markets, and suppliers. This is not just a statistic; it’s our neighbors, friends, and community members.

💔 What This Means

It’s unclear whether SNAP participants will be able to use any remaining October benefits after November 1.

Many families will face a gap in their ability to purchase groceries and essentials.

This will create an immediate strain on local food pantries, which are already operating with fewer donations than ever before.

Local retailers like us are part of this food-security network — and right now, the call for community action couldn’t be louder.

🥫 An Urgent Call to Action: Help Restock Local Food Pantries

We’re asking our community to step in and help fill the gap.

More Oklahomans than ever are turning to food banks and local missions for support — and those shelves are thinning fast. Even small donations of canned goods, shelf-stable items, or hygiene products can make a huge impact when multiplied across our community.

At Farm Hippie, we proudly support Mission on Main Street — a local organization doing incredible work feeding families in need.
We’ll be hosting a Food Drive soon to help replenish their shelves, and we’ll share collection dates and details shortly.

If you’re able to give now, we encourage you to:
🧡 Donate directly to Mission on Main Street.
🥫 Drop off non-perishables at any local food pantry.
💬 Share this post to help spread awareness.

🤝 How We Can Help Each Other

Share accurate information. Direct anyone affected to okdhs.org/shutdown
for updates.

Connect families to resources. beaneighbor.org
lists food banks and community partners statewide.

Shop local when you can. Keeping your dollars in your community helps small businesses stay stable — which in turn helps us support efforts like these.

💡 Together, We’re Stronger

Oklahomans have always shown up for one another in hard times. This is one of those moments.
Let’s do what we do best — rally together, care for our neighbors, and make sure no one in our community goes hungry.

We’ll share more soon about how you can join our upcoming Mission on Main Street Food Drive.
Every can counts. Every act of kindness matters.