Better Block OKC: Farmers Market District
This Saturday! 8am-4pm
SW 2nd & Klein Ave

Food Vendors:
Native Roots Market
Wild Al’s
Roxy’s Ice Cream Social
The Crepe Brewers
Taste of Soul Egg Roll
Motochef
BYOBeer Garden

Kids Activities:
Fowler Toyota Pop Up Park
Legacy Bank Sandbox Treasure Hunt
SixTwelve: Printmaking with pigment from local foods
ACOG Kids Activities
Kids Coloring Book table

Street Life:
Improved Street Layout and Parking on SW 2nd
Market Row Pedestrian Plaza & Pop Up Businesses
Seating, Shade and Landscaping Improvements
Interactive & Crowdsourced activities
Farmers Market Vendors including produce, dry goods, fresh flower, crafts and more!
Local musicians throughout the day

Live music schedule:

First Stage (deck outside Urban Agrarian)

Better Block OKC to present reimagined Farmers Market District on May 4

Presented by Fowler Toyota, Better Block OKC will take place Saturday, May 4th, 2013 8am to 4pm in the Farmers Market District at SW 2nd and Klein Ave. This community revitalization project temporarily demonstrates how to improve a street with pedestrian and public infrastructure mixed with art, culture, pop-up businesses and street life.
Better Block OKC is a grassroots event that plants seeds for change. We make temporary improvements with the creativity and help of volunteers, business owners, and people who want to see a place like Farmers Market District defined and bustling again – to show a more permanent vision for places that matter. FARMERS MARKET DISTRICT IS A PLACE THAT MATTERS. It is a historical, urban place –with a purpose that has been waiting to be reimagined and revitalized.

SO LET’S GO BACK TO THE START. Let’s build a thriving local market experience – that feeds our bodies and our community.

Join us May 4th, 8am-4pm in the Farmers Market District. Bring your family, your appetite and your imagination.

Fowler Toyota of Norman is the presenting sponsor of Better Block OKC, a program of ULI Oklahoma. Additional sponsors include: Legacy Bank, Olthia Urban Prairie Garden Design, Braid Creative & Consulting, Pelco Products, and Johnson & Associates.

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Going to Better Block OKC? Consider carpooling. GetAroundOK.com is Central Oklahoma’s 100% free rideshare program; connect with others attending Better Block OKC to reduce the impact of your commute on both your wallet and the environment. Simply visit www.GetAroundOK.com and register on the home page. Enter a point of origin and a destination. Users can choose from a menu of “Points of Interest” including “Farmers Public Market/Better Block OKC 2013” which will automatically load the address into the map. The more users that register with that as a destination, the more options users will have in terms of carpooling.

GetAroundOK.com is for anyone living or working in Central Oklahoma. Your free, password-protected account lets your manage your preferences and find instant matches around the region; you can communicate safely with fellow commuters or help your employer launch a company-wide carpool initiative to rideshare with co-workers.  GetAroundOK.com also helps to reduce congestion, reduce smog-forming emissions and reduce demand for parking. And who knows? You might even meet some new friends.

Feel free to download it, print it, share it or distribute it around your neighborhood or at your favorite local businesses!

Thanks to Legacy Bank, we were able to meet our sponsorship requirements for our 2013 Better Block OKC event!

Better Block OKC 2012′s Pop Up Shop ‘Bloemenmarkt’

Pop-Up shops and vendors will be integral to our Better Block OKC event this year! Are you interested in being a vendor for Better Block OKC 2013?

Friday April 19th is the first deadline for vendors to participate in Better Block OKC. If you know a food truck, produce or farmers market business or artist that you would like to see at BBOKC, please forward these applications to them!

For food trucks or ready-to-eat food vendors, apply here.
For farmers market, artists, community organizations/non-profits, apply here.

Olthia’s sponsorship will contribute to the Beautification team, allowing them to expand & scale their projects. Thank you Olthia!

A sneak peek of our volunteers working on Jamie’s seating project:

Ashley Sellers beveling the edges of a pallet.

The construction crew during work night.

We won’t spoil the surprise with finished creations yet, instead come to Better Block on May 4th to enjoy them first hand.

We are opening the application process for an intern. Please see the requirements and goals of the position. We will be accepting application until midnight on 2/12/13. Email BetterBlockOKC@gmail.com with subject BBOKC Intern – <your name>.

This internship will assist with administration and communication about the event during the traditional work day (8AM – 5PM). This intern will stay with the Farmers Market District to help  continue their marketing and communication after the event.

Better Block OKC Communications Intern
Position Summary:

The Better Block OKC Communications Intern is the primarily responsible for assisting the Better Block OKC Co-chairs in coordinating communication between stakeholders, volunteers and the general public, and general marketing, PR and social media for the event.

Position Requirements:

• Should possess the education and/or experience in one or more of the following areas: marketing, advertising, public relations, communications, graphic design, event planning, social media or nonprofit administration.
• The Coordinator must be well organized, flexible and able to communicate information about Better Block OKC to various groups and individuals. The position also requires a high level of energy and the ability to function effectively in a team environment
• Good verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Knowledge of social media and online communications is required.

Overall Responsibilities:

Develops and updates content on website to properly keep event information current.

Creates, manages and maintains the emails and database to effectively communicate with volunteers and Farmers’ Market District followers.

Assists in planning and implementation of event.

Assists in the preparation of press releases.

Assists in building the strong social media presence, keeping with the event’s approachable, grassroots personality.

Works with volunteers to develop a long term plan for district stakeholders to maintain district progress, promotions and communications.

Functions as an intern for the District upon conclusion of the Better Block event to help retain momentum for District development and awareness.

A huge thank you to Fowler Toyota for being our headline sponsor for this year’s Better Block OKC event. We love Fowler Toyota’s community spirit. They understand the BBOKC vision and their sponsorship is vital to our event’s success. Take a second to give them a follow on Twitter and Facebook.

This year, we thought it was important to leave the Farmers’ Market District with the tools to continue the momentum created from Better Block OKC. We want them to be able to communicate as a District with followers online and in the community. That’s difficult to do without a brand.

Braid Creative has generously agreed to provide brand visioning for the Farmers’ Market District! There’s much more to this than just creating a logo… follow us this spring as we walk through their Braid Method and look for their work at the Better Block event in May. Braid Creative on Twitter and Facebook.

Do you want to help sponsor Better Block OKC? We need you! Sponsorships are available in any amount. See our Contributors page for more details.