Sara Walker
Sara Walker of Rocky Point community is as sweet as the sweets she makes each week and sells at the Farmers Market in Marble City.
Sara Walker of Rocky Point community is as sweet as the sweets she makes each week and sells at the Farmers Market in Marble City.
Walker, who is a native of Sequoyah County, said she has always loved cooking and baking. Although she has a job as the treasurer for Marble City during the day, Walker said she enjoys cooking and baking and it has turned into a lucrative business on the side she named “Sara’s Sweets, Treats and Catering.”
Each week, she bakes her breads in several varieties, including apple, zucchini, pumpkin, peanut butter and jelly, and banana to name a few, along with her peanut butter and chocolate fudge and anything else she bakes or makes to sell at the market.
“I love setting up for market,” she said. “I love meeting the people and visiting with them. I learned to cook from both my grandmothers growing up. It’s just something I’ve always loved doing. In addition to the sweet treats I also sell pickle dip and jalapeno pepper dip.”
“I also recently cooked for my grandson’s birthday party and I smoked meat, made the baked beans and everything,” she said.
She has also made Indian Curry, Mexican dishes and prepared snack boards with various meats, crackers, fruit and dips for football games and other events.
Walker now serves as president of the Marble City Farmers Market. The market is held each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. She said the market will go into its winter schedule in October and will be open only two Saturdays a month.
“Joining the Farmers Market was a suggestion my dad made after losing my son three years ago,” she said. “I felt like I needed to be doing something. My son and I enjoyed cooking and baking together and joining the Farmers Market has really helped me to stay busy and do what I enjoy doing.”
Walker said she will cook for any event. She recently began making chocolate covered strawberries on Valentine’s Day and tuxedos (chocolate and white chocolate covered berries) for weddings and other occasions.
Walker and her husband, Doug, have three children and four grandchildren. She graduated from Sallisaw High School in 1997. The couple enjoys going to festivals and setting up, she said.
“Last year we went to Green Leaf State Park. They held a festival a week before Fin and Feather. This year it will be on the same day. That’s where we’ll be setting up,” she said.
Walker said anyone wanting to order any sweets or needing a catering service may contact her at 918-774-4164.
“My grandmothers believed cooking for people and feeding them made them happy. That’s how I feel also,” she said.
“I would feed anyone who is hungry because food is expensive these days and not everyone can afford to buy groceries,” she said. “I’m surprised at times because when I sell my food, I don’t count the money. But at the end of the day, I’m always surprised at how I’ve been blessed with the means to buy more food and to continue doing what I enjoy.”
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