The Organic Association of Kentucky’s annual farming conference, now in its 12th year, includes a growing audience of hundreds of Kentuckians and neighbors active in our community food systems: farmers, researchers, nonprofit professionals, federal and state agency partners, allied service providers and conscious consumers working collectively to build a local, resilient and healthy food system. … Continue reading "Organic Association of KY (OAK) Annual Meeting"

Make plans now to attend the 46th Annual UK Turf and Landscape Management Short Course! The Short Course will be in person February 21-23, 2023 at the Hardin County Extension Center in Elizabethtown, KY. The program will be two full days of comprehensive turfgrass and landscape management education and is appropriate for anyone interested in turf, … Continue reading "2023 Turf & Landscape Management Short Course"

The 92nd Annual Convention of The Garden of Club of Kentucky, Inc. March 12-15, 2023 Berea KY at Historic Boone Tavern

Join OAK for a summer field day! For nearly two decades, Cedar Ring Greens farm in Frankfort has operated with a commitment to sustainability, which includes improving the health of the land, encouraging biodiversity, working for food justice, and powering their home and farm with the sun. Join this OAK Field Day to tour the … Continue reading "Integrating Sustainability in a Solar Farmhouse and Organic Market Garden"

Join OAK for a field day! Starting a farm business can seem like an uphill climb when balancing time between family, off-farm jobs, and the many hats that farmers wear to get product to customers. When the farm also includes high steep hillsides, shallow topsoil, and rocky terrain, the climb becomes a challenge! Focusing on … Continue reading "Keeping our Balance: Diversified Farming with Steep Hills and Off-Farm Jobs"

Join OAK for a field day! Jim Coleman was raised in Fayette County on his family’s farm, Coleman Crest, which was originally purchased by his great grandfather in 1888 after he and his family had tilled the farm under enslavement. Today, Jim is the 4th generation owner of Coleman Crest Farm. In 2020, Jim began … Continue reading "Restoring the Family Farm with Organic Production"

Join OAK for a field day! After a dozen years growing Flourishing Herbs Farm into a diverse market farm business, Jackie and Larry Berry have settled into systems, tools, and crops that work well for their farming style and help them meet their customers’ needs at multiple farmers markets and a 30-member CSA. Using no-till … Continue reading "Scaling Up While Lessening the Work: Farmer Collaborations and Efficiencies"