Join OAK for a field day on September 13 in Lawrenceburg! Join OAK for a discussion of no-till market gardening at Rough Draft Farmstead where we can see the many different techniques and styles of no and low tillage production that can be implemented in our region. From cover cropping to mulching, living pathways and … Continue reading "No-Till Organic Market Gardening"
Join Black Soil KY, Daughters' Southern and Rock House Brewing for a fundraiser benefitting FoodChain. Over the past 3 years, FoodChain has led in food relief efforts and we're excited to support their ongoing work with a portion of the ticket proceeds. Learn more about FoodChain at https://foodchainlex.org/ Guests will enjoy -coursed Farm to Table … Continue reading "Black Soil FoodChain SmokeHouse Dinner"
Join us for a webinar with experts who will discuss production for pre-commercial and new growers in Kentucky interested in growing Christmas trees. Topics include site selection, planting, fertility, pruning, and marketing your crop. Experienced growers will share their advice for success.
Join OAK for a virtual field day on CSAs in KY on November 1! Digging In To CSA Planning, Recordkeeping, and Marketing Virtual - via Zoom November 1, 2022, 10-11:30am ET Join OAK for this CSA-focused walk through the planning, recordkeeping, and marketing systems and strategies of multiple Kentucky and Ohio farms and their Community-Supported Agriculture … Continue reading "Digging In To CSA Planning, Recordkeeping, and Marketing"
Grower-Buyer MeetUps bring together buyers and growers and is co-hosted by the Kentucky Vegetable Growers Association, the Kentucky Society for Horticulture Science, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the Kentucky Center for Ag and Rural Development, the University of Kentucky MarketReady Program and the Kentucky Horticulture Council. Produce buyers include chefs, retail, and distribution representatives together … Continue reading "Grower-Buyer MeetUp – West Kentucky (Daviess Co)"
Kentucky Green Industry Winter Conference, presented by KNLA January 25-26, 2023 Holiday Inn Louisville East 1325 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy Louisville, KY 40222 For more information contact us at info@knla.org or www.knla.org
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
This 2-day evening event (March 13 & 14 from 6:00pm-9:00pm ET/5:00pm-8:00pm CT) is for agriculture producers selling directly to consumers. Sessions will cover social media tactics, maximizing your marketing resources, hosting farmers market events, improving customer communication, and more. The event is co-hosted by the Kentucky Center for Ag and Rural Development (KCARD), Kentucky Department … Continue reading "2023 Agriculture Direct Marketing Summit"
