Linking Agriculture for Networking & Development (LAND) - Cumberland Region
2020-06-18 09:30 - 11:30 UTC
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers have aligned to leverage agricultural resources of the Commonwealth with the state’s robust manufacturing industry. This forum is intended to bolster existing collaboration between agriculture and manufacturing to develop and expand upon the existing supply chain for agricultural product to the manufacturing sector. These opportunities will be highlighted in a series of regional meetings strategically selected to focus on the ability to best blend synergies within each region. The LAND (Linking Agriculture for Networking & Development) forums are intended for manufacturers, agricultural leaders, economic development professionals, local and state officials, academia, and other stakeholders.

Linking Agriculture for Networking & Development (LAND) - Lincoln Trail
2020-06-23 09:30 - 11:30 UTC

Linking Agriculture for Networking & Development (LAND) - Grayson
2020-07-07 10:00 - 14:30 UTC

Linking Agriculture for Networking & Development (LAND) - Morgantown
2020-07-30 10:00 - 13:30 UTC

Linking Agriculture for Networking & Development (LAND) - Mayfield
2020-07-31 10:00 - 13:30 UTC

Linking Agriculture for Networking & Development (LAND) - Covington
2020-08-18 10:00 - 13:30 UTC

KNLA Summer Outing
2020-08-27 | Yew Dell Gardens, 6220 Old LaGrange Rd, Crestwood, KY, United States
Join the Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association for the annual summer outing! It’s always a great educational program and lots of opportunities to network with other Kentucky businesses.

Linking Agriculture for Networking & Development (LAND) - Jackson
2020-09-10 10:00 - 13:30 UTC

Linking Agriculture for Networking & Development (LAND) - Shelbyville
2020-09-21 10:00 - 13:30 UTC

Farm to School Basics (Southeast KY)
2020-10-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-10-08 18:00 - 19:00 UTC
Are you interested in farm to school, ready to sell to schools, thinking about selling to schools?
Join KHC and local Extension Offices for a Farm to School Webinar for growers in and around Knox, Laurel and Whitley counties!
We will cover KHC’s F2S project, basics, and crops and volumes, with time planned for Q&A.

KCARD: Growing Your Farm and Food Business
2020-10-08 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
The Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (KCARD) will be hosting a series of five “Growing Your Farm and Food Business” webinars this October to assist agricultural producers and food businesses with understanding business fundamentals, identifying grant opportunities, and developing a strategy to seek funding.
“Business planning goes hand-in-hand with the grant writing process: To know what grants to pursue, you must first understand the current needs of your business. Our goal in hosting these webinars is to guide farmers in development of their business plan, provide an orientation to funding opportunities, and equip them with the knowledge they’ll need to write a grant application.” explained James Barrett, KCARD Grant Facilitator.
The KCARD Growing Your Farm and Food Business webinar series will provide an in-depth understanding of business plan and marketing plan development along with an overview of funding options for farmers and agribusinesses in Kentucky. Webinars will take place from 10:00am – 11:30am Eastern/9:00am -10:30am Central and will be available for later viewing.

October 8: Basic Business Planning

To register for the live webinar visit the link below.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lfts4eb9Q1aUHKPwj_Smsg

Tree Week 2020
2020-10-10 - 2020-10-17
Mark your calendars, Tree Week 2020 is happening Oct. 10 – 17! Though events will look a little different this year in light of COVID-19, there will still be lots of opportunity to engage with trees and greenspaces around us. Isn’t that more important now than ever?
For an up-to-date list of events, visit https://ufi.ca.uky.edu/treeweek2020, and follow the TW social media accounts (@urbanforestlex). New events are coming online everyday including plantings, tours, a garden opera, and yoga. You will find something to do during the week, we are sure!

KCARD: Growing Your Farm and Food Business
2020-10-15 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
The Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (KCARD) will be hosting a series of five “Growing Your Farm and Food Business” webinars this October to assist agricultural producers and food businesses with understanding business fundamentals, identifying grant opportunities, and developing a strategy to seek funding.
“Business planning goes hand-in-hand with the grant writing process: To know what grants to pursue, you must first understand the current needs of your business. Our goal in hosting these webinars is to guide farmers in development of their business plan, provide an orientation to funding opportunities, and equip them with the knowledge they’ll need to write a grant application.” explained James Barrett, KCARD Grant Facilitator.
The KCARD Growing Your Farm and Food Business webinar series will provide an in-depth understanding of business plan and marketing plan development along with an overview of funding options for farmers and agribusinesses in Kentucky. Webinars will take place from 10:00am – 11:30am Eastern/9:00am -10:30am Central and will be available for later viewing.

October 15: Understanding Financials

To register for the live webinar visit the link below.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lfts4eb9Q1aUHKPwj_Smsg

KAA Tree Climbing Competition
2020-10-17 07:00 - 17:00 UTC
The KYTCC event is being held on Saturday, October 17th at the west side of Shelby Park in Louisville, KY, with the setup on Friday, October 16th. Please let us know if you are: interested in volunteering, sponsoring, having an informational/vendor booth, being a competitor. (Out of state climbers are welcome to participate!)

Shelby Park is a part of Louisville’s system of parks and parkways designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted. This 16+ acre urban green space has a great collection of large oaks from the original Olmsted System Installation.

Stay up to date on the happenings with the KYTCC by following our Facebook page “Kentucky Tree Climbing Championship.”

Saturday’s events include:

Kids Climb
Educational Booths
Equipment Vendors

Looking forward to seeing you all there, spread the word.

Late Apple Tasting
2020-10-19 18:00 - 19:00 UTC
Late Apple Tasting, Bullitt County
Extension Office, 384 Halls Lane, Shepherdsville, KY
40165. 6:00 p.m. Contact 502-543-2257.

KCARD: Growing Your Farm and Food Business
2020-10-22 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
The Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (KCARD) will be hosting a series of five “Growing Your Farm and Food Business” webinars this October to assist agricultural producers and food businesses with understanding business fundamentals, identifying grant opportunities, and developing a strategy to seek funding.
“Business planning goes hand-in-hand with the grant writing process: To know what grants to pursue, you must first understand the current needs of your business. Our goal in hosting these webinars is to guide farmers in development of their business plan, provide an orientation to funding opportunities, and equip them with the knowledge they’ll need to write a grant application.” explained James Barrett, KCARD Grant Facilitator.
The KCARD Growing Your Farm and Food Business webinar series will provide an in-depth understanding of business plan and marketing plan development along with an overview of funding options for farmers and agribusinesses in Kentucky. Webinars will take place from 10:00am – 11:30am Eastern/9:00am -10:30am Central and will be available for later viewing.

October 22: Funding Programs (State)

To register for the live webinar visit the link below.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lfts4eb9Q1aUHKPwj_Smsg

Virtual Cooking Ambassador Program
2020-10-27 12:00 - 13:00, 2020-11-03 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Seeking enthusiastic cooks who are passionate about local food and helping their community!
The Food Connection, with the support of Community Farm Alliance, is offering a virtual training for community members interested in becoming virtual cooking ambassadors for their local food community. Our programing emphasizes locally sourced, healthful, and budget-friendly dishes that will help people build their culinary confidence.
Lead by Chef Tanya Whitehouse, this two-part virtual training covers everything you need to know to deliver a virtual cooking demonstration or cooking class. The first session focuses on the basic technical features of delivering online learning and the second covers the foundations of delivering successful cooking demonstrations.
The classes will be held live on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 12:00 pm and Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 12:00 pm. Those who complete the course will have access to ongoing support and resources (recipes, videos, tips and tricks) as they develop and deliver their own demonstrations in their communities.
The virtual cooking ambassador program is perfect for anyone who is comfortable in a kitchen and who would like to help others learn to prepare and enjoy healthy, local meals that work with any budget. It may be of particular interest to cooperative extension or public health professionals, or anyone working with farmers or Fresh Stop markets, and who would like to learn more about community cooking demonstrations.
Participation does require a device with both video and audio capability and access to the internet. Meetings will take place over Zoom.
To register for one or both of the classes, click this link: https://forms.gle/kjg8U2PZ3nx4S3Zu7. If you have any questions, feel free to email Chef Tanya Whitehouse at tanya.whitehouse@uky.edu

KCARD: Growing Your Farm and Food Business
2020-10-29 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
The Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (KCARD) will be hosting a series of five “Growing Your Farm and Food Business” webinars this October to assist agricultural producers and food businesses with understanding business fundamentals, identifying grant opportunities, and developing a strategy to seek funding.
“Business planning goes hand-in-hand with the grant writing process: To know what grants to pursue, you must first understand the current needs of your business. Our goal in hosting these webinars is to guide farmers in development of their business plan, provide an orientation to funding opportunities, and equip them with the knowledge they’ll need to write a grant application.” explained James Barrett, KCARD Grant Facilitator.
The KCARD Growing Your Farm and Food Business webinar series will provide an in-depth understanding of business plan and marketing plan development along with an overview of funding options for farmers and agribusinesses in Kentucky. Webinars will take place from 10:00am – 11:30am Eastern/9:00am -10:30am Central and will be available for later viewing.

October 29: Funding Programs (Federal)

To register for the live webinar visit the link below.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lfts4eb9Q1aUHKPwj_Smsg

KCARD: Growing Your Farm and Food Business
2020-11-05 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
The Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (KCARD) will be hosting a series of five “Growing Your Farm and Food Business” webinars this October to assist agricultural producers and food businesses with understanding business fundamentals, identifying grant opportunities, and developing a strategy to seek funding.
“Business planning goes hand-in-hand with the grant writing process: To know what grants to pursue, you must first understand the current needs of your business. Our goal in hosting these webinars is to guide farmers in development of their business plan, provide an orientation to funding opportunities, and equip them with the knowledge they’ll need to write a grant application.” explained James Barrett, KCARD Grant Facilitator.
The KCARD Growing Your Farm and Food Business webinar series will provide an in-depth understanding of business plan and marketing plan development along with an overview of funding options for farmers and agribusinesses in Kentucky. Webinars will take place from 10:00am – 11:30am Eastern/9:00am -10:30am Central and will be available for later viewing.

November 5: Writing Grants

To register for the live webinar visit the link below.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lfts4eb9Q1aUHKPwj_Smsg

Critical Conversations
2020-11-16 18:00 - 19:30 UTC
Critical Conversations will put forth opportunities for Lexington to hear the message of local and national activists, educators, experts, and community leaders actively engaged in critical work toward justice. The conversations will be an opportunity to generate dialogue and critical thinking about how to create changes in our systems, our personal lives and our community. For Fall and Winter 2020, we will explore topics such as: healing of racial trauma, exploring economic inclusion through agriculture, and youth led leadership development.
Our next virtual event will be held on Monday, November 16 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. This Critical Conversation will focus on planting and harvesting our future through blacks in food/agriculture entrepreneurship. Our featured speaker is Kellee James, founder & CEO of Mercaris, an agtech startup that provides market information and an online marketplace for organic crops. James is also a 2009 Barack Obama White House Fellow. She recently co-founded the Freedmen Heirs Foundation, an organization that provides support to new and existing Black farmers.
The event will take place live from Mahan Studios in Lexington, KY and broadcast on Zoom. RSVP details to come.
Link: https://www.uky.edu/mlk/

Food Safety Training (FSMA PSR): Virtual
2020-11-17 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Who Should Attend: Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), co-management, and the proposed FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.
Register by Oct. 17 with: Badrinath Jagannathan
Email – badrivj@uky.edu
Address – Badrinath Jagannathan
325 Cooper Drive, Room 210
W.P Garrigus building
Department of Animal and Food Science
Lexington, KY 40546
Fee: free for KY growers
For more information about scheduled PSA Grower Training Courses in Kentucky, please visit the Food Systems Innovation Center website at https://www.uky.edu/fsic/trainings.php

Farm to School Crop Planning Webinar
2020-11-17 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
Join the Kentucky Horticulture Council and Grow Appalachia for a Crop Planning Webinar for growers interested in Farm to School in and around Knox, Laurel, and Whitley Counties (KY). Learn how to successfully plan, grow, and sell to local schools, including crop specific recommendations. Crop planning topics will include: what to grow, when to grow, how much to grow, where to grow, how to grow, and how much money you can expect to make!
Webinar will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17th, 1-3pm virtually over Zoom (must pre-register to receive link) and is FREE. Register here.
Questions? Email McKenzie at mckenzie@kyhortcouncil.org.

Food Safety Training: FSMA PSR (Virtual)
2020-12-15 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Who Should Attend: Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), co-management, and the proposed FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.
Register by Nov. 12 with: Badrinath Jagannathan
Email – badrivj@uky.edu
Address – Badrinath Jagannathan
325 Cooper Drive, Room 210
W.P Garrigus building
Department of Animal and Food Science
Lexington, KY 40546
Fee: free for KY growers
For more information about scheduled PSA Grower Training Courses in Kentucky, please visit the Food Systems Innovation Center website at https://www.uky.edu/fsic/trainings.php

FSMA PSR Training Registration Deadline
2020-12-18
Who Should Attend: Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), co-management, and the proposed FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. Register by Dec. 18 online: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0GqBxuZ2ioX8FKZ. Questions: Badrinath Jagannathan Email – badrivj@uky.edu

Farm to School Enterprise Budgets Webinar
2020-12-18 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | online
Making and using an enterprise budget is an important step to ensuring your business is profitable, and there are different pieces of the budget you must think about for Farm to School that you might normally think about for your traditional market channels. Learn how to use an enterprise budget and the perks they provide, and see examples of enterprise budgets for popular farm to school crops. This presentation will be presented by staff members from the Center for Crop Diversification and UK Department of Agricultural Economics and will be held virtually over Zoom. You must register (free) in order to receive the Zoom link, which will come to your email approximately 24 hours prior to the webinar. Register through Eventbrite here.

This webinar is intended for growers interested in Farm to School who are located in and around Knox, Laurel, and Whitley counties, but we invite all those who are interested in learning more about enterprise budgets to join.

Questions? Contact McKenzie at mckenzie@kyhortcouncil.org.

Emergency Food, Charity, and the Local Food System Webinar
2020-12-21 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
Join the Local Food Systems Working Group for the upcoming Local and Regional Food Systems Response to COVID webinar. Monday’s topic will be “Emergency Food, Charity, and the Local Food System” featuring special guests:

Mary Greene-Trottier — Spirit Lake Tribe, Director of the Food Distribution Program
LaToya M. — Collective Fare, Director of Operations
Leandra Forman — FoodChain, Operations Manager

This is part of a monthly webinar series, which will be held on the 3rd Monday of each month through May 2021. We look forward to seeing you at this event and throughout the series. More information and archived webinars can be found on our project website.

Kentucky Fruit & Vegetable Virtual Conference (General/Protected Ag)
2021-01-05 09:00 - 15:00 UTC
Our Conference will continue to be the premier event in Kentucky for produce growers to interact and learn. The virtual conference will be conducted using the Zoom platform. Registered participants will be emailed an invitation that contains a link to be used to join the Conference from the location of their choice.
Tuesday, January 5
General Session
9:00 am — 10:00 am Educational Sessions
10:00 am Break
10:20 am — 12:00 pm Educational Sessions
12:00 pm Lunch
Protected Agriculture Production Technologies
1:00 pm — 2:00 pm Educational Sessions
2:00 pm Break
2:20 pm — 3:00 pm Educational Sessions

2021 Kentucky Fruit & Vegetable Virtual Conference (Organic/Vegetable Production)
2021-01-12 09:00 - 15:00 UTC
Our Conference will continue to be the premier event in Kentucky for produce growers to interact and learn. The virtual conference will be conducted using the Zoom platform. Registered participants will be emailed an invitation that contains a link to be used to join the Conference from the location of their choice.
Organic Production
9:00 am — 10:00 am Educational Sessions
10:00 am Break
10:20 am — 12:00 pm Educational Sessions
12:00 pm Lunch
Vegetable Production for New Growers
1:00 pm — 2:00 pm Educational Sessions
2:00 pm Break
2:20 pm — 3:00 pm Educational Sessions
