Farmer Field Days, Workshops and Webinars

Meet up with other farmers and agricultural professionals on working farms to see organic systems in action! Share your successes and your challenges with peers and connect with useful resource providers. OAK's Farmer Education Events are on-farm and virtual learning opportunities offered monthly for farmers, ag professionals and local food system allies. OAK welcomes farmers from all types and scales of farms - large and small scale, organic and conventional, urban and rural. 

OAK Members and Member Farms receive discounted registration pricing to OAK events. 

Keep up-to-date with the details of every farmer-to-farmer learning event - subscribe to our Field Notes newsletter. 

 

Explore event Summaries and Resources for past farmer-focused events (2022-2025) below.

Have suggestions for future farms, practices or topics to highlight? Let OAK know. 

 

Upcoming Events

 

Webinar: Conservation Resources for Organic and Organically-Managed Farms

Online -- February 18, 2026, 12 - 1 pm ET

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides assistance to support certified organic farms, farms in transition to organic certification or those using/considering organic practices. In this free webinar, OAK conservation staff and NRCS staff share multiple ways that producers, growers and graziers can work with NRCS on successful conservation practices, uniquely tailored contracts,  organic transition assistance and whole-farm planning. 

 

​Henry County farmer Joseph Monroe of Valley Spirit Farm will share his experience working with NRCS since 2016 to create effective rotational grazing systems with improved forage, increase crop pollination, support plant and wildlife diversity and create sustainable on-farm watering systems for livestock and crops. 

 

This free online gathering offers something for everyone: participants with previous NRCS experience will gain insight into how to optimize future contracts, while beginners will learn how to build a relationship with NRCS. This webinar will be recorded. 

This event is supported by a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). OAK's Farmer Education program is supported by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund (KADF). Registration fees are waived for this event; registration is required.

 
Register for February Webinar

 

  

Check Back Soon for More 2026 Farmer Education Events

Practical Farmer-Focused Learning in Community

vegetable field with Field Day sign

The Organic Association of Kentucky's (OAK) Field Days are on-farm and virtual learning opportunities for farmers, ag professionals and local food system advocates. OAK welcomes farmers from all types and scales of farms - large and small scale, organic and conventional, urban and rural, OAK members and non-members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Events

Explore Summaries and Resources from OAK's past Farmer Education events:

  • 2025 - Eight On-Farm Field Days: Seedleaf-Headwater Farm, DreamTime Market Garden, Old Homeplace Farm, BearFruit & Grow,  4Js Family Farm, Cedar Creek Farm, UK Horticulture Farm, Kilrush Food Forest + One Online Conservation Chat
  • 2024 - Two Webinars: Conservation Through EQIP, Conservation on Small, Urban Farms  + Seven On-Farm Field Days: Lazy EIght Stock Farm, Foxfire Farm, Wolf Gap Gardens, Barr Farms, Seedleaf-Headwater Farm, Valley Spirit Farm, Apostles Garden.
  • 2023 - One Virtual Event: Farm Food Safety Plans + Seven On-Farm Field Days: Pavel's Garden, Faul Family Riverside Farm, Cedar Ring Greens, Hallow Springs Farm, Coleman Crest Farm, Flourishing Herbs Farm, Rains and Sun Hilltop Farm. 
  • 2022 - Seven On-Farm Field Days: Modern Heritage Farm, UK Organic CSA, Rootbound Farm, Salamander Springs Farm, Moutain Girl Provision Co, Rough Draft Farmstead, Beiler Farm + One Webinar: CSA Planning, Recordkeeping, Marketing.

View previous OAK virtual events on our OAK YouTube page, including recordings, snapshots and lessons learned from host farmers.