Agroforestry in Practice: Adding Perennials to the Farmscape WORKSHOP

Name: Agroforestry in Practice: Adding Perennials to the Farmscape WORKSHOP
Start: 2025-01-23T08:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-23T13:30:00-05:00
Location: KYSU Research and Demonstration Farm

Schedule

Thu Jan 23 2025 at 08:30 am to 01:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

KYSU Research and Demonstration Farm | Frankfort, KY

Native perennial plantings can reduce erosion, pest, W**d and wind challenges; create pollinator and wildlife habitat, enhance farm aesthetics for farmers and agritourism and add product diversity to farms. This pre-conference workshop provides farm success stories, resources for native plant selection and details on technical and financial assistance available for on-farm implementation.
Moderated by Jesse Frost, informed by his farming experience and dozens of farmer interviews, this workshop brings together a unique combination of hedgerow, border garden, alley cropping and native plant expertise from four presenters: Marissa Arnoldussen of OAK, Daniel Mays of Frith Farm, Margaret Shea of Dropseed Native Plant Nursery and Ian Zeglin of Greenacres Foundation. This workshop covers site, design and species selection; regional native plants, including edibles; propagation, establishment and maintenance best practices; multi-year, dynamic crop planning with perennials and annuals; beneficial insect and pollinator habitats; ecological benefits and potential new revenue streams.
Join this workshop to learn about successful agroforestry practices with pragmatic applications on any Kentucky farm. Locally-sourced lunch included in $50 registration (NOTE: Price increases after December 13, 2024). Support for this project comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities under agreement number NR233A750004G092.
This workshop precedes OAK's 14th Annual Organic Farming Conference, Grounded in Organics: From Soil to Market, January 24-25, 2025, at Kentucky State University's Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm in Frankfort, Kentucky.
This event is open to everyone. From the experienced farmer to the beginning farmer, from field production to market opportunities, #OAK2025 will have something for any interested farmer, grower, grazier, or food/farming systems professional. More information, registration and scholarship information available at oak-ky.org/annual-conference
photo: Barr Farms alley cropping, @barrfarmsky