OAK Annual Conference 2027

It takes place at Cave Area Conference Center in Cave.

The audience includes farmers, researchers, nonprofit professionals, agency partners, technical service providers and conscious consumers.

The conference draws an audience of hundreds of people active in regional food systems.

It is most useful for Kentucky farmers and organic growers who want practical sessions on production, markets, livestock and on-farm research, alongside agency staff and technical service providers they can speak with directly. Buyers or suppliers seeking a large national audience will get less from it, as the crowd is hundreds of mostly regional food-system participants.

Farmers and food-system professionals at regional agricultural conferences usually wear casual, practical clothing such as jeans, boots or sturdy shoes, and flannel or fleece layers. Late January in Kentucky is cold, so warm layers are the norm.