Old Homeplace Farm, Oneida KY -- June 10, 2025, 4 - 7pm ET

Maggie Bowling of Old Homeplace Farm is no stranger to vegetable production and community-supported agriculture. Growing up on her parents’ organic farm and marrying into a pastured livestock operation, Maggie launched her vegetable production in 2014. This decade of learning and growth allowed her to build a strong customer base, improve and expand her production, diversify her crop offerings and trial different market and sales options. In addition to an online store and local drop-off options, Old Homeplace Farm offers 20-week Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares featuring 35 crops and options to add meat, cut flower or honey selections.

In this Farmer Field Day, Maggie will provide a look at her greenhouse, high tunnels, packing shed and field crops as she walks participants through her vegetable production, post-harvest and packing systems. Maggie will share the growth of her farm, including equipment, infrastructure and labor needs, while maintaining the growth to a scale that a small crew of three or four farm staff can manage. Join the Field Day to hear Maggie’s considerations of pursuing organic certification and her involvement with the Kentucky Farm Share Coalition.

Grow Appalachia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund (KADF) provided support for this Field Day.