Conference SPEAKERS
Join us for the 10th Annual OAK Conference!
VIRTUAL - January 26-30, 2021
Healthy Soils, Healthy Farms: Reshaping Kentucky with Organics
Local and national speakers share practical tools and resources on topics, including forage and livestock, row crops, produce production, climate and agriculture, human health, racial equity in agriculture, agroforestry, the business of farming, seed sovereignty and more. The conference brings together more than 450 participants, including farmers, academics, ag professionals, businesses and good food and farming advocates from Kentucky and beyond to build resilient and healthy food systems.
The 2021 program features more than 25 educational sessions, multiple keynote speakers, Farmer Roundtables, and a virtual Trade Show. From the experienced farmer to the beginning farmer, from field production to pastured poultry, #OAK2021 will have something for everyone. Speakers are listed below, and details of their sessions are found on the Agenda page.
KEYNOTE SPeakers
Leah Penniman
Soul Fire Farm
Jean-Martin Fortier
The Market Gardener
Judith Schwartz
Author and Storyteller
Dr. Daphne Miller
Medical Doctor and Author on Food & Health
Will Harris
White Oak Pastures
Invited speakers
Adam Barr
Barr Farms
John Bell
Elmwood Stock Farms
Beth Bridgeman
Antioch College
Justin Duncan
National Center for Appropriate Technology
Andre Faul
Faul Family Riverside Farm
Sarah Flack
Sarah Flack Grazing Consulting
Elaine Ingham
Dr. Elaine’s Soil Food Web School
Krista Jacobsen
UK Sustainable Agriculture
Brian Luck
UW-Madison
Jeff Mattocks
Fertrell
Daniel Mays
Frith Farm
Pete Palumbo
La Finca Berries
Anna Raines
Rains and Sun Farm
Erin Silva
OGRAIN / UW-Madison
Jennifer Walser
USDA NRCS - Kentucky
Elizabeth Whitlow
Regenerative Organic Alliance
Matt Wilson
Grow Appalachia
Jeff & Lisa Windhorst
Spade and Table Farm