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Community EventsWe connect Kentuckians to local, sustainable, organic farmers by hosting several community events throughout the season. Join OAK at an upcoming event and subscribe to the Make Mine Organic e-newsletter and explore the community resources for more information.Upcoming Events2024 KY Proud CSA Week Date: Monday-Friday, March 4 -8, 2024
Location: CSA in KY Facebook Group Event Description: Join us for the 5th annual celebration of CSAs in Kentucky. KY Proud CSA Week raises awareness of CSA (community supported agriculture) food purchasing model, promotes offerings with over 75 farms, and shares seasonal eating resources. Save the date for this special week of CSA promotion and join this online group to follow along for updates!
Join the CSA in KY Facebook GroupTake a look at the recordings and resources below and subscribe to our OAK newsletter for latest information any future OAK events.
Past EventsCook with a Farmer: Prepare a Local Recipe with Hickory Grove Farm
Event Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Location: The Food Connection at University of Kentucky, 440 Hilltop Avenue, Lexington, KY, 40506 Event Summary: During this hands-on cooking class, participants where joined by Ryan Burnette, head farmer at Hickory Grove Farm, and Chef Tanya Whitehouse, chef and program manager, from The Food Connection. Attendees go to learn about Hickory Grove Farm's long farming history, their production practices, and prepare a butternut squash soup with ingredients from the farm.
2023 KY Proud Fall CSA Week Date: Monday-Friday, September 18-22, 2023 Location: Virtually on the CSA in KY Facebook Group Event Summary: 2023 KY Proud Fall CSA Week raises awareness about the CSA model and provides tips and resources for Kentucky eaters to find local farm subscriptions October through December. Join us this September in the CSA in Kentucky Facebook Group to ask questions about CSA shares in your area and find opportunities from more than 40+ farms across Kentucky. This event is co-organized by Kentucky Proud, Kentucky Horticulture Council, OAK, and The Food Connection.
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Virtual Cooking Demo: Back to School Veg Tips
Date: August 10, 2023
Location: Zoom Meeting Event Summary: Need easy, healthy meals for you and the whole family? Watch Chef Tanya from The Food Connection show off pro-tips on template lunch recipes, like harvest bowls, bento boxes, salad in a jar.
Virtual Cooking Demo: Tackling Veg Overload
Date: July 11, 2023
Location: Zoom Meeting Event Summary: Is your CSA share feeling like a veggie overload? Watch Chef Tanya Whitehouse from The Food Connection show off a recipe for Stuffed Summer Squash Roll Ups AND share tips to store and freeze extra seasonal produce to help use up a lot of ingredients in a weekly CSA share.
American Printing House Cooking Demo: Satisfying Summer Salad Location: American Printing House, Louisville, KY Event Summary: Stay cool this summer with a easy salad recipe that is adaptable for any season. This recipe was created by Amanda Veneman, Flik Hospitality wellness manager, for a wellness demo at American Printing House featuring a refreshing herb-based vinaigrette, chopped summer squash, and cauliflower.
Virtual Cooking Demo: Veg Up Your Summer Meals
Date: June 13, 2023
Location: Zoom Meeting Event Summary: Curious how to add more veggies to your Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner? Watch Chef Tanya from The Food Connection and Vanessa Oliver, a UK HR HW Dietitian, for tips and recipes in this online demo featuring kohlrabi and zucchini, a veg-focused new potato salad, and a spring vegetable tart.
Virtual Cooking Demo: Make a Date with Your CSA
Date: May 11, 2023 Location: Zoom Meeting Event Summary: Take some time to get to know your CSA share and make a date each week of the season! Watch the Chef Tanya show off easy cooking techniques to prep your pantry, store veggies, and make quick meals this CSA season. Download Chef Demo Handout KY Proud Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Week Date: Monday-Friday, February 20-24, 2023 Location: Virtually on the CSA in KY Facebook Group Event Summary: KY Proud CSA Week raises awareness about the CSA model and provides tips and resources for customers. Join the CSA in Kentucky Facebook Group to ask questions about CSA shares in your area! Explore OAK's Find-A-Farm Directory and click "Find A CSA" to learn about CSA offerings all year. Cook with a Farmer: Veggie Hash with UK Organic Farming Unit
Date: Monday, October 17, 2022
Location: The Food Connection at University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Event Summary: Participants attended a hands-on CSA cooking class with Farm Manager Kristi Durbin from the UK Organic Farming Unit and Chef Tanya from The Food Connection! During this event, attendees learned about UK Organic Farming Unit's CSA program, growing practices and wide variety of certified organic produce. Then they prepared a seasonal veggie hash alongside Chef Tanya who shared pro tips to store, cook and enjoy a CSA share for the rest of the season!
Virtual Cooking Demo: Fall Lasagna
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022
Location: Zoom Meeting Event Summary: The City of Lexington, Chef Tanya Whitehouse from The Food Connection, and KY Farm Share Coalition hosted a virtual cooking demo featuring a Fall Lasagna. Chef Tanya highlighted a wide variety of produce you can use in this comforting dish and other sauce ideas.
Find Your Fall CSA Virtual Fair Date: September 7-14, 2022
Location: CSA in Kentucky Facebook Group
Event Summary: This event featured CSA farms across Kentucky to raise awareness of fall-fresh produce, meat and other value-added products being grown in Kentucky this fall. For event resources, check out the CSAs in KY Facebook group here. Explore the KY Proud CSA directory for a full of partner farms here Join the CSAs in KY FB Group Find Your Fall CSA Virtual Fair: Winter Squash Demo
Date: September 14, 2022 Location: Zoom Meeting Event Summary: The Find Your Fall CSA Virtual Fair celebrated the last day of our week-long event with a cooking demo with Chef Tanya Whitehouse from The Food Connection. During this event, we showed off two recipes Roasted Acorn Squash with Greens and Mushroom Ricotta and Fall Squash Agrodolce.
Find Your Fall CSA Virtual Fair: CSA on a Budget
Date: September 7, 2022 Location: Zoom Meeting Event Summary: The Find Your Fall CSA Virtual Fair kicked off our week-long event with a conversation with guest speaker LaToya Drake, Nutrition Education Program Coordinator with University of Kentucky Extension. During this event, she shared tips to minimize food waste for home cooks, how to stretch your food dollars, and maximize your CSA share.
Virtual Cooking Demo: If You Can't Take the Heat
Date: July 12, 2022 Location: Zoom Meeting (for UK H&W employees) Event Summary: OAK was joined by Tanya Whitehouse, chef and program manager from The Food Connection and Vanessa Oliver, registered dietitian with UK Health and Wellness, offered seasonal recipes to beat the heat this year, especially for those receiving a weekly CSA share.
Virtual Cooking Demo: Think Green
Date: June 23, 2022 Location: Zoom Meeting Event Summary: Tanya Whitehouse, chef and program manager from The Food Connection offered two great demos for a greens pesto with zoodles and meatless "meatballs." Both recipes are versatile and can be used for a wide range of dishes with veggies in your CSA share, farmers market trip, or the garden.
OAK's consumer events work to connect all Kentuckians with more local, organic farmers in order to transform our food systems, so communities and farms thrive.
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Date: June 27, 2023 
