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

At Old Homeplace Farm in Clay County, Maggie and Will Bowling bring generations of family knowledge into their farming endeavors. Maggie grew up on an organic vegetable farm in southern Ohio. For decades, Will has helped with his family’s livestock farm a few miles upstream from his and Maggie’s current farm. Since 2014, the Bowlings have worked to develop healthy pasture systems; soil health and crop diversity; harvest, post-harvest and storage infrastructure; and a community of customers and supporters. 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 crop certification and her involvement with the Kentucky Farm Share Coalition. Will will share the pastured livestock operation, including grass-finished beef, sheep and goats, and recent efforts to build silvopasture systems into their rotational grazing.

Grow Appalachia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture provided support for this Field Day. OAK's Farmer Education program is supported by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund (KADF).