OAK Farmer Field Day – Farm Resilience Through Healthy Soils

Join us at the OAK (Organic Association of Kentucky) Farmer Field Day – Farm Resilience Through Healthy Soils, on July 1, 2025 at the Loretto Motherhouse Farm.

For 200 years, the Sisters of Loretto have stewarded the land and natural resources of the Loretto Motherhouse Farm in Marion County. At this Field Day, Cody and Angela Rakes will share the farm’s crop production systems using no-till methods, limited chemical inputs, cover crop rotation, interplanting and livestock integration. With a focus on building and supporting healthy soils, the Rakes are constantly learning and experimenting with different seeding and establishment methods, crop timing and selection to allow for soil-building and productive income-per-acre results.

Join this field day to:

• Tour the crop fields that have been in no-till production for 20 years and cover crops for 10
• Learn about their cover cropping, no-till and soil-building practices
• Explore Loretto Motherhouse Farm’s pumpkin, corn, soybean and food-grade small grain systems
• See their production and harvest equipment
• View the in-field and adjacent land conservation practices
• See the cover-cropped pumpkin fields that support the mission of community outreach

Registration is required; the link is here.

More information available on this downloadable flyer here.