Name: 2025 SOTS | Beginning from the Ground Up Field Day
Start: 2025-09-08T07:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-08T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Harper Hall

2025 SOTS | Beginning from the Ground Up Field Day

Explore an award winning, GAP Certified, diversified 10 year old farming operation. One farm spanning across 2 rural Central Kentucky counties, Cleav's Family Market will host Beginning from the Ground Up. Attendees will discover the grit, perseverance and joy of multi-generational farming, sustainable growth and operational expansion through demonstrations, farmer led presentations on speciality crop cultivation, direct to consumer local meat production, Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) and institutional procurement.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Cow to Calf operators seeking transition, expansion and growth into direct-to-consumer local meat processing and market share
New, young, and beginning producers seeking to establish, expand and sustain operational growth and efficiencies.
Producers seeking to expand market share across multiple cities/communities/towns.
Producers who are GAP Certified and/or exploring GAP Certification
Specialty crop and/or Livestock producers seeking institutional procurement market share
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8- DAY 1 PASS (Included in Full Conference Pass)
BEGINNING FROM THE GROUND UP FIELD DAY AT CLEAV'S FAMILY MARKET (Hart & LaRue Counties)
6:30 AM - 7:00 AM Guest Check In at Harper Hall and Enjoy Breakfast Curated by Soulful Creations
7:00 AM Ground Transportation Departure from Harper Hall for Cleav’s Family Market (Hart and LaRue Counties)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Field Day Intensives at Cleav’s Family Market (Hart County)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Mastering Your Capital with Farm Credit Mid-America
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Field Day Intensives at Cleav’s Family Market (LaRue County)
5:00 PM Ground Transportation Departure for Lexington (Fayette County)
6:30 PM Dinner on your own