Know Your Soil Walk & Talk
Becoming an Ecologically Minded Gardener Series Soil/Food web Properties of Soil Soil and its inhabitants Caring for your soil (maintenance and management) No bare soil
Becoming an Ecologically Minded Gardener Series Soil/Food web Properties of Soil Soil and its inhabitants Caring for your soil (maintenance and management) No bare soil
Celebrate the 46th year of our cherished Derby Breakfast, the longest-running Derby event in the region. It’s the perfect way to start your Derby Day. Your participation directly contributes to the preservation and support of local historic properties through the Historic Homes Foundation. 2025 Official Event of the Kentucky Derby Festival Ticket Options-Visit the Derby […]
Looking for a super chill way to spend Derby Day! Join us for our new Derby Watch Party event. Spend the afternoon under the Pavillion with friends playing yard games, watching the races on a big screen, and enjoying picnic fare. Cash bar available.
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a delightful afternoon tea in the elegant and historic setting of Farmington. This refined experience features delicate finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones, and exquisite sweets, served on antique china. Tea service includes unlimited tea from a selection of premium offerings. We take pride in serving premium teas from Fortnum & Mason, […]
What’s Happening this month? Harvesting Cool Season Plants, Succession Planting (beets and radishes) & Planting Summer Crops Let’s Plant: Cucumbers, pole beans, bush beans, okra, eggplant, peppers, corn, beets, radishes, summer lettuce Let’s Talk Plants: Cucumbers, okra, eggplant, peppers, corn
The Louisville Coalition on the History of Enslavement will host 4 book discussions at each of our sites throughout 2025. The following is a list of books that will be discussed as well as the site the discussion will be held. March 6, at Oxmoor Farm: James by Percival Everett May 15 at Locust Grove: Praise Song for the […]
Extend the Season with Early & Late Bloomers When & How to Use Annuals; Dividing Perennials
Spend the day with experienced hearth cook, Chas Stephens, prepping and cooking a full meal before sitting down to enjoy the spoils of your efforts with your fellow workshop attendees. Class size limited to 10 participants per workshop. At about 6:30 pm you and others will dine on the day’s bounty complete with wine and […]
Special Guest: Frank X. Walker former KY Poet Laureate Frank X. Walker will read from his new book Load in Nine Times. (Link to book on the Event Page, Book available for purchase in the Farmington Musuem Store) In this stirring new collection, he reimagines the experiences of Black Civil War soldiers—including his own ancestors—who […]
Class focus: Early Cool Season plants More Details to come- Learn how to use your garden bounty. Registration required. Register Here!