The farm is an archaeological and environmental site operated by the Kenmore Association. One adult per eight students is required and admitted free of charge. Reservations are required for all group tours. Students explore the environment through their senses and hear family stories about George Washington and his childhood deeds. They explore the social customs and domestic life of the people who lived on the Kenmore plantation.
Students study how buildings reveal the story of people's needs, culture, and values.
Students visit the archaeological site and laboratory and use archaeology, documents, and oral history to rediscover Ferry Farm's past. Six different programs are offered on a seasonal basis. Children wash and iron clothing and dress as 18th-century characters. Limit 15 students, age 5-12. Children learn about food preparation and preservation by working in the kitchen grinding corn for hominy and meal, snapping string beans, and drying and chopping herbs.