The farm consists of 30 tillable acres (12 ha), a farmyard, gardens, 5 miles (8.0 km) of hiking trails, and a wildflower preserve.

The farm is operated by the non-profit Gorman Heritage Farm Foundation, whose mission is to educate visitors about agriculture, nutrition, sustainability, and the environment.

[1] The farm was started by Edward Brown, an immigrant from Scotland, who built the main barn in 1835 and later moved to Illinois.

[3] In 1996, the Cincinnati Nature Center took ownership of the farm and converted it into an outdoor educational facility.

In 2012, the entire farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Brown–Gorman Farm, owing to its historically significant architecture.