Welcome

To the Patrick Kaufman Memorial Learning Garden

The Patrick Kaufman Memorial Learning Garden is where on-site garden education programs and community events take place. Patrick Kaufman was one of Franklinton Farms’ co-founders, and the space was named in his honor by his family and friends to commemorate his contributions. Kaufman passed away in 2018.

This ⅓-acre garden is filled with goodness, including high tunnels, the Stanich Community Pavilion, a wood-fired pizza oven, a stunning maple tree, wind chimes, raised beds, sunchokes, a wheelchair-accessible pathway, abundant berries (blackberries, black raspberries, golden berries, raspberries, and strawberries), and much more.

Where Our Community Thrives

The PK Learning Garden is home to more than just beautiful native pollinator beds, its where our community meets to celebrate one another and the natural areas that provide for us.

Tea Time in the Learning Garden | Weekly on Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Community Festivals | Annually in the Summer and Fall

Summer Wellness Series | Select Summer Sundays

Private therapeutic garden education sessions | Varied Schedules

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Help Us Keep This Community Space

A Message from Executive Director Nick Stanich

Franklinton Farms needs help to secure ownership of the Patrick Kaufman Memorial Learning Garden.

This is a vital community asset, yet the City of Columbus only offers Franklinton Farms a 30-day license agreement.

We are striving to negotiate deeded ownership, where the City deeds the garden to Franklinton Farms with a Right of Reversion within the deed so that the ownership reverts to the City if ever Franklinton Farms stops providing adequate community benefit.

Our efforts thus far in this campaign:

  • March 2025: The Franklinton Area Commission signed off on a letter of support that urges the City of Columbus to transfer the Deed to Franklinton Farms with a Right of Reversion that allows the City the land back should Franklinton Farms cease to provide community benefit.

  • April 2025: Councilmember Tiara Ross enthusiastically supported the concept at an in-person meeting at the Learning Garden. 

  • Fall 2025: We have made multiple requests to the Department of Development’s Division of Real Estate and Land Redevelopment for deeded ownership, but they have deflected. 

  • April 2026: We were informed by a city staff person that the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, and the Director of the Department of Development were in discussion about this.

If you are interested in helping organize to advance this effort, email nick.stanich@franklintonfarms.org.