Growing community at Wooly Valley farm
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – What started as a small flower truck has grown into a working farm and now a new community destination in Warren County.
At Wooly Valley Farm and Flowers, located at 2240 Hammett Hill Road in Bowling Green, co-owner and farmer Shelby Hingle says the business began in 2018 but has steadily expanded as her passion for farming and community grew.
Hingle says the farm originally focused on selling flowers, but today, it includes flower fields, produce and livestock.
“We started the business in 2018 as a flower truck, but as a growing family and as a growing adult, I realized my passion wasn’t only to love on my community — it was also growing,” Hingle said.
That growth has now led to a new step for the farm. This year, Wooly Valley Farm and Flowers received approval to operate as an agritourism destination, allowing the property to host events and welcome visitors onto the farm.
Agritourism operations in Kentucky must meet certain guidelines and approvals through local government and transportation officials to ensure farms can safely host guests while maintaining agricultural operations.
For Hingle, the approval means opening the farm to the public for the first time.
“So it’s the first year that we’re opening our farm to the public, and we do all sorts of fun things,” Hingle said.
The farm’s first public event is scheduled for April 25 from 2 to 7 p.m. The event will include food trucks, a coffee cart and live music as the farm begins introducing its agritourism activities to the community.
Hingle says the event is designed to give people a chance to visit the farm, meet the family behind it, and see what the space has to offer.
“It’s really just a chance to get the community out here,” she said. “We want to get to know you, and we want them to get to know us.”
Throughout the summer, the farm plans to host a variety of experiences, including gardening workshops and curated “you-pick” events in the flower fields.
One upcoming workshop will focus on helping people learn how to grow their own gardens.
“Our workshop is Grow Your Own Garden, so I’ll be teaching everything that I know that I’ve learned over the last three decades,” Hingle said. “I’m going to teach you how to basically start a garden.”
Hingle says the goal is to share knowledge passed down through her family while encouraging others to reconnect with food, farming and the traditions that come with it.
“When I look at a tomato, it’s not just about growing it organically,” she said. “It’s about creating a meal with it and breaking bread together with the people around you.”
For Hingle, farming has always been about more than crops. She says it’s about creating memories — from cooking meals for family to bringing food to friends who need support.
“It started with a passion, but we just really love loving on people,” Hingle said.
Now, with the farm officially open to visitors, she hopes Wooly Valley Farm and Flowers becomes a place where the community can gather, learn, and connect — one harvest at a time.
