Historic Locust Grove

Food is more than what’s on the table. It’s memory, tradition, and identity passed from one generation to the next. At Historic Locust Grove, our Feeding Our Roots program preserves and celebrates the stories behind our community’s recipes through oral histories, author talks, digital storytelling, and culinary experiences.

Every gift, big or small, helps us document, share, and preserve the rich food traditions that connect us all. Help us bring these stories to life! 

Your Gift in Action

✨ $25 – Share a Taste of Tradition: Helps us collect and preserve one family recipe through our online submission program, keeping food memories alive for future generations.

✨ $50 – Amplify a Voice: Supports one youth participant in the Sacred Earth Community Garden oral history project as they interview elders and record treasured family food stories.

✨ $75 – Bring Stories to the Screen: Funds filming and editing for a digital cooking web series episode, allowing our community’s recipes and traditions to reach audiences far beyond Louisville.

✨ $100 – Set the Table for Community: Provides a community ticket to our Culinary Experience or Author Talk, ensuring that diverse voices and perspectives are always at the table.

Why It Matters 

• Family: Recipes carry the wisdom and love of generations.

• Memory: A single taste can bring us home again.

• Culture: Louisville’s diverse foodways tell stories of migration, resilience, and belonging.

• Identity: Who we are is nourished by the foods and traditions we cherish.

Your gift preserves these connections, honors community voices, and ensures food stories continue to nourish us all.