Tucked away from the carnival rides and bustle of the Los Angeles County Fair midway is The Farm, where all things agriculture come together to educate and delight fairgoers.
Plant parents and horticulture newbies can find plant-centered classes and purchase organically grown chili peppers, herbs, strawberries, tomatoes and more to add to their own gardens.
Available plant varieties can change from day to day, and prices start at $5. The Farm also offers free seeds available on most days.
Kimber Holt, a Farm Ambassador at The Farm at the LA County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona, restocks organic plants for sale on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The fair runs through Memorial Day. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Some of the many varities of organic mint plants available for sale are seen at The Farm at the LA County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona on Thursday, May. 15, 2025. The fair runs through Memorial Day. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Julia Gomez, center, a Farm Ambassador, at The Farm at the LA County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona, speaks to visitors about the many variety of mint plants available for sale on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The fair runs through Memorial Day. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A large selection of pepper plants are availabe for purchase at The Farm at the LA County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The fair runs through Memorial Day. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A Pot of Golden Oregano is one of the many variety of organic plants available for sale at The Farm at the LA County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona on Thursday, May. 15, 2025. The fair runs through Memorial Day. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Ceci Sambrano, from Corona, smells a mint plant at The Farm at the LA County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona on Thursday, May. 15, 2025. The fair runs through Memorial Day. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Kimber Holt, left, a Farm Ambassador at The Farm at the LA County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona, assists Fran Vazquez and her husband Edmund with their purchase of a Thai Basil and Hot and Spicy Oregano plant on Thursday, May. 15, 2025. The fair runs through Memorial Day. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Eqyptian Mint is one of the many mint plants available for purchase at The Farm at the LA County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The fair runs through Memorial Day. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Farm Ambassador “Farmer” Bill Holland holds an Australian Finger Lime, which Holland calls, “the caviar of limes, at The Farm at the LA County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona on Thursday, May. 15, 2025. The fair runs through Memorial Day. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Seeds for home planting are available at The Farm at the LA County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The fair runs through Memorial Day. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Kimber Holt, a Farm Ambassador at The Farm at the LA County Fair at Fairplex in Pomona, restocks organic plants for sale on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The fair runs through Memorial Day. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Most of the plants available at the fair can’t be found at a local garden center, according to Bill Holland, a “farm ambassador.”
“We grow all kinds of unique things like the Australian Finger Lime,” Holland said on a recent afternoon at the fairgrounds in Pomona. “It’s the caviar of limes because of the way it pops out like caviar.”
There are also over 40 different kinds of mint grown on the farm, so visitors can expect to find variations such as cotton candy and hazelnut latte. Visitors may also get free cuttings to propagate at home.
According to Holland, everything at the farm is organic and the plant sales keep operations going.
“We needed tools for our volunteers and staff,” Holland said, “so we decided to sell our plants as we grow a lot of specialty plants.”
In addition to plant sales, The Farm offers garden talks and the Los Angeles Beekeepers Association runs a bee booth to educate fairgoers about the helpful pollinators and their role in gardens. Honey is also for sale.
The UC Master Gardeners program also provides classes, which change daily. Topics range from firescaping, or wildfire-safe landscaping, plant-grafting, cuttings and propagation, growing plants in containers, tropical plants and more.
About the LA County Fair
Where: Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona
When: Thursdays-Sundays through May 25, and Memorial Day, May 26
Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Cost: $18.50 to $27.50 for adults; $15.50 for children ages 6 to 12 and seniors 60 and older. Parking starts at $22.50. Parking, admission, and concert box office payments are cashless. Advance online purchases cost less than gate prices.
