The original farm was 47 acres. Fourteen acres were taken during the construction of I-471, leaving 33 acres, which Frank Traina purchased in October of 1978. He later purchased 30 more acres of never farmed woods next to the original farm. Finally, in 2003 Frank and Debbie purchased “South Sunrock”, 43 acres on the opposite side of 3 Mile Creek so that today Sunrock Farm is 106 acres of land.

In 1925 Frank Miller bought the place to use as a residence. He sold it in 1950 to Otis Fox who ran a tavern in Cincinnati. His widow then sold it to Frank Traina in 1978, while Frank was still teaching at Northern Kentucky University. At this time his office was a 20-minute walk from Sunrock Farm. The place was covered with trash and it took over 3 years to haul it all away.

In 1981 Sunrock farm opened as an educational farm for children. Dr. Frank Traina became “Farmer Frank” and introduced children to the wonderful world of nature and how nature produces the food that they eat.