Laird Woodland Farm

The farm has been in the family for over a hundred years, originally providing eggs, milk, cream, and butter for Harper County residents in the early 1900s. In the 1930s, it transformed into a snake and wild animal farm supplying zoos and circuses worldwide. By the 1970s, it became a cabinet of natural curiosities curated by Lem and Stella Laird, who hosted school children to explore artifacts and the creeks and woodland.

The farm adheres to organic principles, avoiding herbicides, pesticides, and synthetic fertilizers. They are classified as Certified Naturally Grown and are working towards organic certification. Their practices include cultivating living soil, utilizing carbon sequestering techniques, and increasing biodiversity. They emphasize relational listening to the land's history, watershed, topography, vegetation, and creatures to foster healthy ecosystems.

The farm also engages in various creative and research activities, such as making ceramics from site-harvested clay, creating sound panels from mushroom mycelium, and hosting a perennial wheat test plot for the Land Institute. They offer a Herbal CSA with season-specific shipments, including products like juniper hydrosol, cottonwood resin balm, and roasted root tea. The CSA includes a tea cup made by a local artisan and a tea strainer with a lid, with options for local pickup or home delivery.