Farm History
Emma Day was a young local Glenelg teacher. In 1888, Emma Day wanted some adventure. She went west and taught school in the then Oklahoma territory at Fort Sill. There she met and married Asa Sharp, homesteaded and had five children.
By 1903, she decided to say good bye to the prairie winds and move back to Howard County. The Sharp's moved to Glenelg and built a home, farmed Knollwood on Sharp Road and eventually had three more children.
Lawton Sharp (1903-1986) and Frances Sharp (1912-2007) continued the tradition by dairy farming and raising five children: Turner, Rob, Bonnie, Chuck and Nick.
In 1969, upon being discharged from the army, Chuck began to manage the farm. The dairy herd was sold and Chuck transitioned to beef and hay. Nick joined the farm on a part time basis in the late 1970s and has been helping ever since.
In 1980, Denise joined the farm and greenhouses, educational tours and vegetable production were added.
In 1985, the Sharps were blessed with the opportunity to farm at Waterford Farm, an inspiring 530 acre farm. In 1988, the next Sharp, their son, Alan was borned.
In December, 2009 Alan completed college and returned back to the farm to continue the family's agricultural tradition. Alan balances his farming with his love of aviation. With the continued support of Stephen Brookefield, a long time friend, Cheryl Nodar, the tour director, Sylke Klein and Bill Parsons, the greenhouse gurus and tour staff as well as a host of others assisting seasonally for the tour season, the farm has survived the years from the dusty plains of Oklahoma back to Emma's birth place, the fertile fields of Howard County.
Every year since 1980, the farm has opened its door to you, our customers and neighbors for plants, vegetables and the fall pumpkin season with farm educational tours and campfires. We are truly blessed to be here and hope you'll visit us for many more years to come.