Early 1900’s

Emma Day was a Howard County native of many generations but she decided to leave Maryland for the adventure of teaching in the Oklahoma territories. There she met Asa Sharp and homesteaded. In the early 1900s the Sharps returned to Howard County and settled at Knollwood in Howard County, on the present day Sharp Road in Glenwood. Emma and Asa had 7 children.

1940’s - 1960’s

Emma and Asa’s son, Lawton continued the legacy with his wife, Frances. Lawton and Frances had 5 children: Turner, Robert, Charles, Leslie and Nicholas. Four of the children still live in Howard County. Turner (1944-2023), the eldest was a forester in West Virginia. Only Charles (Chuck) pursued farming full time. When the children were young, they worked on the family dairy.

1970’s - 1990’s

In 1969, Chuck returned from the Army and took over the family farm. He started raising beef cattle and hay. In the early 1980s, Denise and Chuck married and expanded the operation to include produce, greenhouses, and educational tours. They lived in the family farm house on Sharp Road. They sold their produce and U-Pick strawberries from the old barn on Sharp Road and grew their tomatoes and melons along Sharp Road.

In 1985 the Sharps began to farm at Waterford Farm on Jennings Chapel Road, where they continue to farm today. The produce expanded to include sweet corn, Christmas trees, melons and tomatoes and other vegetables. They were blessed with a son, Alan, who has enjoyed farming all his life.