Rosemary Jedel Graff
Rosemary Jedel Graff has a background in teaching and when she and her family moved to Colorado in 2007, she turned their farm into her outdoor classroom. In addition to offering riding lessons and 4-H horse programs for children, she created Farm School, where kids of all ages work, play and learn outside as they ride and care for horses, gather eggs, milk goats, feed the pigs, care for the rabbits, tend to the garden and swing in the huge haybarn. Laughing Buck Farm strives to include and invite people of all background and abilities and has a therapeutic riding program as well as summer sensory camps for kiddos with ASD. FarmHer Rosemary continues to find therapeutic benefits in this unique setting and loves exposing kids, adults and families to the joys of connecting with nature, moving their bodies through work and play, and developing relationships with creatures great and small. She founded the nonprofit, Friends of Laughing Buck Farm, in 2018 to develop educational and therapeutic horse and farm experiences for everyone.
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Michael:
I became a member of the board in the hope to encourage young people of all abilities to come experience farm life--something I was fortunately able to grow up with, which many children wouldn’t get to experience without Laughing Buck Farm. Being around farm animals and having chores is the perfect combination of work and play. Planting and harvesting is what helps you to grow. ⁠
Although I’m a quadriplegic I get out every chance I get. I drive my power-chair all over Fort Collins with the help of our bus system and Dial-A-Ride. I have a hand-cycle I ride once in a while when helpers are available. I stay physically active by working out with weights three times a week. It’s the continuation of weight training and cycling I did for years prior to becoming a quadriplegic in 2003. I broke my neck mountain biking on Horsetooth Mountain. But that’s a story for another time. ​  ​
Jessi Brandt:
I am very impressed by the continuous growth of Laughing Buck Farm and as a former farm based educator I would love to get involved again and share my expertise. Working as a remote health and lifestyle coach I would like to give back to my community and connect with like minded people.
Michelle Hindman:
To me the importance of connecting with nature and animals cannot be stressed enough and the way in which this connection is fostered at Laughing Buck with a hands-on connection to the rhythms of nature touches my heart.  I have great appreciation for the positive, nearly meditative way in which each moment and task is approached, no matter how challenging it may seem.
Dani Sue Springer:
 I think it's important for children to connect with the land. It's important to understand where our food comes from and the work involved to produce it. Kids can gain so much confidence from learning to care for animals and cultivate food.
Marybeth McCauley :
I joined  LBF Board because I believe I can help the team bring life to goals and events that will enhance the quality of life for children and families in our community. 
I believe in the mission:  My son has found such solace in animals. His time at Cresset Farm among family and friends was invaluable to building the young man he is becoming. If I can help bring that to another child, whether it is through gardening or collecting eggs, the chance for fresh air and earth, I want to be a part of that gift.
Kate Ast
I would enjoy the opportunity to serve as a steward to the LBF Foundation and to give back to place/people/animals that I love and that have given so much to me. I care deeply about the farm and the mission and would like to be a part of furthering the wonderful work LBF is doing in the world. 

I am a special education teacher who also raises a son with a brain injury. I have also had the pleasure of being a teacher assistant in the classes at LBF. Combining the mission of education, therapeutic farm time, and inclusiveness is right up my alley. I have witnessed the therapeutic benefits of LBF first hand, on myself, with children in our community and with my own family members. This space isn’t large enough to say how meaningful this mission is to me and to have it all happening at LBF is absolutely heart glowingly awesome.