In the rugged high country of Sublette County, Wyoming, an ambitious agricultural venture is blending rock-and-roll nostalgia with sustainable farming, Cowboy State Daily reports.
Silver Stream Farm, a 25,000-square-foot greenhouse located just northwest of Pinedale, is not only expanding its growing capacity—it’s also embracing a unique cultural identity rooted in Grateful Dead history.
The greenhouse, formerly known as Satchitananda Farm, has quintupled in size from 5,000 to 25,000 square feet. Along with the physical transformation, it adopted a new name inspired by the song “Cassidy,” a Grateful Dead classic with deep local ties. The song’s co-writer, John Perry Barlow, grew up at the nearby Bar Cross Ranch in Cora, where he and bandmate Bob Weir wrote much of Weir’s solo album Ace. The song’s lyrical imagery—“I have seen where the wolf has slept by the silver stream”—now lends poetic resonance to the farm’s new identity.
Nicci Hammerel, Chief Operating Officer of Silver Stream Farm, explained the change as both symbolic and personal.
“Our current owner is a huge Grateful Dead fan, and really specifically, a Grateful Dead art fan,” she said.
To commemorate the new chapter, the farm commissioned iconic Grateful Dead illustrator Scott McDougall—whose work graces over 50 of the band’s albums—to design a vibrant logo featuring a crow’s head and vivid orange flowers.
But Silver Stream Farm isn’t just about style—it’s about substance. What began as a small greenhouse experiment in 2021, driven by a desire for fresher local produce, has evolved into a major agricultural hub in a region better known for its cattle and cold weather than cucumbers and kohlrabi. The farm now houses four separate climate-controlled zones, enabling a diverse and consistent harvest throughout Wyoming’s extreme seasons.
The greenhouse’s pest control approach also reflects its commitment to sustainability. Natural pollinators like bees, along with ladybugs and lacewings, are used instead of chemical pesticides. This not only helps the produce thrive but also creates a living, breathing ecosystem within the greenhouse walls that fascinates visitors and supports year-round crop cycles.
The result? A growing selection of fresh fruits and vegetables—including strawberries, tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, carrots, and more—available for purchase directly or through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscriptions.
“We haven’t even scratched the surface of how much we can grow,” said Hammerel, noting 2025 is being treated as a “ramp-up year.”
Production is already climbing weekly, and plans are underway to collaborate with local artisans to create jams, pickles, and other farm-to-table products.
Hammerel projects the farm could produce as much as 100,000 pounds of fresh food annually, with plenty of room left to expand. And while the name Silver Stream Farm honors a song written in a snowed-in Wyoming ranch decades ago, it also represents a new kind of dream—one where a counterculture anthem and community-grown produce flourish together in high-altitude harmony.
