CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic [Abstract]
Sales, net	$ 36,810,953	$ 25,783,226
Cost of goods sold	(27,379,082)	(19,204,642)
Gross profit	9,431,871	6,578,584
General and administrative
Salaries, wages and benefits	4,822,910	3,546,489
Stock-based compensation	3,569,416	1,424,803
Professional fees	2,232,171	963,791
Insurance expense	2,140,208	666,045
Office expense	1,217,651	735,669
Occupancy	430,148	612,998
Merchant service fees	598,657	375,792
Other expense	1,448,101	502,692
Total general and administrative expenses	16,459,262	8,828,279
Research and product development
Salaries, wages and benefits	421,521	272,605
Stock-based compensation	23,561	10,261
Product development expense	566,695	209,275
Other expense	18,350	16,029
Total research and product development expenses	1,030,127	508,170
Sales and marketing
Salaries, wages and benefits	2,529,231	2,669,384
Stock-based compensation	228,968	661,026
Advertising	7,570,879	4,257,963
General marketing	4,491,446	1,568,258
Other expense	1,074,374	1,014,675
Total sales and marketing expenses	15,894,898	10,171,306
Total expenses	33,384,287	19,507,755
Operating loss	(23,952,416)	(12,929,171)
Other income (expense)
Interest and dividend income	48,704	64,943
Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities	0	13,927
Grant income	51,000	0
Total other income	99,704	78,870
Loss before income taxes	(23,852,712)	(12,850,301)
Reported income tax (benefit) expense	(17,834)	0
Net loss	(23,870,546)	(12,850,301)
Less deemed dividend of beneficial conversion feature	0	(825,366)
Less deemed dividend on warrant discount	0	(825,366)
Net loss attributable to Laird Superfood, Inc. common stockholders	$ (23,870,546)	$ (14,501,033)
Net loss per share attributable to Laird Superfood, Inc common stockholders:
Basic	$ (2.66)	$ (2.61)
Diluted	$ (2.66)	$ (2.61)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted	8,983,294	5,546,078