Altius Farms

What Altius Farms does

Altius Farms (operating as JFS Altius Farms) is a Denver-based vertical urban farm founded in 2015 that produces fresh culinary mushrooms and seasonal vegetables for the local Colorado market. The farm grows more than 400 pounds of mushrooms per week year-round in two shipping containers located in an 8,000 square foot outdoor garden in the RiNo neighborhood, and sells non-GMO, chemical pesticide-free produce directly to local restaurants, grocery stores, and consumers via curbside pickup. A rooftop greenhouse above the Uchi restaurant at 2500 Lawrence St. has been temporarily paused for approximately 18 months to complete system upgrades.

The business is operated as a nonprofit program under Jewish Family Service of Colorado, a 501(c)(3) social services organization, and is veteran-owned. The company has 1-10 employees, no external venture capital or private equity ownership, and has raised approximately $500,000 across two funding rounds in 2020 and 2021 from undisclosed investors. Distribution is hyper-local: B2B orders are taken by phone (303.435.6179) and email ([email protected]), and consumer availability is announced through Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and email newsletters.

Beyond produce sales, Altius Farms monetizes its 8,000 square foot garden as a venue for community gatherings, and aligns its operations with JFS's broader charitable mission. Sally Herbert serves as founder and CEO. There is no disclosed app, API, e-commerce platform, or digital ordering system, and the technology stack is limited to container-based mushroom cultivation and conventional outdoor gardening without automation or AI-enabled systems.

Name

Altius Farms

Legal name

Jewish Family Service of Colorado

Website

https://altiusfarms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Altius Farms is a Denver-based, veteran-owned vertical urban farm operating under Jewish Family Service of Colorado, producing 400+ pounds of culinary mushrooms weekly year-round plus seasonal vegetables for local restaurants, grocers, and curbside consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Agriculture / Specialty Mushroom Production

NAICS

Mushroom Production (111411), Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141), Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Mushroom & Fungi Production (Indoor/Protected) (AFAGAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) / Vertical Farming (Indoor LED Farms) (AFAGAHAJ)

Keywords

• Vertical urban farming
• Culinary mushroom production
• Specialty fresh produce
• Container-based agriculture
• Sustainable urban agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Mushroom and Produce Sales: Direct sales of fresh culinary mushrooms and seasonal vegetables to restaurants, grocers, and consumers through B2B restaurant/grocery sales and curbside consumer pickup.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Altius Farms operates container-based vertical farming in downtown Denver's RiNo neighborhood, producing more than 400 pounds of culinary mushrooms per week year-round, alongside seasonal vegetables from an 8,000-square-foot outdoor garden. Products are sold directly to local restaurants and grocery stores, as well as to individual consumers via curbside pickup. The farm also hosts community gatherings in its outdoor garden space.

Product overview

JFS Altius Farms operates as a vertical/indoor farming operation producing culinary mushrooms and seasonal vegetables. The core offerings consist of mushrooms grown in two shipping containers producing over 400 pounds weekly, and seasonal vegetables from an 8,000 square foot outdoor garden. The farm sells directly to restaurants and grocers, offers curbside consumer sales, and provides a community gathering space for events. All produce is sustainably grown, non-GMO, and chemical pesticide-free. A rooftop greenhouse is currently paused for upgrades.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Culinary Mushrooms Fresh, locally grown culinary mushrooms produced in two containers in the outdoor garden space, yielding more than 400 pounds per week year-round. Varieties include blue oyster mushrooms. Non-GMO and chemical pesticide-free. Sold to local restaurants, grocery stores, and consumers.
• Seasonal Vegetables Fresh, locally grown seasonal vegetables produced from the 8,000-square-foot outdoor garden. Sustainably grown, non-GMO, and chemical pesticide-free. Delivered to restaurants, food service operators, and markets.
• Community Gatherings Space An 8,000-square-foot outdoor garden space available for hosting private gatherings and community events, located in downtown Denver's RiNo neighborhood above the Uchi restaurant.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Smallhold: Smallhold operates distributed, container-based mushroom farms supplying restaurants and grocers. It is the closest direct peer to Altius Farms given the shared indoor container production model, fresh culinary mushroom focus, and restaurant/grocery GTM.

Broad incumbents

• Bowery Farming: Bowery is a large indoor vertical farm producing leafy greens and herbs at scale for retail. It is comparable as a vertical/indoor CEA operator serving retail and food service, though it focuses on greens rather than mushrooms and operates at national scale.
• AeroFarms: AeroFarms is an established indoor vertical farming company using controlled environment agriculture for leafy greens and herbs. Comparable to Altius as a CEA operator focused on local, pesticide-free produce for retail and food service.
• Plenty: Plenty is a vertical indoor farm building large-scale indoor produce operations. Comparable to Altius as an indoor CEA operator targeting fresh, locally grown produce, though at significantly larger scale and with broader capital backing.
• 80 Acres Farms: 80 Acres Farms operates indoor vertical farms producing leafy greens, herbs, and tomatoes. Comparable as a CEA-based producer of fresh, locally grown produce sold to retail and food service customers.
• South Mill Mushrooms: South Mill (formerly South Mill Mushroom Sales) is a large North American mushroom grower and distributor. Comparable to Altius on the cultivated mushroom product side, though it operates at industrial scale rather than local urban farm scale.
• Phillips Mushroom Farms: Phillips Mushroom Farms is a long-established large-scale specialty mushroom grower supplying retail and food service. Comparable as a specialty culinary mushroom producer with similar product mix (including varieties like oyster), though operating nationally and at industrial scale.
• Giorgio Fresh Co. Giorgio Fresh is a major U.S. mushroom grower and supplier to retail and food service. Comparable to Altius on the cultivated culinary mushroom product side, though at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Emerging players

• Square Roots: Square Roots operates modular indoor farms producing herbs and leafy greens in urban areas, with a technology-forward brand. Comparable to Altius as an urban, container-style CEA farm selling fresh produce directly to local customers.
• MyForest Foods: MyForest Foods grows mushroom-mycelium products using controlled indoor cultivation. Comparable to Altius as a mushroom-focused indoor CEA producer, though MyForest is concentrated on mycelium-based consumer products rather than fresh culinary mushrooms.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/altiusfarms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/altius-farms
• Instagraminstagram.com/jfs_altius_farms

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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