Farm & Community Collaborative

Name

Farm & Community Collaborative

Legal name

Farm & Community Collaborative, Inc.

Website

https://farmcommunitycollaborative.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Security Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAI

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYAFAIANAC

Farm-to-Consumer Produce Boxes / CSA Delivery

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Direct-to-Consumer Food Distribution

SECONDARYCRAHAHAE

Farmers’ Markets & Farm Stands (Fresh Food)

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Fresh Food Specialists (Produce, Meat, Seafood)

Keywords

• Food insecurity relief
• Farm share programs
• Community nutrition access
• Agricultural employment programs
• Food bank produce donations

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakeville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to the organization through various giving levels ($25-$1,000+) to support farm share programs and food bank donations. Donations are 100% tax-deductible.
2. Foundation Grants: Received $150,000 grant from Southcoast Community Foundation in 2022 to support Farm to Family program expansion.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors provide financial support at various levels (Platinum Dynasty $2,500, Mountain Majesty $5,000, King of the Garden $10,000). In return, sponsors receive recognition through website, social media, and e-newsletter reaching 10,000 individuals/month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Farm & Community Collaborative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that alleviates food insecurity in Southeastern Massachusetts by providing free farm fresh produce to underserved families and food banks. It operates three core programs—Farm to Family (no-cost farm shares to families), Farm to Foodbank (produce donations to Massachusetts food banks), and Farm to Future (agricultural employment)—hosted at partner farm Elliot Farm in Lakeville, MA.

Product overview

Farm & Community Collaborative operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on alleviating food insecurity in Southeastern Massachusetts through three interconnected programs: Farm to Foodbank (produce donations to food banks), Farm to Family (farm shares for underserved families), and Farm to Future (agricultural employment opportunities). The organization also supports the Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) through its partnership with Elliot Farm, enabling SNAP recipients to access local produce. Elliot Farm (Lakeville, MA) serves as the primary host farm for all programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Farm to Future Agricultural employment program offering 10 farm employment opportunities at partner farms for underserved Gateway city individuals. Employees gain skills in growing, harvesting, and marketing produce through farm stands, CSA programs, farmers markets, and mobile markets while contributing to Farm to Foodbank and Farm to Family programs.
• Farm to Foodbank Produce donation program that distributes local farm fresh produce at no cost to Massachusetts food bank partners. The program aims to donate 10,000 pounds annually to address childhood food insecurity, where approximately 1 in 7 Massachusetts children is food insecure.
• Farm to Family Farm share program providing 500 farm shares per year for underserved families and individuals in Gateway cities, at no cost to recipients. Addresses budget and geographical constraints that prevent food insecure families from accessing healthy foods and farm share programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of Farm to Family clients experienced increased food security, healthy food consumption, and improved nutrition
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Elliot FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary farm partner located in Lakeville, MA. Hosts all F&CC programs and helps reach new markets, build community and workforce while feeding families in need. Co-owned by founder Deanna Elliot's family. 64-acre produce farm that provides farm stand (May-November), CSA programs, and accepts SNAP/HIP benefits. Farm stand and Winter SNAP CSA available for program participants.
• Local Farms, Municipalities, Housing Authorities, Community-Based Organizations, and Advocacy GroupscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerF&CC utilizes multisector collaboration to promote programming, amplify impact, and strengthen the food system. Works with local farms, municipalities, housing authorities, community-based organizations and advocacy groups to promote programs to food insecure populations in a fair and equitable way.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Mill City Grows: Lowell, MA-based nonprofit operating community gardens, farm stands, and food-access programs for underserved residents. Comparable Massachusetts food-access nonprofit model with farm-based programming, though serving a different region.
• Project Bread: Statewide Massachusetts anti-hunger organization providing direct food assistance, SNAP outreach, and advocacy. Comparable Massachusetts-specific focus on food insecurity alleviation, though without F&CC's farm-based production component.
• The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts: Regional food bank serving Western Massachusetts with food distribution and anti-hunger programs. Comparable Massachusetts food bank mission and produce-donation model, though geographically distinct from F&CC's southeastern service area.
• Coastal Foodshed: New Bedford, MA-area nonprofit supporting local food systems and food access on the SouthCoast. Directly overlaps with F&CC's Southeastern Massachusetts Gateway-city geography and farm-to-community programming.

Direct peers

• Community Harvest Project: Central Massachusetts nonprofit growing and gleaning produce for hunger relief, with volunteer farming and food-bank partnerships. Highly comparable produce-donation and volunteer-farm model serving Massachusetts food banks.
• FoodCorps: National 501(c)(3) connecting kids to healthy food through service members and farm-to-school programs. Closely comparable mission of using farms to serve food-insecure communities with tracked outcome metrics, though operating at materially larger scale.
• Boston Area Gleaners: Massachusetts nonprofit gleaning surplus farm produce and distributing it to food-insecure communities. Directly comparable farm-to-foodbank operating model with overlapping Massachusetts geography and food-bank partner network.
• Wholesome Wave: National nonprofit doubling SNAP benefits at farmers markets and supporting produce-prescription programs. Direct peer in the farm-to-food-insecure model and comparable reliance on foundation grants and individual donors.

Broad incumbents

• Greater Boston Food Bank: Largest hunger-relief organization in New England, distributing food through a wide pantry network across Eastern Massachusetts. Comparable food-distribution-to-those-in-need mission though operating at substantially larger scale.
• Feeding America: National hunger-relief organization and network of 200+ regional food banks. F&CC's food-bank partners operate within this network, making it the broad incumbent reference point for produce-donation and food-bank distribution models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/farmcommunitycollaborative
• Instagraminstagram.com/farmcommunitycollaborative

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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