Adams Fairacre Farms

What Adams Fairacre Farms does

Adams Fairacre Farms is a family-owned farm market operator founded in 1918 in Poughkeepsie, New York, that has grown into a five-store regional grocery and lifestyle retailer serving the Hudson Valley across Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties. The company's core offering is a multi-department retail format that combines fresh and packaged groceries (produce, meat, seafood, deli, bakery, cheese, coffee, prepared foods, pizza, fresh pasta) with adjacent specialty departments (floral, gift shop, sweet shop, gift baskets) and a garden-and-outdoor category (garden center, nursery, seasonal greenhouse, houseplants). Three wholly-owned service businesses — Adams Landscaping (est. 1965), Adams Fences (est. 1974), and Adams Power Equipment (est. 1987) — extend the retail footprint into design, installation, and equipment sales, anchoring the Poughkeepsie Dutchess Turnpike corridor.

The business model is omnichannel retail with a regional fresh-and-local positioning: revenue is generated through in-store purchases at five physical locations (Poughkeepsie flagship, Lake Katrine/Kingston, Newburgh, Wappinger, Middletown), supplemented by online ordering for pickup or local delivery via shop.adamsfarms.com, plus iOS/Android mobile apps. Distribution is anchored by direct sourcing relationships with more than 18 local Hudson Valley farms and dairies (Bialas Farms, C Rowe & Sons, Greig Farm, Klein's Kill, Migliorelli, Obercreek, Ronnybrook, R.O. Davenport & Sons, Hudson Valley Fresh, Minard Farms, etc.), wholly-owned Adams Greenhouses (5 acres under cover producing 100,000 tomato plants per season), and daily seafood logistics from Fulton Fish Market, Boston Fish Pier, Portland Fish Exchange, and New Bedford Landing. Pricing is retail-based with weekly flyers, a Wednesday 10% Discount Night, and a Two-for-Tuesdays pizza promotion; catering is offered for weddings, corporate events, birthdays, and holidays from all five locations.

Customer segments are predominantly local households seeking fresh and locally-sourced products, supplemented by event hosts (catering), home gardeners and landscapers, holiday shoppers, and prepared-foods consumers. Leadership is third-generation family: Pat Adams serves as CEO and Steve Adams as COO (since 2015), with Mark and Sue Adams operating the wholly-owned Adams Greenhouses business unit.

Name

Adams Fairacre Farms

Legal name

Adams Fairacre Farms

Website

https://adamsfarms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Adams Fairacre Farms is a family-owned farm market operator running five retail locations across New York's Hudson Valley, selling fresh groceries, prepared foods, bakery, deli, and garden supplies directly sourced from 18+ local farms, alongside complementary landscaping, fencing, and power equipment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Farm Market Retail

NAICS

Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (44424)

SIC

Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic Produce & Farm Market Retail (CRAHAEAD)

Keywords

• Farm market retail
• Fresh produce groceries
• Garden center nursery
• Prepared foods deli
• Catering landscaping

Headquarters

HQ city

Poughkeepsie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Grocery Sales: In-store retail sales of fresh produce, meats, seafood, dairy, bakery items, deli, prepared foods, and general grocery across five store locations
2. Catering Services: Full-service catering for weddings, corporate events, birthday parties, holiday gatherings, and funeral receptions with pickup and local delivery options across the Hudson Valley
3. Garden Center and Nursery Sales: Sales of plants, gardening supplies, tools, soil, fertilizers, outdoor furniture, bird houses, and related garden products from garden centers and nurseries at all five locations
4. Specialty Departments: Revenue from specialty departments including flower shop, gift shop, gift baskets, sweet shop, cheese shop, pizza shop, and cafe (Poughkeepsie only)
5. Adams Landscaping Services: Professional landscape design and installation services including custom plantings, patio construction, and retaining walls; also supplies mulch, gravel, soil and UNILOCK products
6. Adams Fences Installation: Fence supply and installation services for residential and commercial properties across Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Ulster, Southern Columbia, and Greene counties
7. Adams Power Equipment: Sales and service of outdoor power equipment including John Deere, STIHL, Toro, Exmark, and Little Wonder brands with financing options
8. Gift Cards: Sale of gift cards for use across all store departments and locations

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Adams Fairacre Farms operates a chain of large-format farm markets in the Hudson Valley of New York, selling groceries, fresh produce, meat, seafood, deli items, and prepared foods alongside a full garden center and nursery. In addition to retail, the company offers in-house catering, landscaping services, and fence installation, supported by in-store shopping, a mobile app, and an online ordering platform.

Product overview

Adams Fairacre Farms is a multi-department farm market offering a unified portfolio of grocery, prepared foods, specialty departments, and outdoor/lifestyle services. The core offering spans Food & Groceries (Adams Kitchen, Bakery, Café, Cheese, Coffee, Deli, Grocery, Meat, Pizza, Produce, Seafood, Fresh Pasta), Gifts & Sweets (Flower Shop, Gift Shop, Sweet Shop, Gift Baskets), Garden & Outdoor (Garden Center, Houseplants, Nursery, Seasonal Greenhouse), and Backyard Businesses (Adams Fences, Adams Landscaping, Adams Power Equipment). Additional services include full-service Catering and Custom Cakes. The company operates five retail locations across the Hudson Valley (Poughkeepsie, Kingston/Lake Katrine, Newburgh, Wappinger, Middletown) and supports online/mobile ordering. Each location offers a full range of departments with some specialty offerings exclusive to certain stores (Fresh Pasta and Popcorn at Wappinger only; Adams Café at Poughkeepsie only).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Adams Greenhouses: Started in 1978 by Mark and Sue Adams. Provides garden plants, award-winning hanging baskets, hardy chrysanthemums and poinsettias for the stores. Five acres under cover.
• Adams Landscaping
• Adams Fences
• Adams Power Equipment

Products and services

• Farm market grocery and fresh produce In-store grocery and fresh-produce department offering produce, meat, seafood, dairy, and packaged groceries for household shoppers across the chain's Hudson Valley locations.
• Deli and prepared foods

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked 10th in Nursery Retailer magazine's Top 100 independent garden centers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Adams GreenhousescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1978Family-run greenhouse operation started in 1978 by Mark and Sue Adams (son of company co-founder Donald Adams). Provides garden plants, award-winning hanging baskets, hardy chrysanthemums and poinsettias to all Adams stores. Spans five acres under cover.
• Bialas FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily farming in the Hudson Valley's Black Dirt Region since 1939. Provides celery, herbs, squash, lettuce, radishes, cauliflower, carrots, beets and more to Adams stores.
• C Rowe & Sons FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily-owned produce farm for over six generations in Campbell Hall, NY. Provides tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, cucumbers, onions, corn, greens, garlic and more.
• Greig FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily farm located in Red Hook, NY since 1942. Provides strawberries, blueberries and pumpkins to Adams stores.
• Hudson Valley Fresh DairycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComposed of several milk farms including Stormfield Swiss, Coon Brothers, Tollgate, Willow Brook, Domino Farm, Plankenhorn, Dutch Hollow and Shenandoah. Provides whole milk, 2% milk and skim to Adams stores.
• Klein's Kill Fruit FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFourth generation family-owned fruit farm based in Germantown, NY, farming approximately 400 acres of apples and 60 acres of stone fruit (primarily peaches). Provides peaches, nectarines, apples, plums, cherries and pears.
• Migliorelli FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffering fresh fruits and vegetables from family farm in Hudson Valley since 1933, growing over 140 varieties of heritage fruits and vegetables. Provides greens, swiss chard, lettuce, broccoli and pears.
• Obercreek FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOFA-NY Certified Organic farm located in hamlet of Hughsonville in Town of Wappinger, NY in production since 2012. Grows diversified seasonal vegetables, herbs and hops. Provides organic produce to Adams.
• Ronnybrook Farm DairycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to producing high-quality, minimally processed dairy products for over 80 years while prioritizing humane treatment of cows. Known as the 'Dom Perignon of Dairy' with products earning accolades from New York Times and beyond. Provides milk products to Adams.
• R.O. Davenport & SonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProviding quality produce to Hudson Valley since 1869, this is a 500 acre farm in Kingston, NY. Provides tomatoes, sweet corn, cucumbers, beets, eggplant, greens, peppers and more.
• Story FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive generation farm located in Catskill, NY growing a large assortment of vegetables, fruits and herbs. Provides tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, cucumbers, onions, potatoes, corn, greens, garlic and more.
• Caradonna FarmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome grown seasonal fruits and vegetables located in Marlboro, NY. Provides apples to Adams.
• Hurd's FarmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily farm located in Modena, NY. Provides apples to Adams.
• Mount Mary FarmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated in Marlboro, NY. Provides eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, peaches and apples to Adams.
• Nightingale FarmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome to Quartz Rock Vineyard, hand-harvests high-quality grapes, apples, peaches, and more, supplying fresh fruit to Adams and CSAs across the Hudson Valley.
• Minard Farms Beverage CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStarted in 1889 and now 5th and 6th generation family cider mill run by Diane Minard-DeMaio and Fred DeMaio in Clintondale, NY. Provides fresh pressed apple cider, lemonade, pink lemonade, raspberry lemonade and excider.
• Truncali FarmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmall family fruit farm in business for 95 years, located in Marlboro, NY. Provides apples, pears, peaches, plums.
• The Fulton Fish Market (New York City)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaily seafood deliveries from The Fulton Fish Market in New York City, one of the largest fish markets in the country.
• Boston Fish PiercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaily seafood deliveries from Boston Fish Pier in Massachusetts.
• Portland Fish ExchangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaily seafood deliveries from Portland Fish Exchange in Maine.
• New Bedford LandingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaily seafood deliveries from New Bedford Landing in Massachusetts, a major seafood processing and distribution hub.
• UNILOCKcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdams Landscaping is a licensed UNILOCK distributor offering highest quality materials for patios, walkways, and hardscaping projects.
• John DeerecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdams Power Equipment is a John Deere dealer offering residential mowers, ZTrak zero-turn mowers, Gator utility vehicles and related equipment with financing available.
• STIHLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdams Power Equipment is a STIHL dealer offering battery-powered equipment, chainsaws, trimmers, and professional battery systems.
• TorocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdams Power Equipment is a Toro dealer offering residential mowers and outdoor power equipment.
• ExmarkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdams Power Equipment offers Exmark equipment.
• Little WonderminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdams Power Equipment offers Little Wonder equipment.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stew Leonard's: Family-owned farm market chain in CT/NY; operates multi-department stores with a heavy emphasis on fresh produce, dairy, in-store bakeries, prepared foods, and entertainment-style retail - the closest direct analog to Adams' farm market model.
• DeCicco & Sons: Family-owned multi-location NY market in Westchester/Putnam/Rockland/Bronx known for fresh produce, prepared foods, in-house butcher, and specialty departments - direct competitor operating in the greater Hudson Valley/downstate NY market.
• King Kullen Grocery Company: America's oldest supermarket chain (since 1930), Long Island-headquartered family-owned regional grocer with strong fresh, deli, and prepared foods offering overlapping Adams' customer base in the Hudson Valley/downstate NY corridor.

Regional players

• Price Chopper / Market 32: New York-based regional supermarket chain with multi-department stores including produce, deli, bakery, and pharmacy; competes in adjacent geographies to Adams across upstate and eastern NY.
• Hannaford Bros. Co. Ahold Delhaize-owned regional supermarket chain across the Northeast (NY, MA, ME, NH, VT) with strong fresh and prepared-foods positioning; competes in the broader Northeast grocery market with similar full-service positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Wegmans Food Markets: Large incumbent Northeast grocer renowned for fresh produce, in-store prepared foods, full-service butcher/seafood, and exceptional customer experience; competes in the same Hudson Valley/NY market with overlapping premium positioning and far greater scale.
• Whole Foods Market: National premium natural/organic grocer (Amazon-owned) emphasizing local sourcing, specialty departments, and prepared foods; competes for the same health-conscious, locally-sourced premium shopper that Adams targets.
• ShopRite (Wakefern Food Corp.): Large Northeast cooperative grocer with strong NY/NJ/CT presence offering full-service departments including produce, deli, bakery, and prepared foods; competes across overlapping Hudson Valley and downstate NY geographies.
• Trader Joe's: National specialty grocer competing for the same value-premium fresh-food shopper with curated private-label assortment; absent from most Hudson Valley towns but a structural threat to specialty independent grocers.

Emerging players

• Bristol Farms: California-based premium multi-department grocer with strong fresh produce, specialty, and prepared foods offering; mirrors Adams' farm-market-with-gourmet-positioning model in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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