Four Season Farm

What Four Season Farm does

Four Season Farm is a 40-acre property on Cape Rosier in Harborside, Maine, that has operated as a commercial organic market garden since its founding in 1968 by Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch. Approximately 7 acres of cropland and 9 greenhouses (7 moveable, 1 heated wash/pack facility, plus ancillary structures) are leased to farmers Molly Friedland and Caleb Hawkins of Little Red Flower Truck under a long-term arrangement signed in 2024. The farm produces vegetables, flowers, and herbs year-round using deep-organic techniques, unheated winter greenhouses, and a self-fed soil fertility system, with 15% of vegetable land under greenhouse cover for cold-season production.

Revenue is generated across four streams: a seasonal on-site farm stand (Saturdays, June through October), wholesale produce to Blue Hill Co-op and local restaurants, an e-commerce storefront at littleredflowertruck.com, and a six-guest Meadow House farm stay rental. The founders' published books (The New Organic Grower, The Winter Harvest Handbook, Four-Season Harvest, The Garden Primer, The Four Season Farm Gardener's Cookbook, A Life in the Garden, The Self-Fed Farm and Garden) constitute an additional revenue and brand-reputation layer that extends well beyond the farm's operational footprint.

Customer segments are local individuals, regional cooperative grocery, and SMB restaurants within Maine. The farm holds RealOrganic certification, distinguishing it from USDA Organic, and is internationally recognized as a model of small-scale four-season sustainable agriculture. Operations are staffed by 2–3 core full-time workers plus a seasonal crew, with land-lease and legal arrangements facilitated by Land For Good, MOFGA, and Legal Food Hub.

Name

Four Season Farm

Legal name

Four Season Farm

Website

https://fourseasonfarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Four Season Farm is a Maine-based organic market garden on Cape Rosier, founded in 1968, now leased to Little Red Flower Truck and producing year-round vegetables, flowers, and herbs via farm stand, wholesale, and e-commerce channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Produce and Sustainable Market Gardening

NAICS

Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141), Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming (111219), Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production (1114)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic Herb, Spice & Medicinal/Aromatic Plant Farming (AFAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Greenhouse Herb & Microgreens Production (Culinary Herbs, Microgreens) (AFAGAHAC), Organic Floriculture & Nursery Crop Production (Ornamentals, Seedlings) (AFAGAKAJ), Farmers’ Markets & Farm Stands (Fresh Food) (CRAHAHAE)

Keywords

• Organic vegetable farming
• Sustainable agriculture
• Farm stand retail
• Wholesale produce
• Year-round harvest

Headquarters

HQ city

Harborside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Farm Stand Retail Sales: Direct-to-consumer on-site farm stand sales open Saturdays during growing season (June-October)
2. Wholesale Produce: Established wholesale relationships with local co-op grocery stores including Blue Hill Co-op
3. Restaurant Sales: Direct wholesale relationships with local restaurants
4. Flowers and Vegetables: Flower and vegetable sales through Little Red Flower Truck brand and farm stand
5. Farm Stay (Meadow House): Vacation rental of Meadow House on farm property, sleeps 6 guests

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Four Season Farm operates as a commercial organic market garden on a 40-acre property in Harborside, Maine, producing a diverse range of vegetables and cut flowers year-round using deep-organic techniques, unheated and moveable greenhouses, and a self-fed soil fertility system. The farm sells its produce through an on-site seasonal Farm Stand, wholesale accounts with local co-op grocery stores and restaurants, and online sales through the Little Red Flower Truck website. Founders Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch also publish and sell a line of books on organic farming and gardening via the farm's website.

Product overview

Four Season Farm operates as a commercial market garden offering fresh vegetables and flowers year-round. The core offerings include a seasonal Farm Stand open June through October at 609 Weir Cove, Maine, selling directly to consumers, as well as wholesale distribution to local co-ops and restaurants. The farm also publishes books by founders Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch on organic growing techniques, including The New Organic Grower, The Winter Harvest Handbook, Four-Season Harvest, The Garden Primer, The Four Season Farm Gardener's Cookbook, A Life in the Garden, and The Self-Fed Farm and Garden. An ancillary offering is the Meadow House farm stay accommodation. The farm is currently leased to farmers Molly Friedland and Caleb Hawkins of Little Red Flower Truck, who continue the farm's tradition of year-round vegetable and flower production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Four Season Farm Stand

Quantifiable outcome

• Year-round production achieved in climate with long cold winters
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Land For GoodcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Land For Good provided mediators (Eliza & Abby) for the long-term lease arrangement between Four Season Farm and Little Red Flower Truck farmers. Helped facilitate the land lease and support new farmer land access.
• Little Red Flower TruckcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Long-term lease arrangement with Molly Friedland and Caleb Hawkins to operate the farm. Current farm lessees running the farm operation since 2024.
• MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Farmers)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024MOFGA provided support for the land lease arrangement and is the organizing body for the Common Ground Country Fair.
• Legal Food HubminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Matched Little Red Flower Truck with a fabulous attorney to help facilitate the land lease arrangement.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caretaker Farm: A small certified-organic farm in Williamstown, Massachusetts operating a CSA and wholesale accounts for local restaurants and co-ops. Comparable in scale, organic certification, and channel mix to Four Season Farm's Blue Hill Peninsula operation.
• Polyface Farm: Polyface Farm, operated by the Salatin family in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, is the closest brand and operational analog: a small-scale, iconoclastic sustainable farm whose founder has authored multiple books and built an international following around unconventional methods. Like Four Season Farm, Polyface monetizes through direct sales, on-farm experiences, and thought leadership rather than scale.
• Local Roots Farm: A small diversified organic vegetable farm in Washington's Snoqualmie Valley using year-round greenhouse and field production to serve wholesale and CSA channels. Comparable in scale, organic positioning, and the use of protected growing structures to extend production windows.
• Honey Brook Organic Farm: A New Jersey organic vegetable farm operating a CSA, farm stand, and wholesale program serving restaurants and consumers in a similar Mid-Atlantic/Northeast corridor. Comparable small-scale organic vegetable operation with diversified direct and wholesale channels.
• Licking Creek Bend Farm: A Pennsylvania-based certified-organic farm focused on year-round vegetable production using unheated high tunnels and deep-organic methods - the same technical playbook that Four Season Farm pioneered. Operates CSA, wholesale, and farm stand channels for local restaurants and consumers in a northern climate.

Emerging players

• Penns Corner Farm Alliance: A Pennsylvania-based cooperative of small organic farms that aggregates and distributes produce to wholesale buyers, restaurants, and consumers. Relevant as a cooperative distribution model that small organic farms like Four Season Farm could leverage for channel expansion without owning distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Johnny's Selected Seeds: A Maine-based seed company serving organic and conventional market growers with catalogs, tools, and educational content. Comparable as a New England-based agricultural brand built around organic/sustainable farming knowledge, though operating in the inputs rather than production layer of the value chain.
• High Mowing Organic Seeds: A Vermont-based 100% certified organic seed company with strong brand recognition among small-scale organic growers. Comparable to Four Season Farm as a thought-leadership brand in the small-scale organic farming ecosystem, though operating in seeds rather than produce.

Others

• Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA): MOFGA is the Maine-based organic farming membership organization that certifies farms, organizes the Common Ground Country Fair, and advocates for organic agriculture. It is a key ecosystem partner for Four Season Farm - both supporting its lease transition and aligning with its RealOrganic positioning - though MOFGA itself is a nonprofit rather than a competitor.
• Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA): A regional federation of seven state chapters certifying organic growers and providing farmer education across the Northeast. Ecosystem partner to Four Season Farm's small-scale organic mission; relevant as a peer in the organic-farming support and certification infrastructure the farm operates within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeclaracoleman.com/winter-growers-podcast
• Facebookfacebook.com/fourseasonfarm
• Instagraminstagram.com/fourseasonfarm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/four-season-farm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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