Green Gate Farms

What Green Gate Farms does

Green Gate Farms is a certified organic, community-based farm operating since 2006 in the Austin, Texas metropolitan area, with two locations: the historic 1902 Bergstrom farmstead in East Austin (now Village Farm, approximately 10+ acres) and Bastrop River Farm (approximately 32 acres along the Colorado River in Wilbarger Bend). The farm produces more than 100 varieties of certified organic vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers, and generates revenue through multiple streams including Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscriptions ($80/month for vegetables, $120/month for flowers), a weekly Saturday farm stand, restaurant and grocery wholesale, paid classes and workshops, event venue rentals, field trip programming, and consulting services for agrihood development. It holds both USDA National Organic Program certification and Real Organic Project certification, positioning it among a small set of certified organic vegetable and flower operations in Texas.

The farm's defining differentiator is Village Farm, the nation's first farm-centered tiny home community (agrihood), co-developed in 2015 with Roberts Communities. This model integrates affordable tiny homes, community gardens, a 60-bed Bergstrom Community Garden, a 70-tree fruit orchard, and edible landscaping around the working organic farm. Beyond production, Green Gate operates an extensive community engagement apparatus including open volunteer days (Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays), a workshare program (4-6 hours/week in exchange for produce shares), semester-based internships, monthly classes, and the Friends of the Land activism arm focused on farmland preservation and policy advocacy (notably the Texas Stewardship/Green Amendment and Austin agrihood resolutions).

The go-to-market approach is community-led and direct-to-consumer, relying on volunteer programs, word-of-mouth, content marketing (newsletter, blog), farm events, and CSA subscriptions. The farm also serves B2B channels (restaurants, grocery stores, schools) and offers fee-based consulting to developers and municipalities seeking to replicate the agrihood model. Operations are supported by 11-50 employees, with significant reliance on volunteer labor. Co-founders Skip Connett and Erin Flynn maintain operational control with no disclosed external investors or institutional funding.

Name

Green Gate Farms

Legal name

Green Gate Farms

Website

https://greengatefarms.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Green Gate Farms is a certified organic community farm in Austin, Texas producing vegetables, flowers, and herbs through CSA programs, farm stand sales, and agritourism. It serves local consumers, restaurants, schools, and developers, and co-developed Village Farm, the nation's first farm-centered tiny home community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Certified Organic Farming

NAICS

Other Crop Farming (1119)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic Greenhouse & Protected Crop Farming (High Tunnels, Greenhouses) (AFAGAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Farm-to-Consumer Produce Boxes / CSA Delivery (AFAIANAC), Farmers’ Markets & Farm Stands (Fresh Food) (CRAHAHAE), Farmstay B&Bs & Agritourism Inns (THAGAHAG), Work Exchange & Farmstay Programs (WWOOF/HelpX-Style) (EDAIAGAK)

Keywords

• Certified organic farming
• Community supported agriculture
• Cut flower production
• Farm-based education
• Agrihood development

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Vegetable and Herb Sales (CSA & Farm Stand): Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscriptions and farm stand sales of certified organic vegetables and herbs. Weekly farm stand open Saturdays 9–12 at the 1902 Bergstrom Barn. Monthly CSA membership at $80. Vegetable sample bags from $15–$30. Produce also sold to restaurants and grocery stores.
2. Cut Flower Sales: Certified organic cut flower enterprise with 100+ varieties. Revenue from weekly bouquets ($30), bucket of flowers ($150), vase arrangements ($50+), monthly Flower CSA ($120), and floral jewelry classes ($50). Flowers sold at farm stand and via subscription.
3. Farm Experiences and Events: Revenue from hosting field trips ($15/participant, min $150), farm events, weddings, corporate events, team building, and classes. Farm portrait sessions at $75. Seasonal events including crown portrait parties.
4. Eggs, Honey, and Value-Added Products: Sale of eggs ($7.50/dozen) sourced from The Refugee Collective, honey ($10+) from Utopia Hives, and farm-grown products including wreaths, dried flower arrangements, and custom gift baskets.
5. Consulting Services: Fee-based consulting for property evaluation for future farms, farming systems analysis, enterprise planning, and agrihood/farm-centered community design and development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Green Gate Farms is a certified organic community-based farm that grows and sells vegetables, herbs, cut flowers, eggs, and honey directly to consumers via CSA subscriptions, a Saturday farm stand, and an online shop, and to local restaurants and grocery stores. The farm also delivers paid farm-based education programs (field trips, camps, classes), rents out the historic Bergstrom barn as an event venue, and offers fee-based consulting services for agrihood and farm-centered community development. Its two locations — the East Austin/Village Farm and the 32-acre Bastrop River Farm on Wilbarger Bend — support both production and community programming.

Product overview

Green Gate Farms operates as a certified organic community-based farm with two locations: East Austin/Village Farm (historic 1902 Bergstrom farmstead) and Bastrop River Farm (32 acres along the Colorado River). The core offerings center on Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs for vegetables and flowers, providing weekly/monthly shares of freshly harvested organic produce and floral arrangements. Retail sales occur through the farm stand (Saturdays 9-12 in the Bergstrom Barn) and online shop featuring bouquets, floral arrangements, veggie bags, eggs, and honey. Educational programs include monthly flower design classes, field trips, farm camps, volunteer days, and workshare/internship opportunities. The farm also serves as an event venue and developed Village Farm, the nation's first tiny home agrarian neighborhood (agrihood). Additional services include pottery classes, team building, and farm photo sessions.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Veggie CSA Subscription Monthly subscription providing 4 weeks of freshly harvested certified organic vegetable and herb shares for individuals or couples seeking local seasonal eating. Pickup at the East Austin farm on Wednesdays or Saturdays.
• Flower CSA Subscription Monthly subscription providing 4 weeks of freshly harvested, conditioned, and arranged certified organic flower bouquets. Pickup at the Bergstrom Barn on Wednesdays or Saturdays. Available March through June.
• Farm Stand Retail On-farm retail stand open Saturdays 9am–12pm at the East Austin/Village Farm, selling certified organic produce, herbs, flowers, eggs, honey, and locally sourced goods directly to consumers.
• Cut Flower Bouquets and Arrangements Individually sold certified organic flower bouquets, seasonal arrangements, vase arrangements, and bulk buckets of flowers for retail purchase at the farm stand and online.
• Farm Sample Medley (Veggie Bags) Pre-packed sample bags of seasonal certified organic vegetables and herbs available in small ($15), medium ($20), and large ($30) sizes for individual purchase.
• Eggs Pasture-raised eggs sourced from The Refugee Collective, sold at the farm stand at $7.50/dozen.
• Honey Local honey sourced from Utopia Hives and the Bastrop farm, sold at the farm stand starting at $10.
• Monthly Organic Flower Class Hands-on monthly flower design class held in the Bergstrom barn hayloft teaching arrangement techniques using seasonal certified organic flowers, herbs, and foraged materials. $75 per class.
• Floral Jewelry Class Workshop where participants create rings, earrings, bracelets, or temporary tattoos using certified organic flowers and herbs, with all materials provided. $50 per class.
• Crown Portrait Party Creative workshop where participants make natural flower crowns guided by Farmer Erin, followed by professional portrait photography. $75 per session.
• Farm-Based Field Trips and Education Educational programs for schools and groups featuring farmer-led walking tours, tasting tours, sustainability topics, and hands-on farm activities tailored to group interests. $15 per participant with a $150 minimum.
• Farm Camps for Adults and Children Quarterly adult farm camps teaching basics of running a farm, plus partnership camps with organizations like The Tinkering School for children ages 5–15.
• Event Venue Rental Historic farm venue rental hosting dinners, bar mitzvahs, baby showers, corporate events, fundraisers, and weddings at the 1902 Bergstrom barn and surrounding farm grounds.
• Mini Farm Photo Sessions 15-minute portrait photography sessions held on the farm by Kitty Bird Photos, including 3–5 edited images. $75 per session, available Saturdays during farm stand hours.
• Bergstrom Community Garden Allotment Plots 60 raised-bed community garden plots available adjacent to the East Austin farm, with shared tools, water access, children's area, and educational workshops.
• Agrihood Development Consulting Fee-based consulting for property evaluation, farming systems analysis, enterprise planning, and agrihood/farm-centered community design and development, targeted at developers, municipalities, and landowners.
• Farm Bucks Gift Cards Digital or physical gift cards redeemable for certified organic vegetables, flowers, eggs, and other farm stand products. Sold online via Square with no expiration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000+ students served annually through field trips, camps, and service learning programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Farmshare AustincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Austin-based farmer incubator and training program. Green Gate Farms entered a three-year partnership with Farmshare to help train the next generation of farmers using the agrihood as a training ground. Green Gate also sources vegetables from Farmshare for farm stand resale.
• Roberts Communities (Roberts Resorts)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Co-developed Village Farm, the country's first farm-centered tiny home community. Roberts Communities purchased the property where Green Gate Farms had farmed since 2006 and agreed to create a new kind of community combining affordable tiny homes around the existing certified organic farm. This landmark partnership preserved the historic 1902 Bergstrom farmstead and created a replicable model for agrarian neighborhoods.
• TBG PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Austin-based landscape architecture and planning firm that designed Village Farm agrihood, including the four-acre farm, community garden, pocket gardens, edible landscaping, and farm stand/general store. Conducted neighborhood charettes in 2016 to identify local priorities and create a thoughtful, sustainable design.
• The Refugee CollectiveminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustin-based nonprofit that trains refugees in farming. Green Gate Farms sources eggs for its farm stand from The Refugee Collective. The Refugee Collective also supplies other local farms and operates its own farm stand.
• Community First (Mobile Loaves and Fishes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdjacent nonprofit organization addressing homelessness through a model village. Community First Village is located near the East Austin farm and Village Farm agrihood. The organizations are neighbors and community partners sharing the goal of innovative, community-based solutions to housing and food access.
• Austin Discovery SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNature-based K-8 school located near the East Austin farm. Approaching 20 years of operation with a curriculum centered on growing food and exploring river ecology. The school is an innovative neighbor and community partner of Green Gate Farms.
• Center for Maximum Potential Building SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPioneering green building research center founded by Pliny Fisk and Gail Vittori. Located adjacent to the East Austin farm. In 2005, the Center offered Green Gate Farms one acre to launch its CSA program, providing the foundational land for what would become the farm's East Austin location. The Center's campus is the site where the US Green Building Movement was significantly advanced.
• Texas Center for Local FoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Sue Beckwith, the Texas Center for Local Food developed Bastrop County's first Local Food Action Plan. Founder Sue Beckwith worked with Green Gate Farms co-founders on farmland preservation and local food system initiatives. The organization is a key collaborator in advancing local food policy in Central Texas.
• Storehouse Bastrop RestaurantminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the few farm-to-table restaurants in Texas, located in Bastrop near Green Gate's River Farm. Recommended as an innovative neighboring business to visit.
• Eden East FarmminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecommended neighboring farm in the Bastrop area. Green Gate encourages visitors to also visit Eden East Farm when in the Bastrop neighborhood.
• The Conservation Fund — Working Farm FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Conservation Fund created the Working Farm Fund to protect farmland and launch new farms in high-growth urban areas. Representatives met at Green Gate Farms with potential funders and local food stakeholders to assess whether Austin was a good fit for the program, which would acquire farmland, put it into conservation easements, and launch beginning farmers on a path to purchase at agricultural value.
• DownlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Austin-based nonprofit focused on regenerative farming that connects farmless farmers with landowners. Launch featured film footage shot at Green Gate's Village Farm operation. Founded by Jessi Roesch, an Austin entrepreneur with finance and operations background inspired by a visit to a regenerative farm.
• Friends of the LandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll-volunteer organization co-founded by Green Gate Farms co-founders addressing local food security and farmland preservation through land-use reform. Operates as the environmental activism arm of the farm, focused on protecting Wilbarger Bend from gravel mining and industrial development, and advocating for the Texas Stewardship (Green) Amendment.
• TBG Partners (Landscape Design for Community Garden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBG Partners designed the Bergstrom Community Garden layout and plan, creating the 60-bed community garden adjacent to the East Austin farm. Their work translated the community's vision into a functional garden design with raised beds, water access, and children's area.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture: A nonprofit farm and education center in New York combining regenerative organic farming, a CSA/market, on-farm dining, and extensive youth education programs. Comparable mission and education-driven revenue model.
• Suzie's Farm: A certified organic farm in San Diego operating a CSA, farm stand, U-pick, agritourism events, and educational programming. Closely mirrors Green Gate's mix of CSA, farm stand, events, and field trips on a similar acreage scale.
• Floret Flower Farm: A small, founder-led certified organic cut flower farm in Washington state with a flower CSA, on-farm workshops, and a strong educational content library. Highly comparable to Green Gate's flower CSA, class offerings, and direct-to-consumer organic model.
• Love 'n Fresh Flowers: A small-scale organic flower farm in Philadelphia running a flower CSA, workshops, and on-farm events. Direct parallel to Green Gate's flower CSA ($120/month) and monthly flower design classes.
• Brooklyn Grange: A commercial rooftop farming operation in New York City producing organic vegetables, herbs, and flowers for CSA, restaurants, and events with a strong education component. Comparable urban-adjacent, small-acreage, high-diversification model.
• Full Belly Farm: A 400-acre certified organic farm in Northern California with a multi-product CSA, on-farm events, and educational programming. Comparable in CSA structure, organic certification, and event-based revenue diversification.
• The Farm at South Mountain: An agritourism destination in Phoenix combining organic gardens, farm-to-table dining, weddings/events, and workshops on a multi-acre site. Direct parallel to Green Gate's event-venue, workshop, and farm-experience revenue streams.

Emerging players

• Polyface Farms: A family-run regenerative farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley known for its apprenticeship/internship model, on-farm education, and advocacy for land-based livelihoods. Comparable founder-led, mission-driven, education-anchored small farm with significant thought-leadership brand value.

Broad incumbents

• Serenbe: A 1,000+ acre wellness-focused agrihood community in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, with an organic farm at its core, edible landscaping, and farm-based programming. The most prominent scaled example of the farm-centered community model Green Gate pioneered at Village Farm.
• Prairie Crossing: A conservation community in Grayslake, Illinois built around a working organic farm (Prairie Farm) with a CSA and educational programs. Comparable as a master-planned community anchored by a certified organic farm with CSA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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