Emery Farm

What Emery Farm does

Emery Farm is a privately held, family-operated farm in Durham, New Hampshire, claiming continuous operation by the same family since 1660 and positioning itself as the oldest family farm in the United States. The business operates a single 130-acre property at 147 Piscataqua Road that serves as the headquarters for a year-round Market & Café (open daily 8AM-6PM, with full café service until 2PM), complemented by seasonal Garden Center retail, Pick Your Own blueberries, a Petting Barn attraction, a seven-hive apiary, Farm Stay accommodations via emeryfarmstays.com, and recurring community programming such as the Love Local Fest Thursday evening series and Little Otters nature-based education. The offering set spans grocery retail, made-to-order café service, agritourism, hospitality, and educational services, anchored by an explicit commitment to source more than 95% of market products from New England producers.

The product portfolio is delivered without proprietary technology systems; underlying infrastructure relies on Square Online for e-commerce ordering, Google Forms for event and field trip bookings, and standard web platforms (GoDaddy/Wix) for the corporate site. Pricing spans transaction-based retail, three prepay Locavore Membership CSA tiers ($300 Partial, $500 Full, $1,000 Super, each with 10% bonus credit and PYO blueberry access and an annual validity window), unit-priced private events (e.g., $300 birthday base fee) and seasonal wagon rides, and Farm Stay hospitality bookings. Vertical supply is partially internalized via LocaBerry, an in-house farmer partnership with Jameson and Sarah producing fruits, vegetables, and flowers for CSA subscriptions and the Market & Café, supplemented by The Daily Haul seafood pickup partnership.

Customer segmentation is concentrated in local Durham, NH community members and families seeking farm-to-table dining and local produce, supplemented by CSA (Locavore) members, school and senior field trip groups, event attendees, and educational program enrollees (Little Otters). Distribution is exclusively direct to consumer through physical retail, on-property experiences, and a basic Square-powered online ordering channel for pickup; there is no wholesale, no third-party delivery integration, and no multi-location footprint. The business is an LLC, employs 11-50 people, has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no identified institutional investors, operating as a self-funded family enterprise.

Name

Emery Farm

Legal name

Emery Farm

Website

https://emeryfarm.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Emery Farm is a historic 1660 family farm in Durham, NH operating a year-round Market & Café, seasonal Garden Center, Pick Your Own blueberries, petting barn, apiary, farm stays, and CSA memberships for local community members and families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Farm Market and Agritourism

NAICS

Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (44424), Fruit and Tree Nut Farming (1113)

SIC

Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Farmstead & Local Artisan Food Markets (Retail Shops) (CRAHAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plants, Seeds & Nursery Retail (Garden Centers) (CRAIAIAB), Farm Stays & Agritourism Lodges (THAMADAH), Farm-to-Table & Agritourism Dining Experiences (Farm Visits, Harvest Meals) (THAJAGAK)

Keywords

• Farm market retail
• Pick your own produce
• Community supported agriculture
• Farm-to-table cafe
• Seasonal garden center

Headquarters

HQ city

Durham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales (Market & Café): Year-round retail sales of locally sourced grocery, produce, wine, beer, and sustainably-sourced products. Café serves made-to-order breakfast and lunch items, coffee, espresso, bakery goods, and smoothies.
2. Locavore Membership (CSA): Debit-style CSA memberships (Super $1,000, Full $500, Partial $300) with 10% bonus credit. Members prepay and commit to buying from the farm throughout the season, with PYO blueberry bonuses included.
3. Garden Center Sales: Seasonal garden center offering annuals, vegetable starters, perennials, native shrubs, hanging baskets, fall mums, pumpkins, and NH-grown Christmas trees with wreaths.
4. Pick Your Own Produce: Blueberry picking season typically begins early July. Customers harvest their own produce at the farm.
5. Farm Stays: Farm-stay accommodations on 130 acres of land with hiking, swimming, and seasonal activities. Homes within walking distance of Market & Café.
6. Events and Activities: Love Local Fest (Thursday evenings June-September with live music and vendors), fall wagon rides, field trips, and private birthday party reservations.
7. Apiary Products: Honey produced from seven hives since 2021, with spring, summer, and fall honey varieties sold in the market.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Emery Farm operates a year-round Market & Café on its 130-acre historic property in Durham, NH, selling locally sourced grocery, produce, baked goods, wine, beer, and prepared café items. The farm supplements retail with a Locavore Membership CSA program (debit-style prepaid subscriptions of $300–$1,000), Pick Your Own blueberries, a seasonal Garden Center, a Little Otters children's education program, on-site Farm Stays, and community events such as Love Local Fest and fall wagon rides.

Product overview

Emery Farm operates a diversified farm market and café business centered around its historic 1660 Market & Café (open year-round) complemented by seasonal Garden Center operations. The core customer experience combines a fully stocked market (95%+ New England sourced) with a farm-to-table café serving breakfast and lunch items. Supporting offerings include a Locavore Membership debit-style CSA program with three tiers ($300-$1,000), a Little Otters nature-based children's education program, Pick Your Own Blueberries, and a Petting Barn attraction. Seasonal programs include Love Local Fest (weekly summer music and vendor events), Fall Activities featuring Bugtopia field trips and wagon rides, and a Garden Center. In-house farmer LocaBerry provides fresh produce for CSA and Market sales. Additional services include Farm Stays accommodations, honey production from 7 hives, and The Daily Haul seafood pickup partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LocaBerry: In-house farmer partnership operated by Jameson and Sarah, growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers for CSA subscriptions and the Market & Café.
• Little Otters Program
• Emery Farm Honey

Products and services

• Market & Café Year-round retail market stocking New England-sourced grocery, produce, wine, beer, and sustainable products, alongside a café serving made-to-order breakfast and lunch, coffee, bakery goods, and smoothies for walk-in customers and online pickup orders via Square.
• Garden Center Seasonal garden center selling annuals, vegetable and herb starters, perennials, native shrubs, hanging baskets, mulch, Coast of Maine soils, fall mums, pumpkins, NH-grown Christmas trees, and wreaths.
• Locavore Membership (CSA) Debit-style Community Supported Agriculture membership with three annual tiers (Super $1,000, Full $500, Partial $300) providing a 10% bonus credit, early access to Pick Your Own blueberries, and 3–10 lbs of PYO blueberries depending on tier. Valid 5/1/26–12/24/26.
• Little Otters Program Nature and play-based education program for children ages 5–8 held on the farm property, using Fundations literacy, Reading and Writing Workshop, and Wild Math curricula with a 1:6 teacher-to-student ratio or better.
• Pick Your Own Blueberries Seasonal pick-your-own blueberry experience where visitors harvest blueberries directly from the farm's fields, typically beginning in early July.
• Petting Barn Interactive farm animal attraction featuring resident goats (Gemini and Oak), a bunny, and a hen house fed with produce scraps from the Market & Café.
• Our Honey Raw honey produced from the farm's seven-hive apiary, with spring, summer, and fall seasonal varietals (blueberry, clover, goldenrod, and others) sold in the market.
• Farm Stays Farm-stay accommodations on 130 acres of farmland with hiking, swimming, and seasonal activities; homes within walking distance of the Market & Café.
• Love Local Fest Weekly Thursday evening summer event series (June–early September) featuring live music 5–7 PM, local vendors 3–7 PM, fresh-shucked oysters from Fox Point Oysters, craft beverages, and light fare on the outdoor patio.
• Fall Activities Seasonal fall programming including weekday Bugtopia STEM field trips for K-6 classes and senior groups, weekend public wagon rides (October, 11AM–3PM), and private birthday party reservations ($300 base fee for up to 20 guests, additional guests $5 each; wagon ride add-on $150).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 95% of market products sourced from New England
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fox Point OystersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Vendor at Love Local Fest events, fresh-shucking oysters from their tent for event attendees during Thursday evening events.
• Dr. Lee Alexander (Beekeeper)coreOthers · 1 January 2021Professional beekeeper managing Emery Farm's seven-hive apiary since 2021. Provides farm talks and honey tastings. Featured in NHPR article discussing climate change impacts on pollinators.
• LocaBerry (Jameson and Sarah)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocaBerry is Emery Farm's resident in-house farmer. Jameson and Sarah grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers on Emery Farm land for their CSA subscriptions and the Market & Café. They offer PickersPass, PickersPass+, LocaBox (Summer and Fall), and Summer Flower Share subscriptions.
• Oyster River FoodshedminorOthersCommunity resource linking to other local farms for customers to support beyond Emery Farm. Emery Farm recommends Oyster River Foodshed to customers as a 'Local Farm Finder' resource.
• Local Charities (Forward Friday Program)minorOthersForward Friday program donates 10% of café sales (beverages, donuts, baked goods, made-to-order items) on Fridays to nominated local charities. Community members can nominate charities via Google Forms.
• Little Otters ProgramminorOthersNature and play-based program for children ages 5-8 located at Emery Farm. Uses Fundations literacy program and Wild Math curriculum. Classroom located above Market and Café.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Appleton Farms: Massachusetts CSA, farm store, PYO, and educational farm. Comparable community-supported agriculture with retail and education programming.
• Shelburne Farms: Vermont nonprofit farm offering inn lodging, farm tours, educational programs, and farm store. Direct comparability in combining farm stay accommodations, market, café, and youth education on a large estate.
• Colchester Neighborhood Farm: CSA-focused farm with PYO and farmstand retail. Closely comparable CSA/membership model with PYO produce experience.
• Russell Orchards: Ipswich, MA PYO fruit farm with farm market, bakery, and hard cidery. Comparable PYO + market + café model in the New England agritourism segment.
• Smolak Farms: North Andover, MA farm with PYO, farm market, bakery, and a large farm-stay/event venue. Comparable integrated farm experience with café, retail, agritourism, and seasonal events.
• Billings Farm & Museum: Woodstock, VT working farm with museum, market, and educational programming. Comparable diversified farm experience combining retail, PYO, livestock, and education on a similar heritage/tourism model.
• Wilsons Farm Market: Haymarket, VA farm with CSA, PYO, market, garden center, and bakery. Comparable multi-stream farm retail with garden center and CSA.
• Alstede Farms: Chester, NJ farm with CSA, PYO, farm market, café, and extensive events. Very comparable integrated CSA/market/event/agritourism model.
• Applecrest Farm Orchards: Hampton Falls, NH farm with PYO fruit, farm market, bakery café, and seasonal events. Closest geographic and operational peer - also a multi-generational New England farm with café, market, and PYO.

Regional players

• Stonewall Farm: Keene, NH working farm with farm store, CSA, and educational programming. Same New England footprint with comparable CSA, market, and education pillars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/emeryfarmnh
• Facebookfacebook.com/EmeryFarmNH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emery-farm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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