Carleton Farm

What Carleton Farm does

Carleton Farm is a privately held, family-owned agritourism and event venue operating on a single site in Lake Stevens, Washington, within the Snohomish/King County corridor north of Seattle. The business combines four revenue streams on one property: The Wedding Barn (a wedding and event venue opened in 2014), a seasonal fall agritourism program anchored by a corn maze, hayrides, and paid attractions such as a Paintball Shooting Gallery and Apple Cannons, a weekday school field trip program, and a year-round farm market branded as Miller's Produce.

The underlying physical assets include the Wedding Barn facility, the agritourism grounds, and the Miller's Produce farm market infrastructure. There is no proprietary technology platform; the booking and ticketing infrastructure appears to be a standard small-business venue/event website. The combined Carleton Farm / Miller's Produce identity reflects two family lineages — 55+ years of Carleton family stewardship of the land and 30+ years of Miller's Produce retail — now operating as a unified brand.

The business model is event- and visitation-based rather than subscription or SaaS. Wedding revenue is per-event at approximately $3,500–$5,000; fall agritourism is per-person at $15–$25 on weekends from late September; school field trips are $10 per child on weekdays; and the farm market generates small-ticket retail produce sales year-round. Customers are individual consumers (wedding couples, families, market shoppers) and institutional groups (schools). Go-to-market is local/regional, with a structural distribution advantage as the closest Snohomish Valley farm wedding barn to the I-5 corridor. Wedding bookings are actively being accepted into 2025–2026, indicating a multi-year forward demand pipeline.

Name

Carleton Farm

Legal name

Carleton Farm

Website

https://carletonfarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Carleton Farm is a family-owned agritourism venue in Lake Stevens, Washington, combining a wedding barn (built 2014), seasonal fall activities, school field trips, and the year-round Miller's Produce farm market to serve wedding couples, families, and schools in the Snohomish/King County area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agritourism and Event Venue

NAICS

Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (444240), Corn Farming (11115)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm-to-Table & Agritourism Dining Experiences (Farm Visits, Harvest Meals) (THAJAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Farmers’ Markets & Farm Stands (Fresh Food) (CRAHAHAE), Farm Stays & Agritourism Lodges (THAMADAH)

Keywords

• Agritourism venue
• Farm wedding venue
• Fall activities
• Farm market
• School field trips

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Stevens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Farm Market Sales: Retail sales of local produce, eggs, meats, and specialty jarred items from the on-site farm market. Products sourced from local farms including Miller's Produce.
2. Agritourism Activities: Weekend fall activities including corn maze, hayrides, kids play area, paintball shooting gallery, apple cannons, and pumpkin jump pad. Entry fees of $15 or $25 per person.
3. School and Group Field Trips: Weekday field trips for schools and groups including hayride, kids play area, and small pumpkin. Priced at $10 per child (2+), $6 per adult, with 2 teachers free per group.
4. Wedding Venue Rental: Wedding barn and venue rental with seasonal pricing ranging from $3,500 (winter) to $5,000 (summer peak). Tables and chairs packages available at additional cost. Accommodates up to 200 guests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Carleton Farm operates as a diversified agritourism destination in Lake Stevens, Washington, renting out a rustic Wedding Barn for ceremonies and receptions, hosting seasonal fall activities (corn maze, hayrides, kids play area, paintball shooting gallery, apple cannons, kids bucket train, giant pumpkin jump pad), running a year-round farm market under the Miller's Produce brand for local produce, eggs, meats, and specialty jarred items, and delivering weekday school and group field trips.

Product overview

Carleton Farm operates as a diversified agritourism and event venue destination combining multiple distinct offerings: The Wedding Barn (a rustic farm-chic wedding venue accommodating up to 200 guests, built in 2014), seasonal Fall Activities (corn maze, hayrides, kids play area, Paintball Shooting Gallery, Apple Cannons, Kids Bucket Train, and Giant Pumpkin Jump Pad at $15-$25 per person), the Farm Market operated by Miller's Produce (year-round local produce, eggs, meats, and specialty jarred items), plus free-admission attractions including the South End Pumpkin Patch and Petting Zoo. The farm also offers school and group field trips weekdays during fall season. Entry to the pumpkin patch, petting zoo, farm market, and food area is complimentary; paid admission covers lower farm activities and attractions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Wedding Barn at Carleton Farms: A rustic farm chic wedding venue with elegance, built in 2014, located along a waterway in the Snohomish River Basin with vista views of farm fields and the Olympic Mountain range.

Products and services

• The Wedding Barn at Carleton Farms A rustic farm-chic wedding venue with barn interior featuring natural wood finishes, high ceilings, suspended wagon wheel chandelier, and café-style lighting. Accommodates up to 200 guests for outdoor ceremony with indoor/outdoor reception (summer) or up to 160 for combination indoor ceremony/reception. Includes seasonal pricing with tables and chairs packages.
• Fall Activities Seasonal fall entertainment including corn maze, hayrides, kids play area with ziplines, slides, and Giant Pumpkin Jump Pad, Paintball Shooting Gallery, Apple Cannons, and Kids Bucket Train. Two entry tiers: $15 per person (Corn Maze, Hayride, Kids Play Area) or $25 per person (adds 5 tickets for paid attractions).
• Miller's Produce at Carleton Farm (Farm Market) Year-round farm market offering a wide variety of products including local produce, eggs, meats, and a large selection of specialty jarred items. Open daily.
• School and Group Field Trips Weekday educational field trips including hayride to kids patch, play area with ziplines, slides, and Giant Pumpkin Jump Pad. Each child receives a small pie pumpkin and each class gets a larger carving pumpkin. Priced at $10 per child (2+) and $6 per adult, with 2 teachers/coordinators free per group. Booked via email to Kelsey at [email protected].

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving community for over 30 years

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Thomas Family Farm: Albany, OR farm offering fall harvest activities, corn maze, pumpkin patch, and farm events. Comparable Pacific Northwest agritourism model with similar multi-revenue stream approach.
• Bob's Corn & Pumpkin Farm: Snohomish, WA farm with corn maze, pumpkin patch, fall activities, and farm market. Direct competitor in the same Snohomish County market for fall family entertainment.
• Lattin's Country Cider Mill and Farm: Olympia, WA farm with fall festival activities, corn maze, farm market, and on-site cider. Directly comparable agritourism experience with similar revenue mix in the Pacific Northwest.
• Stocker Farms: Snohomish, WA farm offering a similar agritourism model with a corn maze, pumpkin patch, fall activities, and on-site farm market. Direct competitor for weekend fall family visitors and school field trips in the same regional market.
• Craven Farm: Snohomish, WA farm specializing in fall agritourism with corn maze, pumpkin patch, and seasonal activities. Competes directly for family weekend visitors in the same Snohomish County geography.
• Remlinger Farms: Carnation, WA farm with comparable offerings: fall harvest festival, corn maze, hayrides, country market, and farm-to-table dining. Closest large-scale direct competitor in the greater Seattle/Puget Sound agritourism market.
• Carnation Farms: Carnation, WA nonprofit farm offering wedding and event venue hosting along with farm-to-table experiences. Overlaps with Carleton Farm's wedding venue and farm market offerings in the greater Seattle region.
• The Farm at Snoqualmie: Snoqualmie, WA event venue with wedding hosting and farm experiences. Comparable to Carleton Farm's Wedding Barn offering in the Seattle metro area, with similar rustic-elegant positioning.

Emerging players

• Jubilee Farm: Carnation, WA biodynamic farm offering CSA, farm events, and educational experiences. Partial overlap with Carleton Farm's farm market and field trip offerings, with similar local market focus.
• Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center: Carnation, WA nonprofit farm with farm market, CSA, and educational programming. Comparable to Carleton Farm's farm market and field trip segments, with adjacent rather than direct competition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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