Buttonwood Farm

What Buttonwood Farm does

Buttonwood Farm is a Missouri-based farm and regional food distributor that produces and curates locally raised proteins (chicken, turkey, eggs, beef, pork, lamb), dairy, seasonal vegetables and fruits, grains, flours, honey, and other staples, and distributes them on a wholesale basis to chefs, restaurants, retailers, and food purveyors. The company originated as a pasture-raised poultry and egg operation on Missouri pasture and has since aggregated supply from additional local farmers to offer a broader curated assortment, while extending its delivery footprint to St. Louis, Kansas City, Mid-Missouri, and Springfield. It sells via a quote-based weekly wholesale product list rather than a published price catalog, with no proprietary technology platform and no disclosed software or AI capabilities.

The company operates a sales-led wholesale go-to-market: chefs and purveyors contact Buttonwood for the weekly list and arrange deliveries, and a reseller/purveyor channel redistributes products to downstream buyers. In September 2024 it acquired Eat Here Saint Louis, a St. Louis food distributor, to deepen its presence in the St. Louis restaurant and retail market. Headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri with offices in California, MO and St. Louis, the business is privately held and appears to be founder-led and bootstrapped, with no institutional investors, funding rounds, or parent-company relationships disclosed in the available data.

Name

Buttonwood Farm

Legal name

Buttonwood Farm

Website

https://buttonwoodfarms.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Buttonwood Farm is a Missouri-based farm and regional wholesale distributor that produces and curates pasture-raised proteins, dairy, produce, grains, and staples from local farmers, delivering weekly to chefs, retailers, and purveyors across St. Louis, Kansas City, Mid-Missouri, and Springfield.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Farm-to-Table Food Distribution

NAICS

Poultry and Egg Production (1123), Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production (112320)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic & Pasture-Raised Poultry & Egg Production (AFAEADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Processed & Value-Added Meat & Poultry Wholesale (Deli Meats, Sausages, Smoked) (AFAIADAE)

Keywords

• Pasture raised poultry
• Local food distribution
• Farm to table
• Wholesale protein supply
• Local produce delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Farm Product Sales and Distribution: Buttonwood Farm generates revenue through the production and distribution of locally raised proteins (chicken, turkey, eggs, beef, pork, lamb) and locally grown produce (seasonal veggies, fruits, grains, dairy, honey, and other staples) to chefs, retailers, and purveyors in Missouri and surrounding areas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Buttonwood Farm produces and distributes locally raised proteins (chicken, turkey, eggs, beef, pork, lamb) and locally grown produce (seasonal vegetables, fruits, dairy, grains, honey, and other staples) to chefs, retailers, and purveyors. The company runs a weekly wholesale product list distributed to customers with direct deliveries across Mid-Missouri, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield.

Product overview

Buttonwood Farm is a farm-to-table food production and distribution company that operates as a single unified offering—producing and distributing high-quality, thoughtfully raised local foods to chefs and retailers. The product portfolio consists of three main categories: Proteins and Dairy (pasture-raised poultry including chicken, turkey, and eggs; other pasture-raised meats like beef, pork, and lamb; and local dairy including milk and cheeses), Fruits and Veggies (seasonal vegetables and local fruits), and Grains and Staples (flours, grains including wheat/rice/rye/oats/corn/popcorn, and honey/molasses/maple syrup/apple butter). The company distributes to St. Louis, Kansas City, Mid-Missouri, and Springfield, and also acquired St. Louis food distributor Eat Here Saint Louis in September 2024 to expand local food supply to area restaurants and retailers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pasture Raised Poultry Chicken, turkey, and eggs raised on real, living, breathing pasture in Missouri. Sold to chefs, retailers, and purveyors as the company's foundational product line.
• Other Pasture Raised Meats Beef, pork, lamb, and other proteins sourced from local farmers who raise livestock sustainably and thoughtfully, offered alongside the poultry line.
• Dairy Local pasture-raised milk and cheeses offered to customers seeking high-quality local dairy products.
• Seasonal Veggies Fresh, locally grown seasonal vegetables sourced from area farmers and delivered to chefs, retailers, and purveyors.
• Local Fruits Fresh local fruits including apples, blackberries, and other seasonal varieties sourced from regional farms.
• Flours Artisan flours available for customers seeking locally sourced baking ingredients.
• Grains Wheat, rice, rye, oats, corn, popcorn, and other grains sourced from local producers.
• Honey and More Local honey, molasses, maple syrup, apple butter, and other specialty items sourced from nearby producers.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Eat Here Saint LouiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2024Buttonwood Farm acquired Eat Here Saint Louis, a St. Louis food distributor. The acquisition aims to increase local food supply to area restaurants and retailers. This strategic acquisition expands Buttonwood Farm's distribution capabilities and market presence in the St. Louis area. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Whole Foods Market: Whole Foods (an Amazon company) is a national natural and organic grocer that sells pastured, local, and small-farm products across hundreds of stores. It is a relevant broad incumbent because it shapes demand for the premium local category Buttonwood serves and competes for shelf and restaurant procurement dollars.

Regional players

• Straus Family Creamery: Straus Family Creamery is a Northern California organic, pasture-based dairy and meat producer selling direct to retailers, restaurants, and consumers in its region. It mirrors Buttonwood's pasture-raised positioning, direct-to-chef/retailer model, and regional-only distribution footprint, though in a different geography.
• Local Roots NYC: Local Roots NYC is a regional food distributor that aggregates and delivers local farm products to restaurants and retailers in the New York metro. It is structurally comparable to Buttonwood's wholesale, weekly-list, direct-delivery model for chefs and retailers, though in a different U.S. region.

Direct peers

• Polyface Farm: Polyface Farm is a pioneering pasture-based farm in Virginia producing beef, poultry, pork, and eggs sold direct to consumers, restaurants, and retailers. It is a strong peer on the production philosophy (rotational grazing, local distribution) and the multi-protein farm model that Buttonwood has built in Missouri.
• Pete & Gerry's: Pete & Gerry's produces pasture-raised and organic eggs via a network of small family farms, distributed nationally to grocery and foodservice. It is highly comparable to Buttonwood's aggregated small-farmer pasture-raised model and serves similar chef and retailer buyers.
• Vital Farms: Vital Farms is the leading U.S. pasture-raised egg and now poultry brand, selling through national grocery and foodservice channels. It is the most direct scaled peer to Buttonwood Farm's pasture-raised poultry and egg offering and demonstrates the trajectory such a model can take from regional farm to national brand.
• Grass Roots Farmers' Cooperative: Grass Roots is an Arkansas-based cooperative of small farmers producing pastured meats and eggs sold direct to consumers and wholesale buyers nationwide. It is highly comparable to Buttonwood's pasture-raised, multi-protein, aggregated-farmer model and serves similar chef and retail channels.
• Handsome Brook Farms: Handsome Brook Farms produces pasture-raised organic eggs distributed through retail and foodservice. It competes in the same pasture-raised, premium-channel niche as Buttonwood Farm and targets similar buyers (chefs, grocers) seeking differentiated local eggs.

Others

• Schoep's Ice Cream / Local Food Distributors: Eat Here Saint Louis, now a Buttonwood subsidiary, was a St. Louis local-food distributor serving restaurants and retailers. It is included as a peer because it represents the distribution/aggregation role that complements Buttonwood's farm production and competes with other St. Louis specialty distributors for chef and grocer accounts.

Emerging players

• Good Eggs: Good Eggs operates an online marketplace distributing local and sustainably produced food from regional farmers to consumers and businesses. It is comparable as a distribution and aggregation layer for local farm products, overlapping with Buttonwood's role as an aggregator for Missouri producers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ButtonwoodFarmMO

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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