Root Down Farm

Name

Root Down Farm

Legal name

Root Down Farm

Website

https://therootdownfarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CSA Farm Produce

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112), Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm-to-Consumer Produce Boxes / CSA Delivery (AFAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Irrigation & Water Use Efficiency Agronomy (AFACABAF)

Keywords

• Community supported agriculture
• Csa farm shares
• Organic vegetable farming
• Seasonal produce subscriptions
• Local farm wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Clarence Center

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Summer CSA Shares: Seasonal subscription model where members purchase shares before growing season. Farm Share ($740 for 20 weeks) feeds 3-4 adults, Small Share ($475 for 20 weeks) feeds 1-2 adults. 19 pick-ups over 20 weeks with Labor Day week off.
2. Spring CSA Shares: Early season share running 4 weeks starting second-to-last week of April. Priced at $160 ($40/week). Includes early greens, asparagus, carrots, radishes, turnips.
3. Winter CSA Shares: Post-summer share running through end of January with 7 bi-weekly pick-ups. Priced at $280. Includes storage crops, greens, and winter vegetables.
4. Fruit Shares: Add-on share sourcing local fruit from Western New York farms. $225 for 15 weeks starting first week of July. Requires existing Summer CSA share.
5. Wholesale Accounts: Direct produce sales to restaurants and grocers. Requires account setup via phone or email. Deliveries may be limited based on location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Root Down Farm is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm that grows over 50 varieties of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers on approximately 10 acres in Clarence Center, NY. It sells seasonal produce shares directly to member families for on-farm pickup and also supplies wholesale produce to local restaurants and grocers. The farm operates under NOFA NY Farmer's Pledge organic standards without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Farm Share (Summer CSA) Primary summer CSA share feeding 3-4 adults over 20 weeks (19 pickups, with Labor Day week off) from early June through mid-October, including equal access to U-Pick fields. Priced at $740 for the season. Everything in the share is grown on the farm in Clarence Center under NOFA NY Farmer's Pledge organic standards.
• Small Share (Summer CSA) Smaller summer CSA share feeding 1-2 adults over 20 weeks (19 pickups, with Labor Day week off) during the growing season, with equal access to U-Pick fields. Priced at $475 for the season. Everything in the share is grown on the farm in Clarence Center under NOFA NY Farmer's Pledge organic standards.
• Spring Share Early-season CSA add-on share running 4 weeks starting the second-to-last week of April. Priced at $160 ($40/week). Includes early greens, asparagus, carrots, radishes, and turnips. Requires a Summer Share. Pickup Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-6pm.
• Winter Share Post-summer CSA share running from late October through the end of January with 7 bi-weekly pickups. Priced at $280, due at sign-up. Includes storage crops, roots, and winter greens. Requires a Summer Share. Pickup Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-6pm.
• Fruit Share Add-on CSA share sourcing local seasonal fruit from Western New York farms for 15 weeks starting the first week of July, with no pickup during Labor Day week. Priced at $225 ($15/week). Includes cherries, apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines, blueberries, grapes, pears, raspberries, and apples. Requires an existing Summer CSA Share.
• Wholesale Produce Accounts Direct wholesale produce sales to local restaurants and grocers in the Greater Buffalo area. Accounts are set up via phone (716-949-1204) or email ([email protected]). Delivery availability may be limited based on the buyer's location. Produce is grown under NOFA NY Farmer's Pledge organic standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300 member families served annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Western New York Land ConservancycoreOthersLand protection partnership ensuring long-term farmland preservation. Most of the farm's leased land is protected by the Western New York Land Conservancy, providing operational stability and commitment to sustainable land use.
• Savage Wheat and Three SistersminorOthersLocal farms supplying produce items (likely grains or specialty crops) to complement Root Down Farm's CSA offerings.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Roxbury Farm: Claverack, NY CSA farm with multi-decade operating history serving NYC and Hudson Valley members. Comparable CSA subscription model with year-round share structures and conservation-eased farmland.
• Threshold Farm: Philmont, NY small-scale organic orchard and farm offering CSA-style fruit shares and U-Pick. Comparable in seasonal subscription share model, organic practices, and small-farm member-direct distribution.
• Norwich Meadows Farm: Certified organic CSA farm in central New York offering multi-season vegetable shares to households and wholesale accounts. Direct comparable in CSA subscription model, organic production methods, and New York regional footprint.
• Sweetland Farm: Trumansburg, NY CSA farm running seasonal vegetable and egg shares with on-farm pickup. Direct CSA peer in Finger Lakes / New York State region with comparable share cadence and member-direct pickup model.
• Sang Lee Farms: Certified organic Long Island vegetable farm operating a CSA, farmers' markets, and wholesale accounts. Comparable in organic production, multi-channel GTM (CSA + wholesale), and NY regional positioning.
• Garden of Eve Organic Farm: Long-running Long Island CSA farm offering seasonal vegetable, flower, and fruit shares plus U-Pick and wholesale. Comparable CSA share structure, U-Pick value-add, and direct-to-consumer farm pickup model.

Broad incumbents

• Whole Foods Market: National organic and natural foods grocer stocking local and organic produce from small farms. Broad incumbent competing for local-organic food spend and indirectly setting retail prices for comparable produce.

Regional players

• Native Offerings Farm: Western New York CSA farm serving the Buffalo region with seasonal produce shares. Most geographically comparable regional peer in the same Buffalo / WNY service area as Root Down Farm.

Emerging players

• Misfits Market: Online subscription grocer focused on rescued and organic produce delivered to subscribers nationwide. Emerging subscription-produce peer competing for the local-organic produce household budget with delivery convenience.
• Imperfect Foods: Subscription produce delivery service delivering imperfect and surplus produce directly to households. Emerging subscription-produce peer competing for the same at-home produce customer with broader catalog and delivery convenience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/therootdownfarm

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Root Down Farm