Earth Dance Farm

What Earth Dance Farm does

Earth Dance Farm is a privately held, family-owned Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm operating from 27842 141st Ave., Spring Valley, Minnesota. The farm is operated by farmer Norm and co-owner Laurie, supported by family members (Noah, Adriana) and a seasonal internship cohort of three full-time interns (April–November) plus two summer interns (May–August), with on-farm housing provided. The farm grows a wide variety of vegetables, herbs, fruits, eggs, and honey using chemical-free, non-GMO practices with hand planting, hand weeding, and hand harvesting, supported by crop rotation, cover crops, composting, companion planting, green manure, and fish emulsion/foliar nutrition.

The core product is a multi-season CSA subscription: Spring Share (late April–mid June), Summer Shares (mid June–mid October, an 18-week season), Fall Shares (October–December), and a Winter offering beginning in January, with optional Egg Shares as an add-on and tiered share sizes (Full, Half, Single, Flex) including prorated mid-season enrollment. The farm distributes weekly produce boxes on Thursdays to roughly 20+ neighborhood drop sites hosted by member families and partner organizations across the Twin Cities (St. Paul and Minneapolis neighborhoods including Highland Park, Merriam Park, Mendota Heights, Apple Valley, Roseville, St. Louis Park, Linden Hills, Uptown, Hiawatha), Rochester, and Austin, using reusable waxed boxes and ice packs.

Revenue derives from upfront seasonal CSA subscriptions plus egg-share add-ons and select direct sales, marketed primarily through community word-of-mouth, weekly email newsletters, a Facebook page, an extensive recipe blog, and member events such as workdays, camping weekends, farm visits, and a Youth Farm Experience program for ages 12–18. Customer base is approximately 200 CSA member households; no external investors, venture funding, or parent company are involved, and pricing is not publicly disclosed (members contact the farm directly to register).

Name

Earth Dance Farm

Legal name

Earth Dance Farm

Website

https://earthdancefarm.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Earth Dance Farm is a family-owned Community Supported Agriculture farm in Spring Valley, Minnesota, operated by farmer Norm and co-owner Laurie, delivering seasonal produce, egg, and honey shares to approximately 200 member households via neighborhood drop sites across the Twin Cities, Rochester, and Austin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Supported Agriculture Produce

NAICS

Poultry and Egg Production (1123), Chicken Egg Production (112310)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Community supported agriculture
• CSA produce subscriptions
• Sustainable vegetable farming
• Chemical-free produce delivery
• Local farm shares

Headquarters

HQ city

Spring Valley

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. CSA Seasonal Shares: Community Supported Agriculture subscription model where members purchase seasonal shares (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) to receive weekly produce boxes. Shares are offered in Full, Half, Single, and Flex varieties. Egg shares are available as add-on items. Members pay upfront for the season, providing the farm with working capital and a guaranteed market. Prorated shares are available throughout the season.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Earth Dance Farm is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm that sells seasonal produce subscriptions—Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter shares—delivered weekly to neighborhood drop sites in the Twin Cities, Rochester, and surrounding Minnesota communities. Add-on egg shares and hands-on farming internships round out its member- and community-oriented offerings.

Product overview

Earth Dance Farm operates as a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm offering seasonal subscription produce shares. The core offerings consist of Spring Share (late April–mid June), Summer Shares (mid June–mid October), and Fall Shares (October–December), with optional Egg Shares as an add-on. The farm serves approximately 200 member CSA households through drop location deliveries across the Twin Cities area, Rochester, and Austin. Additional services include farming internships (April–November) with accommodations and a $1,500/month stipend, youth farm experience programs for ages 12-18, and member workdays. The farm also provides educational farm visits for groups including 4-H and scout organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spring Share CSA subscription running late April through mid-June that delivers weekly boxes of spring vegetables such as greens, radishes, asparagus, and herbs to member households via neighborhood drop sites.
• Summer Shares Main CSA subscription running mid-June through mid-October (an 18-week season) delivering a weekly box of seasonal vegetables and produce to CSA member households in the Twin Cities, Rochester, and surrounding Minnesota communities.
• Fall Shares CSA subscription running October through December offering fall-harvest vegetables including squash, root vegetables, and storage crops delivered weekly to member households.
• Egg Shares Optional add-on subscription providing weekly or bi-weekly farm-fresh pastured-chicken eggs delivered alongside CSA vegetable shares to drop-site locations.
• Farming Internships Seasonal hands-on internship program in sustainable small-scale produce farming, offering accommodations, shared meals, and a monthly stipend in exchange for farm labor across the April-November season.
• Youth Farm Experience Educational farm experience program for youth ages 12-18 that involves participants in daily farm activities, outdoor activities, and learning about farm life during organized group visits.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Beth Jacob CongregationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBeth Jacob Congregation in Mendota Heights hosts a drop site location for Earth Dance Farm CSA deliveries, enabling their community members to pick up weekly produce shares.
• Foodist FilmsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFoodist Films at 608 Smith Avenue serves as a drop site location for Earth Dance Farm CSA deliveries in St. Paul.
• People's Food Co-op (Rochester)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPeople's Food Co-op in Rochester hosts a drop site for Earth Dance Farm CSA deliveries, serving their cooperative community members.
• McGough ConstructionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMcGough Construction hosts an in-house drop site for Earth Dance Farm CSA deliveries for their employees.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bossy Acres: Small CSA farm near Minneapolis, MN offering seasonal vegetable shares with an emphasis on community-building events. Comparable size, member-engagement model, and drop-site distribution in the same metro.
• Driftless Organics: Organic vegetable farm in Viroqua, WI running a CSA with seasonal produce boxes and add-on shares. Highly comparable in offering mix, organic practices, and member-share subscription structure, serving an adjacent Upper Midwest geography.
• Gardens of Eagan: Organic produce operation in Eagan, MN historically operating CSA shares and serving Twin Cities customers. Directly comparable in geographic market, organic positioning, and direct-to-consumer subscription model.
• Plentiful Acres: CSA farm in Minnesota offering seasonal produce shares with drop-site delivery to Twin Cities communities. Comparable in member-share subscription model and small-scale organic positioning.
• Prairie Drifter Farm: Certified organic CSA farm in Elgin, MN delivering seasonal vegetable shares to Twin Cities and SE Minnesota. Comparable in organic practices, share tiers, and member-engagement model.
• Open Hands Farm: Certified organic CSA farm in Northfield, MN delivering seasonal produce boxes to Twin Cities drop sites. Operates with a similar small-team, sustainability-focused model and comparable share tiers.
• Turnip Rock Farm: Family-run CSA farm in Clear Lake, WI operating seasonal produce shares with drop-site deliveries to Twin Cities and western Wisconsin. Comparable in scale, share structure, and small-team sustainable farming approach.
• Foxtail Farm: Small organic CSA farm in Minnesota offering seasonal produce shares with a focus on community connection and sustainable practices. Comparable in scale, share structure, and Twin Cities distribution.
• Featherstone Farm: Large-scale certified organic vegetable farm in Rushford, MN operating a multi-season CSA serving the Twin Cities. Directly comparable business model — seasonal subscription shares, drop-site distribution, sustainable practices — and the most relevant scale benchmark in the region.
• Stone's Throw Farm: Small-scale organic CSA farm in Wrenshall, MN offering seasonal produce shares delivered to Twin Cities neighborhoods. Directly comparable in scale, organic practices, and neighborhood drop-site distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/earthdancefarm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/earth-dance-farm

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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 →

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