Purdy’s Farmer & The Fish

What Purdy’s Farmer & The Fish does

Purdy's Farmer & The Fish is a privately held farm-to-table restaurant and retail company founded in 2012 by Edward Taylor and Michael Kaphan in North Salem, New York. The company operates a vertically integrated model centered on a four-acre farm that supplies more than 80% of the vegetables and herbs used across its locations. As of the latest data, the company employs approximately 16 people and operates two restaurant locations (Purdy's in North Salem and Hudson Farmer & the Fish in Sleepy Hollow), an on-site Farm Shop retail store, a 14-week Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription program, and a catering-to-go service.

The core production infrastructure includes a 1,100-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse with LED and high-pressure sodium lighting supported by a 4,000-gallon rainwater capture system, a 600-square-foot raised-bed greenhouse, a 3,000-square-foot high tunnel, terraced fields under low/no-till and no-spray cultivation, a turn-of-the-century root cellar, and six bee hives. Soil fertility is maintained through composting of pre-consumer food waste, natural rock minerals, and farm-made fertilizer from seaweed and unused fish parts. Seafood is sourced exclusively through Downeast Seafood Co., a wholesale distributor founded and operated by co-owner Edward Taylor, providing back-of-house supply chain control on the protein side.

Revenue is generated through on-premises dining across two locations, retail sales at the Farm Shop, a 14-week seasonal CSA subscription ($975 full share, $695 two-thirds share), event catering with 48-hour advance ordering, and limited wholesale through partner suppliers. The customer base is regional Westchester/Hudson Valley consumers and food tourists, with reservations managed via Resy and online ordering handled through ChowNow. The company is founder-owned with no disclosed institutional capital, no parent company, and no subsidiaries beyond wholly owned operating units (Hudson Farmer & the Fish, Purdy's Farm Shop).

Name

Purdy’s Farmer & The Fish

Legal name

Purdy's Farmer & the Fish

Website

https://farmerandthefish.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Purdy's Farmer & The Fish is a farm-to-table restaurant founded in 2012, operating two New York locations (North Salem and Sleepy Hollow) supplied by a co-located four-acre farm, with a Farm Shop retail store, CSA subscription program, and catering services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Farm-to-Table Restaurant

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Retailers (445250)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFACAE

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

SECONDARYCRAHAGAO

Farmstead & Local Artisan Food Markets (Retail Shops)

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Specialty Food Stores (Deli, Cheese, Gourmet, Bakery)

SECONDARYCRAHALAG

Farm-to-Consumer Cooperative Markets (Local Producer Co-ops)

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Food Co-ops & Community Grocery

Keywords

• Farm-to-table dining
• Sustainable seafood sourcing
• Community supported agriculture
• On-site farm operation
• Restaurant catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

North Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Full-service farm-to-table restaurant offering lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch with raw bar, seasonal menus featuring produce from their four-acre farm and seafood from Downeast Seafood.
2. Farm Shop Retail: Retail store selling fresh produce from their farm, fresh fish from Downeast Seafood, prepared dishes, local meats, cheeses, dairy products, baked goods, and specialty items. Open seven days a week.
3. CSA Subscriptions: Community Supported Agriculture program offering 14-week shares (June-September) with weekly produce pickup, plus add-ons including local fish. Full Share $975, 2/3 share $695.
4. Catering Services: Catering to-go menu with appetizers, mains, and sides for events. Requires 48-hour advance notice.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Purdy's Farmer & The Fish operates two farm-to-table restaurants in Westchester County, NY (North Salem and Hudson/Sleepy Hollow), supported by a four-acre on-site farm that supplies the majority of produce used in the kitchens. The company sells dine-in restaurant meals, retail goods through its on-site Farm Shop (produce, seafood, meats, dairy, prepared foods, baked goods), a seasonal 14-week CSA subscription program, and off-premise catering. Sustainable seafood is sourced exclusively through co-founder Edward Taylor's wholesale distribution company, Downeast Seafood.

Product overview

Purdy's Farmer & The Fish operates a multi-location farm-to-table restaurant and retail business model. The core offering consists of two restaurant locations (Purdy's in North Salem and Hudson in Sleepy Hollow), a Farm Shop retail store, a 4-acre CSA program, and catering services. All three restaurants are supported by the company's own farm which supplies fresh produce, and by Down East Seafood for sustainable seafood sourcing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• More than three quarters of vegetables and herbs grown on-site
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Downeast Seafood Co.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive seafood supplier to both restaurant locations. Edward Taylor, co-owner of Farmer & the Fish, founded and operates Downeast Seafood Co., a wholesale seafood distribution company established over 25 years ago. The partnership ensures consistent supply of high-quality sustainable seafood from mostly East Coast waters.
• Chatham BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for specialty beer production using honey from the farm's bee hives. Honey produced from 6 bee hives is shared with local beekeeper Eric and offered for sale in the Farm Shop.
• Eric the BeekeeperminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal beekeeper who shares honey production from the farm's 6 bee hives. Honey is sold in the Farm Shop and used for specialty beer production with Chatham Brewing.
• Battenkill Glass Bottle MilkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal dairy supplier providing 1 quart of Battenkill glass bottle milk as part of CSA share inclusions. Available for purchase in the Farm Shop.
• Finger Lakes EggsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal egg supplier providing 1 dozen Finger Lakes farmed eggs as part of CSA share inclusions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• GrowNYC / Greenmarket: Regional farmers' market network operating throughout NYC and Westchester. Comparable in offering direct farm-to-consumer produce access and CSA-style subscriptions; not a restaurant but competes for the same locally-sourced-food customer wallet.

Direct peers

• Fish Restaurant (West Village): Edward Taylor-owned seafood restaurant in Manhattan's West Village, sharing seafood sourcing via Downeast Seafood with Purdy's. Direct ownership connection and shared supply chain; competes for the same Hudson Valley / NYC seafood-dining customer.
• The Inn at Pound Ridge: Farm-to-table Westchester restaurant by chef John Fraser, focused on seasonal local sourcing and a refined dining experience. Operates in the same affluent Westchester catchment as Purdy's with comparable menu philosophy and customer demographics.
• Heritage Meat & Fish Market: Specialty meat and seafood market with Westchester locations offering local, sustainable sourcing. Comparable Farm Shop / retail component with prepared foods; overlaps on the locally-sourced-seafood retail customer.
• Blue Hill at Stone Barns: Michelin-starred farm-to-table restaurant on a working farm in Pocantico Hills, NY — within ~30 miles of Purdy's. Most directly comparable operating model (on-site farm, single tasting-menu-driven concept, farm-led identity). Different scale and price point but identical category and regional customer base.
• Bedford Post Inn: Farm-to-table inn and restaurant in Bedford, NY — same Westchester micro-market as Purdy's. General Manager Billy Stanton previously worked at Bedford Post, underscoring the local competitive overlap. Comparable menu positioning and clientele.

Others

• Cabbage Hill Farm Foundation: Non-profit farm in Westchester that grows produce for local restaurants, including Purdy's GM Billy Stanton's prior employer. Adjacent in the local farm-to-restaurant supply ecosystem and potential supplier partner, though not a direct restaurant competitor.
• Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture: Non-profit working farm in Pocantico Hills, NY that operates an on-site restaurant and farm education programs. Direct overlap with Purdy's on the farm-as-restaurant model and Hudson Valley location, but structured as an educational non-profit rather than a private business.

Broad incumbents

• Sweetgreen: National farm-to-table fast-casual chain sourcing from local growers. Comparable in its farm-sourcing narrative and supply relationships with regional farms, though the operational model (fast-casual, tech-enabled, scale-funded) is fundamentally different from Purdy's sit-down format.
• ABC Kitchen by Jean-Georges: Jean-Georges Vongerichten's flagship farm-to-table restaurant in NYC's Flatiron district. Competes for the same farm-sourced, locally-ingredient-driven dining occasion, though anchored in Manhattan rather than Westchester and operating at significantly higher scale and price point.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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