What Longmeadow Farm does

Longmeadow Farm is a family-owned pick-your-own (u-pick) agritourism operation located in Blairstown, New Jersey, in the Skylands region of Northwest New Jersey just off Interstate 80. Founded in 1993 by Bradley Burke, the farm began by selling pumpkins for Halloween and subsequently planted a 15-variety apple orchard that now anchors its seasonal offering. The core business is direct-to-consumer on-farm experiences: visitors travel to the farm during weekend operating hours (Saturdays and Sundays, 9am-5pm) from the first weekend in September through the last weekend in October to pick apples, pumpkins, fall raspberries, blackberries, and fresh-cut flowers, and to purchase value-added goods including jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butters, and farm-harvested honey.

The farm's product surface is broad within its agritourism niche. Apple varieties (Ginger Gold, Gala, Honeycrisp, MacIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, Fuji, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Crispen/Mutsu, Northern Spy, Stayman Winesap, Rome, and Cameo) are staggered across the season so that new varieties ripen nearly every weekend. Beyond produce, the farm sells decorative gourds, squashes, cornstalks, hay bales, and offers hayrides through "Spook Hollow" during pumpkin season. The 12th Annual Harvest Festival, scheduled for October 4, 2025, layers in food trucks, live music, artisan vendors, and family activities, functioning as the farm's primary mid-funnel engagement event. All sales occur on-site; the farm does not operate an e-commerce or delivery channel and accepts cash, check, and major credit cards.

The business model is straightforward transactional agritourism with three revenue streams: per-visit pick-your-own produce sales, on-site retail of value-added farm products, and seasonal event revenue from the Harvest Festival (vendor fees, activity charges, food sales). The farm serves three consumer segments: families seeking seasonal entertainment (primary), school groups on appointment-based field trips (secondary), and the local community purchasing artisanal farm products (secondary). The farm is privately held, family-operated with 7 employees, bootstrapped with no outside investors or institutional ownership, and operates exclusively in its regional Skylands/NW New Jersey catchment accessible from New York, Pennsylvania, and South Jersey via I-80.

Name

Longmeadow Farm

Legal name

Longmeadow Farm

Website

https://longmeadowfarmnj.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Longmeadow Farm is a family-owned pick-your-own agritourism farm in Blairstown, New Jersey, serving families, school groups, and local visitors with 15 apple varieties, pumpkins, berries, flowers, and value-added products on weekends from September through October.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agritourism / Pick-Your-Own Farm

NAICS

Fruit and Tree Nut Farming (1113)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Farmers’ Markets & Farm Stands (Fresh Food) (CRAHAHAE)

Keywords

• Pick-your-own farms
• Apple orchards
• Agritourism experiences
• Pumpkin patches
• Farm stand products

Headquarters

HQ city

Blairstown

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

Revenue model

1. Pick-Your-Own Produce Sales: Visitors pay for admission and harvest produce directly from the orchard, berry patches, and pumpkin fields. This is a one-time per-visit transaction model where customers pay based on what they pick. The farm offers 15 apple varieties, pumpkins, fall raspberries, blackberries, and fresh-cut flowers for picking.
2. Farm Product Retail Sales: The farm sells value-added products including jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butters, and farm-harvested honey. These are prepackaged goods sold directly to visitors during farm visits. Revenue is generated through one-time product transactions.
3. Seasonal Event Revenue: Annual Harvest Festival events feature food trucks, artisan vendors, live music, and attractions like hayrides and permanent jewelry stations. Additional revenue may come from vendor fees, food sales, and activity charges during these special events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Longmeadow Farm is a family-owned pick-your-own agritourism farm that grows and harvests apples (15 varieties), pumpkins, raspberries, blackberries, and fresh-cut flowers for visitors to pick themselves during the September through October weekend season. The farm also sells value-added farm products including jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butters, and farm-harvested honey from its on-site farm stand, and hosts an annual Harvest Festival with food trucks, live music, hayrides, and artisan vendors.

Product overview

Longmeadow Farm is an agritourism farm offering pick-your-own experiences and farm products. The core offering is apple picking with 15 apple varieties (Ginger Gold, Gala, Honeycrisp, MacIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, Fuji, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Crispen, Northern Spy, Stayman Winesap, Rome, and Cameo), supplemented by seasonal pumpkin picking and berry picking (raspberries and blackberries). The farm also sells value-added products including fresh cut flowers (sunflowers, zinnias, gladiolas), squashes and gourds, jams, jellies, preserves, and farm-harvested honey. Hayrides through Spook Hollow are offered during pumpkin season. The farm operates seasonally on weekends from September through October.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Apple Picking Pick-your-own apple experience offering 15 varieties (Ginger Gold, Gala, Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, Fuji, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Crispen/Mutsu, Northern Spy, Stayman Winesap, Rome, and Cameo) available on weekends from the first weekend in September through the last weekend in October, 9AM to 5PM.
• Pumpkin Picking Pick-your-own pumpkin experience available from the first weekend in October through the last weekend before Halloween, open weekends only.
• Berry Picking

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 apple varieties available for picking throughout the September-October season
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Alstede Farms: Chester, NJ family farm offering pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, berries, and flowers plus farm store, bakery, and seasonal festivals (including fall harvest events). Direct u-pick and agritourism peer serving the same NJ/NY metro catchment.
• Demarest Farm: Hillsdale, NJ pick-your-own apple, pumpkin, and peach farm with farm store, seasonal events, and an on-site play area. Comparable NJ u-pick agritourism operator with overlapping September-October season.
• Phillips Farms: Milford, NJ family farm with pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, berries, and cut flowers plus farm market. Closely overlapping U-pick and farm-stand offering in the same New Jersey agritourism category.
• Stony Hill Farm Market & U-Pick: Chester, NJ farm with pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, berries, and flowers plus farm market, bakery, and fall festival activities. Closely comparable u-pick and agritourism operator in northern NJ.
• Terhune Orchards: Family-owned pick-your-own apple, pumpkin, and berry farm in Princeton, NJ with on-farm store, value-added products, and seasonal events. Operates the same direct-to-consumer u-pick + farm-stand hybrid model as Longmeadow Farm in the same state.
• Battleview Orchards: Freehold, NJ pick-your-own apple, pumpkin, and berry farm with farm market and bakery; family-run. Direct comparable u-pick peer serving New Jersey's central region visitor base.
• Riamede Farm: Old-time NJ apple orchard in Chester offering u-pick apples plus pumpkins, farm market goods, and school tours. Direct specialty competitor in the same northern New Jersey orchard market.
• Masker Orchards: Warwick, NY Hudson Valley pick-your-own apple orchard with weekend harvest activities and farm market. Comparable u-pick apple operation serving the same downstate NY / NJ weekend-leisure visitor pool.

Emerging players

• Johnson's Locust Hall Farm: Jobstown, NJ historic farm offering pick-your-own apples and pumpkins with farm market, bakery, and fall festivals. Comparable specialized agritourism operator in the broader NJ market.

Regional players

• Wightman's Farm: Morristown, NJ farm with pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, and a farm store with produce, baked goods, and gifts. Similar specialty u-pick farm in a nearby New Jersey submarket.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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