Maple Bank Farm

What Maple Bank Farm does

Maple Bank Farm is a family-owned agricultural operation in Roxbury, Connecticut (Litchfield County), tracing its lineage to a 1730 land grant from the King of England to Jonathon Hurlbut. The farm currently operates on 83 acres of preserved land, producing heirloom apples, mixed baby salad greens, seasonal vegetables, eggs, poultry, and wool products, with a secondary line of custom knitted wool stockings. Its commercial activities center on a direct-to-consumer farm stand and roadside market at 57 Church Street, Route 317, supplemented by a seasonal pick-your-own blueberry operation running approximately from the beginning of July through the first week of August, and a spring greenhouse program for plants and seedlings.

The business runs on traditional farming methods with greenhouse infrastructure and has no proprietary technology, app, or digital platform beyond a basic WordPress website and social media presence on Facebook and Instagram. The farm is staffed by five people, with Cathy and Howie Bronson (stewards since 1980) having recently transitioned operational control to Kirby Peters in 2022, marking the first non-Hurlbut operator in the farm's history. Distribution is exclusively on-site at the Roxbury property, with a self-service farm stand during non-peak periods and full service during the busy fall season; the enterprise serves local residents and visitors in Litchfield County with no wholesale or ecommerce channel.

Revenue is generated entirely through on-site retail: farm stand sales of produce and artisanal products, seasonal pick-your-own blueberry fees, and spring greenhouse plant sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the farm has no external investors, no funding rounds, and no institutional ownership. The 2020 land preservation agreement with Weantinoge Land Trust and the state of Connecticut effectively locks the acreage into continued agricultural use, underpinning the farm's long-term operational continuity but constraining its expansion optionality.

Name

Maple Bank Farm

Legal name

Maple Bank Farm LLC

Website

https://maplebankfarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1730

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maple Bank Farm is a 1730-established family farm in Roxbury, Connecticut, selling heirloom produce, greenhouse plants, wool goods, and seasonal pick-your-own blueberries through an on-site farm stand to local residents and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Farm Produce

NAICS

Berry (except Strawberry) Farming (111334), Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (44424)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAHAHAE

Farmers’ Markets & Farm Stands (Fresh Food)

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Fresh Food Specialists (Produce, Meat, Seafood)

SECONDARYAFAGACAD

Berry Farming (Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Cranberries)

Agriculture & Food Production/Crop Farming/Fruit & Tree Nut Orchards (Citrus, Apples, Berries, Almonds, Walnuts)

SECONDARYAFAGAHAB

Greenhouse Fruit & Berry Production (Strawberries, Specialty Fruits)

Agriculture & Food Production/Crop Farming/Greenhouse, Nursery & Floriculture Production (Protected Crops, Ornamentals, Seedlings)

SECONDARYCRAHAEAD

Organic Produce & Farm Market Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Natural/Organic & Health Food Stores

Keywords

• Pick-your-own blueberries
• Farm stand produce
• Heirloom apples
• Fresh local produce
• U-pick berries

Headquarters

HQ city

Roxbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Farm Stand Retail Sales: Direct retail sales of farm products including fresh produce, heirloom apples, mixed baby salad greens, custom knitted wool stockings, and seasonal vegetables through the on-site farm stand and roadside market.
2. Pick-Your-Own Blueberries: Seasonal u-pick operations where customers harvest their own blueberries directly from the farm. Blueberry picking typically runs from beginning of July through first week of August.
3. Greenhouse/Plant Sales: Spring is described as the busiest time for greenhouse operations, suggesting revenue from plant and seedling sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Maple Bank Farm produces and sells seasonal farm stand and pick-your-own blueberry products directly to local consumers at its Roxbury, Connecticut property. Core offerings include heirloom apples, mixed baby salad greens, seasonal vegetables, eggs, poultry, custom knitted wool stockings, and u-pick blueberries from July through the first week of August.

Product overview

Maple Bank Farm is a traditional family-run agricultural farm offering a direct-to-consumer retail experience through its roadside farm stand and pick-your-own operations. The farm produces and sells heirloom apples, fresh vegetables, mixed baby salad greens, eggs, poultry, and wool products. The core offerings center on seasonal u-pick blueberries and a farm stand market, with greenhouse production supporting spring vegetable availability. The farm does not operate a technology platform but instead relies on direct farm stand sales and seasonal picking operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pick-Your-Own Blueberries Seasonal u-pick blueberry service where customers harvest blueberries directly from the farm fields, typically available from the beginning of July through the first week of August. Priced per picked quantity at the farm.
• Farm Stand / Roadside Market Retail farm stand at 57 Church St., Route 317, Roxbury, CT selling fresh seasonal produce including heirloom apples, mixed baby salad greens, vegetables, eggs, poultry, and custom knitted wool stockings. Operates Tuesday through Saturday 10am-5:30pm and Sunday 10am-5:30pm (closed Monday).
• Greenhouse Vegetables and Plants Greenhouse-grown vegetables, salad greens, and starter plants sold at the farm stand, with spring being the busiest season for greenhouse production.
• Wool Products Custom knitted wool stockings and related wool products reflecting the farm's historical livestock and wool operations, sold at the farm stand.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Weantinoge Land TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020In 2020, Weantinoge Land Trust, working with the state, helped facilitate the preservation of Maple Bank Farm for generations to come. This partnership ensured the farm's long-term conservation and brought young people to continue the stewardship of farming.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Silverman's Farm: Connecticut farm stand with seasonal PYO apples, pumpkin patch, and animal petting area. Operates the same combination of farm stand retail and u-pick experiences that defines Maple Bank Farm's go-to-market.
• Bishop's Orchards: Long-running Connecticut family farm with a year-round farm market, PYO apples, and on-site bakery. Closely comparable to Maple Bank Farm in operating a farm stand that sells its own produce plus complementary local goods, with multi-generational family ownership.
• Lyman Orchards: Family-owned Connecticut orchard with PYO apples, peaches, and berries, plus an on-site farm market and bakery. Operates a similar diversified direct-to-consumer model in Connecticut, serving New England consumers with farm-fresh produce and seasonal experiences.
• Averill Farm: Washington Depot, CT PYO apple orchard located in Litchfield County, close to Maple Bank Farm's footprint. Directly comparable small-scale orchard operation offering seasonal picking experiences and farm-stand sales of its own produce.
• Warrup's Farm: Redding, CT family farm with PYO vegetables, pumpkins, and a farm stand. Comparable small-scale, family-run direct-to-consumer farm in the Connecticut/NY border region with similar seasonal product mix.
• The Pickin' Patch: Avon, CT PYO farm offering blueberries, apples, and pumpkins with a farm market. Directly comparable seasonal u-pick and farm-stand model in Connecticut.

Broad incumbents

• Fishkill Farms: Hudson Valley, NY diversified organic fruit and vegetable farm with PYO, farm store, and CSA. Comparable direct-to-consumer diversified farm model but operating at significantly larger scale and with organic positioning.
• Barton Orchards: Larger Hudson Valley, NY farm offering PYO fruit, a farm market, taproom, and on-site events. Comparable in product mix but operates at materially larger scale with broader agritourism programming than Maple Bank Farm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/maplebankfarm
• Instagraminstagram.com/maplebankfarm/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maple-bank-farm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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