Milkweed Farm

Name

Milkweed Farm

Legal name

Milkweed Farm

Website

https://milkweedfarm.wordpress.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brunswick

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 Subscriptions: Seasonal Community Supported Agriculture subscriptions where customers pay upfront for weekly produce shares during growing and fall seasons.
2. Medicinal Herb Products: Sale of farm-produced medicinal products including Elderberry Syrup, Thyme Tincture, Fire Tonic, and Sacred Basil Honey.
3. Agricultural Products: Direct sales of farm products including U-Pick strawberries, farm eggs, pasture-raised meat birds, and flower bouquets.
4. Value-Added Products: Artisan products made on-farm including bagels baked in wood-fired oven, farmstead granola, and preserves.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Milkweed Farm is a family-run, 12-acre organic and biodynamic farm in Brunswick, Maine that sells Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares of seasonal vegetables, medicinal herbs, pasture-raised meat, eggs, dairy, and value-added products such as baked bagels, granola, and elderberry syrup directly to local consumers. Customers pick up shares at the farm or at partner locations such as Maine Coast Waldorf School, and the farm also offers U-Pick strawberries and a children's summer camp.

Product overview

Milkweed Farm operates as a diversified family-run CSA farm offering multiple share programs: a Summer CSA providing weekly seasonal vegetables for approximately 18 weeks, a Medicinal Herb Share offering homemade tinctures and syrups, a Farmstead Fall/Winter Share combining storage crops with meat, eggs, dairy, and medicinal products, and a Summer Camp program. Products include pasture-raised poultry, farm eggs, biodynamic apples, herbal remedies (Elderberry Syrup, Thyme Tincture, Fire Tonic), granola, and seed packs. The farm is not a technology company and does not offer software products, APIs, or AI-powered services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Farm Share (CSA) Community Supported Agriculture weekly vegetable shares running approximately 18 weeks from spring to early fall, providing seasonal produce to farm members.
• Farmstead Share (Fall/Winter) Fall/winter share combining storage vegetables, hardy greens, roasting chickens, farm eggs, biodynamic apples, honey, yogurt, cheeses, and medicinal herb offerings for 6 weeks.
• Medicinal Herb Share Weekly medicinal herb offerings including Elderberry Syrup, Thyme Tincture, Fire Tonic, and Healing Salve made from farm-grown herbs.
• Vegan Share Plant-based farm share including vegetables, medicinals, and extras, without meat, eggs, or dairy, priced at $375 for 6 weeks.
• Elderberry Syrup Homemade medicinal syrup rich in vitamins A, B, C, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus, used for preventing colds and flu.
• Thyme Tincture Herbal tincture for sore throats, colds, and upper respiratory infections with antiviral and antibacterial properties.
• Fire Tonic Immune-support tonic made with farm honey, thyme, garlic, onions, cayenne, horseradish, and apple cider vinegar.
• Farmstead Granola Homemade granola offered bi-weekly as part of the farmstead share.
• Pasture-Raised Meat Birds Chickens raised on pasture with access to fresh grass, weeds, and bugs, processed at USDA-certified Commonwealth Poultry.
• Wood-Fired Bagels Homemade bagels baked in the farm's wood-fired oven, sold at $2 per bagel, $5 for a 3-pack, or $10 for a 6-pack.
• U-Pick Strawberries Strawberries available as U-Pick at $2.75/lb or farm-picked at $6.50/quart at the farm in Brunswick, Maine.
• Flower Bouquets Seasonal flower bouquets priced at $10 per bouquet or as a 6-week share for $50.
• Farm Summer Camp Farm-based summer camp program for children held at the Milkweed Farm property.
• Farm Seeds Seed packs collected on the farm including poppy, chamomile, calendula, and sacred basil seeds for home cultivation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving over 40 families with Farmstead Shares in fall seasons
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Commonwealth PoultrycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUSDA certified slaughterhouse in Gardiner, Maine. Processes Milkweed Farm's pasture-raised meat birds. Run by a young couple who started on their own small farm and grew quickly to a larger facility.
• Milkhouse YogurtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Maine creamery providing yogurt for Farmstead Shares.
• Spring Day CreameryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Maine creamery providing dairy products including Evangeline and Deja Blue cheeses for Farmstead Shares.
• Wholesome Holmstead DairycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Maine dairy providing yogurt and cheese for Farmstead Shares. Offers weekly yogurt deliveries and various cheese varieties.
• Bard Owl CreameryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal goat cheese provider included in Farmstead Shares.
• Winter Hill CheeseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal cheese provider included in Farmstead Shares.
• Hahn's EndminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal cheese maker providing Eleanor Buttercup and other cheeses for Farmstead Shares.
• Maine Coast Waldorf SchoolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity school in Brunswick, Maine serving as CSA share pickup location. Provides space for weekly share distribution under the Community Hall roof.
• Applecreek FarmminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNeighboring farm raising certified organic, pasture-raised turkeys. Referrals sent to Applecreek when Milkweed Farm doesn't have turkeys available.
• Willow Pond FarmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider of Apple Cider Vinegar used in Fire Tonic production.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nature's Pace Farm: Small-scale biodynamic farm in Maine operating CSA and direct sales. Comparable practices (biodynamic, organic), CSA model, and New England family-farm scale.
• Dripping Springs Garden: Small, family-run farm in Arkansas practicing biodynamic and organic methods with direct-to-consumer CSA and on-farm sales. Closest analog to Milkweed's scale, family-run model, and biodynamic positioning.
• Winter Moon Farm: Small organic farm in Midcoast Maine offering CSA shares, medicinal herbs, and value-added products to the local community. Highly comparable in geography (Maine), scale, and product mix including herbal offerings.
• Blue Hill at Stone Barns (Blue Hill Farm): Diversified farm supplying a Michelin-starred restaurant with biodynamic produce, pasture-raised livestock, and value-added products. Direct comparable for biodynamic practices, CSA-style distribution, and on-farm value-added production.
• Applecreek Farm: Neighboring Maine farm raising certified organic pasture-raised turkeys; already a referral partner of Milkweed Farm. Directly comparable organic, pasture-based small farm in the same Maine region.

Broad incumbents

• Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture: Non-profit farm in New York's Hudson Valley practicing sustainable agriculture, operating a CSA, farm store, and educational programming. Comparable diversified CSA farm with educational programming and value-added products.
• Polyface Farm: Iconic Virginia-based sustainable, pasture-based family farm known for rotational grazing and direct-to-consumer sales. Comparable diversified farm model with CSA, on-farm sales, and educational outreach, though at a far larger scale.
• Crown O' Maine Organic Cooperative: Maine-based cooperative distributing organic produce from multiple small farms. Represents the wholesale/distribution channel option Milkweed could pursue, and is the natural aggregator of comparable small Maine organic farms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/milkweedfarm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/milkweed-farm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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