Queen City Farms

What Queen City Farms does

Queen City Farms is a privately held specialty produce grower based in Cincinnati, Ohio, operating a 6-acre farm in Williamsburg, Ohio with over 2,000 square feet of indoor vertical growing space. Its core products are microgreens—including varieties such as sunflower, pea shoots, radish, and broccoli—alongside leafy greens and edible flowers, all grown without pesticides using low-wattage LED lighting and a water recycling system that reclaims 90% of farm water. Products are delivered within 24 hours of harvest, positioning the farm to serve buyers that prioritize freshness and shelf life.

The company sells through three channels: direct B2B supply to local restaurants and grocers, wholesale relationships with regional distribution companies, and a direct-to-consumer residential e-commerce shop with weekly home delivery in the Cincinnati area. Its revenue model combines transaction-based B2B sales with a subscription-style recurring residential delivery cadence. Customers include local restaurants, local grocers, regional distribution companies, and health-conscious residential consumers seeking non-GMO, pesticide-free produce. The farm also donates surplus nutritional mixes to local communities after each harvest.

Queen City Farms is founder-owned and bootstrapped, with no disclosed outside investors, funding rounds, or parent company. It employs approximately 7 people and is actively hiring for a Grower Technician role. Operations are confined to a regional Cincinnati/Williamsburg footprint, with no public revenue disclosure. The business is positioned on sustainability, local sourcing, and nutrient density claims rather than on proprietary technology or large-scale distribution.

Name

Queen City Farms

Legal name

Queen City Farms

Website

https://qcityfarms.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Queen City Farms is a privately held, 7-employee microgreens farm in Cincinnati/Williamsburg, Ohio, selling pesticide-free microgreens, leafy greens, and edible flowers via B2B restaurant and grocer accounts, distribution partners, and a residential home-delivery shop, with produce delivered within 24 hours of harvest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indoor Vertical Farming

NAICS

Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Greenhouse Herb & Microgreens Production (Culinary Herbs, Microgreens) (AFAGAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) / Vertical Farming (Indoor LED Farms) (AFAGAHAJ), Greenhouse Vegetable Production (Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers, Leafy Greens) (AFAGAHAA)

Keywords

• Vertical farming
• Microgreens production
• Specialty leafy greens
• Edible flowers
• Indoor agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. B2B Restaurant and Grocer Sales: Direct sales of microgreens, leafy greens, and edible flowers to local restaurants and grocers. Products sold in bulk quantities to food service businesses.
2. Direct-to-Consumer Residential Delivery: Home delivery service for residential customers. Orders placed before Monday night delivered that same Wednesday. Subscription-like recurring delivery model.
3. Distribution Partner Sales: Supply through distribution companies to reach broader market beyond direct farm-to-customer relationships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Queen City Farms is an indoor vertical farm that grows and sells microgreens, leafy greens, and edible flowers from its Williamsburg, Ohio facility. The company harvests products to order and supplies them to restaurants, local grocers, distribution companies, and residential customers via direct delivery and an online shop.

Product overview

Queen City Farms operates as a specialty produce grower offering a unified portfolio of fresh microgreens, leafy greens, and edible flowers grown in a 6-acre vertical farm with over 2000 ft² of indoor growing space. The core product line centers on microgreens (including varieties like sunflower, pea shoots, radish, and broccoli), supplemented by leafy greens and edible flowers. Products are delivered to restaurants, grocers, and residential customers within 24 hours of harvest. The residential shop offers the Power Fusion Sampler as a featured mixed selection, while a downloadable annual product catalog provides the full menu details.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Microgreens More than 25 varieties of microgreens grown indoors using vertical farming with LED lighting and soilless growing media, harvested to order and sold to restaurants, local grocers, distribution companies, and residential customers.
• Leafy Greens Indoor-grown leafy greens produced through vertical farming at the Williamsburg, Ohio farm, harvested to order and supplied to restaurants, local grocers, distribution companies, and residential customers.
• Edible Flowers Edible flowers cultivated indoors at the Williamsburg, Ohio farm using vertical farming methods, harvested to order and sold to restaurants, local grocers, distribution companies, and residential customers.
• Power Fusion Sampler A packaged sampler that combines Queen City Farms' four most popular microgreens varieties, sold to residential customers through the online shop as a curated introduction to the microgreens product line.

Quantifiable outcome

• Contains up to 40 times more nutrients by weight than mature vegetable counterparts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Smallhold: Smallhold operates distributed indoor farms producing specialty mushrooms and microgreens for grocery and restaurants. Comparable to Queen City Farms as an indoor specialty produce grower with similar sustainability narrative and B2B/DTC distribution model, though focused on mushrooms as a primary category.

Broad incumbents

• Gotham Greens: Gotham Greens is a well-capitalized indoor greenhouse operator producing leafy greens, herbs, and salad kits for major U.S. grocery chains. Overlaps with Queen City Farms in controlled-environment greens production and restaurant/grocer GTM, but operates nationally with significantly larger greenhouse footprint and brand recognition.
• Revol Greens: Revol Greens is a greenhouse-grown leafy greens producer supplying retail grocery with packaged salad products. Comparable in CEA category and grocery GTM to Queen City Farms, though focused on greenhouse hydroponics and packaged retail SKUs rather than microgreens and foodservice.
• Bowery Farming: Bowery operates large-scale indoor vertical farms producing leafy greens and herbs for major U.S. retailers. Competes with Queen City Farms for the same indoor-grown, pesticide-free narrative at grocery, but at far greater scale, with proprietary farm software and substantial venture funding.
• AeroFarms: AeroFarms is a leading indoor vertical farming company producing leafy greens and microgreens for retail and foodservice. Similar technology stack (LED-driven indoor farming, controlled environment) and similar product positioning around sustainability, but operates at significantly larger scale with extensive R&D and corporate partnerships.
• Plenty: Plenty is a well-funded vertical farming operator focused on leafy greens using proprietary indoor farming technology. Competes with Queen City Farms in the broader indoor-grown greens category and shares the sustainability/value-added positioning, though at much greater scale and capital intensity.
• BrightFarms: BrightFarms operates a network of hydroponic greenhouses supplying packaged salads and leafy greens to grocery chains. Shares the controlled-environment agriculture approach and grocery-distribution GTM with Queen City Farms, but is greenhouse-based, regionally scaled, and serves national retail accounts.

Direct peers

• 80 Acres Farms: 80 Acres Farms operates indoor vertical farms growing leafy greens, herbs, and microgreens for grocery and foodservice distribution. Comparable product set and indoor farming technology to Queen City Farms, though at significantly larger scale with national retail accounts.
• Farm.One: Farm.One is a specialty indoor vertical farm focused on microgreens, herbs, and edible flowers supplied to restaurants and direct consumers. Closest functional analog to Queen City Farms — same product categories (microgreens, edible flowers), same restaurant + DTC model, and similar small-scale footprint.
• Square Roots: Square Roots operates indoor vertical farming facilities producing herbs, microgreens, and leafy greens for retail and foodservice. Comparable to Queen City Farms in mission (local, sustainable indoor production) and product mix, though Square Roots has raised institutional capital and operates multiple sites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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