What Sweetland Farm does

Sweet Land Farm is a privately-held, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm operating since 2006 on Route 96 in Trumansburg, New York, in the Finger Lakes region. The farm grows certified-organic-input annual vegetables on roughly one-third of its acreage, with the balance in cover crops (sunflowers, sun hemp, peas, sudangrass) and approximately one acre of perennial and biennial fruit, using passive solar greenhouses and row covers for season extension. The farm is operated by a small team led by Paul Martin alongside Paul and Rosie, with additional seasonal crew hired annually.

The business sells seasonal CSA shares directly to local households and community members. The 23-week Summer CSA (Two Adult Household share at $625-$725 and Single Adult Household share at $470-$600 on a sliding scale) provides weekly produce distributions averaging 12-30 items per week, plus unlimited u-pick access to strawberries, raspberries, beans, flowers, and herbs, and invitation to farm events. A 7-distribution Winter Sampler Box CSA ($185) extends the offering from December through March via partner drop-offs at Atlas Bowl/McCune Physical Therapy in Trumansburg and Greenstar and Mama Goose in Ithaca. Sweet Land Farm also hosts pickup for Wide Awake Bakery, Wellspring Forest Farm, and Remembrance Farm Dairy CSAs, and provides members access to 700+ recipes through a partnership with Cook With What You Have.

Go-to-market is community-led: zero paid advertising, reliance on word-of-mouth referrals, email newsletters, a members-only Facebook recipe group, and an active waiting list for sold-out seasons. Sliding-scale pricing, SNAP/EBT acceptance, and a scholarship fund (targeting $3,000 to subsidize ~30 shares) intentionally broaden access to food-insecure households. The 2026 Summer CSA is fully sold out, marking the farm's 20th season. The company is independently owned with no parent, no institutional funding, no app, and no disclosed revenue.

Name

Sweetland Farm

Legal name

Sweet Land Farm

Website

https://sweetlandfarm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sweet Land Farm is a 20-year-old Community Supported Agriculture farm in Trumansburg, NY, selling 23-week summer and 7-week winter CSA shares of organic-input vegetables, flowers, and u-pick crops to households in the Finger Lakes region via sliding-scale subscription pricing and farm pickup.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Supported Agriculture Farming

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Fresh Food Subscription/CSA & Produce Box Retail (CRAHAHAG)

Keywords

• Community supported agriculture
• Organic vegetable farming
• CSA farm shares
• Seasonal produce distribution
• U-pick farm operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Trumansburg

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Summer CSA Membership: Seasonal Community Supported Agriculture memberships sold in advance. Shareholders pay upfront or in installments (quarterly payments) for weekly produce distributions over 23 weeks. Provides farmers with predictable income for planning and marketing done during winter months.
2. Winter Sampler Box CSA: Winter CSA box shares providing weekly vegetable deliveries during winter season at multiple drop-off locations. Single-season subscription with 7 distributions across winter months.
3. U-Pick Access: Included as part of CSA membership at no additional cost. Members can pick strawberries, raspberries, green beans, flowers, herbs and other crops during daylight hours. Provides experiential value to shareholders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sweet Land Farm operates a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription farm selling seasonal produce shares directly to local shareholders. The farm sells 23-week Summer CSA shares (Two Adult or Single Adult Household tiers) and 7-week Winter Sampler Box shares, with weekly produce distributions averaging 12-30 items per week plus unlimited access to u-pick crops including strawberries, raspberries, flowers, and herbs.

Product overview

Sweet Land Farm operates a Community Supported Agriculture model providing fresh produce to shareholders through two primary CSA programs. The Summer CSA runs for 23 weeks offering a Two Adult or Single Adult household share with weekly produce distributions and extensive u-pick crops. The Winter Sampler Box CSA provides seven weeks of winter vegetables delivered to pickup locations. Supporting services include SNAP/EBT payment acceptance, a scholarship fund for subsidized shares, and access to a recipe partnership with Cook With What You Have offering 700+ seasonal recipes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Summer CSA Share (Two Adult Household)

Quantifiable outcome

• $30-40 weekly retail value provided to shareholders per distribution
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Wide Awake BakeryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOther CSA business that uses Sweet Land Farm as a pickup location for their shareholders. Allows cross-promotion of local farm products and convenient multi-CSA pickup for local residents.
• Wellspring Forest FarmminorGTM or Marketing PartnerForest farm operation that uses Sweet Land Farm as a pickup location for their CSA members. Complements produce offerings with forest-grown products.
• Remembrance Farm DairyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDairy CSA that uses Sweet Land Farm as a pickup location. Allows shareholders to pick up multiple local farm products in one visit.
• Cook With What You HavecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecipe partnership providing CSA members access to 700+ searchable recipes organized by vegetable. Site updated weekly with new recipes and photos. Includes CSA-specific categories like 'heavy hitters' for handling large quantities of produce. Username and password provided to all members.
• Atlas Bowl / McCune Physical TherapyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWinter CSA drop-off location in Trumansburg. Boxes delivered to vestibule between Atlas Bowl entrance and McCune Physical Therapy. Distributions Wed noon-8pm, Thu 8am-noon.
• Greenstar (Ithaca)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWinter CSA drop-off location at Greenstar cooperative in Ithaca. Boxes placed in back corner of cafe. Distributions Wed noon-8pm, Thu 8am-noon.
• Mama Goose / Jillian's DrawersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWinter CSA drop-off location at Mama Goose/Jillian's Drawers stores in Ithaca. Boxes located just inside outer door to Jillian's Drawers side. Distributions Wed noon-6pm, Thu 10am-noon.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Suzie's Farm: A San Diego-based organic farm offering CSA subscriptions and on-farm pickup/U-pick experiences. Comparable in CSA subscription model, organic practices, and u-pick add-ons, though at a larger and more commercial scale.
• Wide Awake Bakery: A Trumansburg-based bakery CSA using Sweet Land Farm as a pickup site. Operates a subscription share model with on-farm pickup analogous to a produce CSA, in the same Finger Lakes community.
• Essex Farm: A full-diet CSA farm in Essex, NY operating a year-round membership model with on-farm pickup. Comparable to Sweet Land Farm in CSA subscription structure, organic practices, and single-site direct-to-consumer distribution in rural New York.
• Wellspring Forest Farm: A Finger Lakes agroforestry and CSA operation that shares pickup logistics with Sweet Land Farm. Comparable in CSA membership structure, sliding-scale accessibility, and direct farm pickup in the same region.
• Farmbox Direct: A national organic produce subscription box service operating with a similar direct-to-consumer subscription model, but shipping-based rather than on-farm pickup.
• Remembrance Farm: A Trumansburg, NY biodynamic CSA farm that uses Sweet Land Farm as a pickup location. Directly comparable in produce CSA model, Finger Lakes geography, and member pickup logistics.

Others

• Barn2Door: A SaaS e-commerce platform purpose-built for farms selling direct to consumer via CSA, subscriptions, and online ordering. Adjacent infrastructure provider rather than direct competitor, but relevant to Sweet Land Farm's digital growth path.
• Harvie: A CSA management and member-experience software platform used by small CSA farms. Enabling technology peer rather than a competitor, but reflects the broader CSA subscription software ecosystem Sweet Land Farm could adopt.

Broad incumbents

• Misfits Market: A national online grocer selling subscription produce boxes direct to consumers. Operates a far larger subscription produce delivery model overlapping with the CSA concept, but lacks the single-farm, on-site experience that defines Sweet Land Farm.
• Imperfect Foods: A subscription grocery service delivering produce and pantry items to households nationwide. Broader and more scalable than a single CSA but competes for the same 'direct from farm to household' value proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/1565321280429798
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sweetland-farm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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