Tiny Farms

Agricultural Education & Sustainable Farming Trainingtinyfarms.de

Tiny Farms (Tiny Farms Academy gUG) is a Berlin-based non-profit that runs bio-intensive market-gardening education and farm-incubation programs across Germany and Switzerland, serving aspiring smallholder farmers, corporate teams, and vegetable-subscription consumers.

Company typePrivate
Founded2020
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What Tiny Farms does

Tiny Farms (Tiny Farms Academy gUG) is a Berlin-based non-profit founded in 2020 that runs hands-on education programs in bio-intensive (market gardening) farming across Germany and Switzerland. Its core portfolio comprises the Tiny Farms Academy (a multi-location training curriculum, 252 teaching hours in 2025, graduating 75 participants with a 55% project-start rate), the Co-Farming incubator (8 participants in 2025), the introductory 'Farmer For A Day' experience, corporate team events, a Community-Plattform for ongoing alumni engagement, and a 'Tiny Farms Veggies' subscription box of farm-produced vegetables. Operations span sites in Brandenburg, Hamburg, Thuringia, and Teufen (Switzerland), with additional learning partners (Gärtnerei Scharf, Himmel und Humus, Die Maierei) being added in 2025-2026.

The company monetizes through a mix of tuition-style course fees for the Academy, recurring Co-Farming incubator and vegetable-subscription revenue, and corporate team-event bookings. Revenue is supplemented by a diversified stack of grants and foundation funding (Software Stiftung, Fourfold Stiftung, Edith Maryon Stiftung, Lebendige Landwirtschaft, IBB, Kopos Modellvorhaben, dip Agrar, GLS Treuhand, Rentenbank), which underwrite program scaling. The 'Tiny Farms Veggies' box and online Community-Plätform represent the firm's attempts to convert training outputs into continuous consumer and alumni touchpoints beyond the classroom, signaling an evolving B2C component layered on top of the B2B-training core. The entity remains small (~10 employees) and is structured as a German non-profit limited liability company (gUG), so its commercial growth is constrained by mission-aligned grant cycles and tuition affordability rather than equity-funded market capture.

Tiny Farms firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Tiny Farms
Legal name: Tiny Farms Academy gUG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Website: https://tinyfarms.de
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2020
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Short description: Tiny Farms (Tiny Farms Academy gUG) is a Berlin-based non-profit that runs bio-intensive market-gardening education and farm-incubation programs across Germany and Switzerland, serving aspiring smallholder farmers, corporate teams, and vegetable-subscription consumers.
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Tiny Farms industry classification

Industry

Product category: Agricultural Education & Sustainable Farming Training
NAICS: Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112), Support Activities for Crop Production (1151), Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112)
SIC: Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)
akta.pro primary industry: Crop Rotation & Whole-Farm Cropping Systems Design (AFACABAJ)
akta.pro secondary industry: Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL)

Keywords

Bio-intensive gardening education
Market gardening courses
Sustainable agriculture training
Organic farming workshops
Co-farming incubator program

Where Tiny Farms is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Berlin
HQ country: Germany
HQ region: Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

Tiny Farms business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

Academy Courses: Multi-module educational programs teaching bio-intensive gardening, market gardening, and sustainable agriculture. Programs range from introductory Farmer For A Day sessions to comprehensive Academy courses spanning entire growing seasons.
Co-Farming Program: Season-long farming programs where participants lease/grow on designated plots of established Tiny Farms, receiving produce from their cultivation and practical hands-on experience.
Seasonal Vegetable Subscription (Tiny Farms Veggies): Seasonal vegetable box delivery service (Saisonabo) providing produce from Tiny Farms operations.
Corporate Events & Team Building: Customized team-building experiences for companies focused on agriculture, food systems, and sustainability topics.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Academy Course

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Tiny Farms product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Tiny Farms runs hands-on educational and incubation programs that teach bio-intensive (biointensive) market gardening. Its core offerings include the Tiny Farms Academy (structured multi-module courses across Germany and Switzerland), Co-Farming (season-long plot programs where participants farm their own plot on an existing Tiny Farm), Farmer For A Day (introductory one-day experiences), and corporate/team-building events under the Für Unternehmen line. These are complemented by a seasonal vegetable box subscription (Tiny Farms Veggies) and an alumni community platform.

Product overview

Tiny Farms operates as a dual offering company combining an educational academy with practical farming programs. The core portfolio consists of the Tiny Farms Academy (comprehensive educational programs), Co-Farming (seasonal incubator programs), Farmer For A Day (introductory experiences), and corporate team events. Supporting these programs are a community platform and a produce subscription service (Tiny Farms Veggies). The company operates across multiple learning locations in Germany and Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Tiny Farms Academy A multi-module educational program that teaches bio-intensive gardening and market gardening skills through online learning combined with weekend intensives held at multiple locations in Germany and Switzerland, covering agricultural techniques, business fundamentals, and sustainable farming practices. Targeted at individuals seeking structured education in bio-intensive farming, market gardening, and sustainable agriculture, including career changers and existing farmers transitioning to more sustainable methods.
Co-Farming A season-long incubation program where participants cultivate their own plot on an established Tiny Farm, receiving produce from their cultivation and gaining hands-on experience under real commercial farm conditions. Targeted at aspiring market gardeners who are fit in vegetable production but lack their own farmland.
Farmer For A Day

Quantifiable outcome

75 people completed the Tiny Farms Academy course at four locations in Germany and Switzerland (2025)
+2 more outcomes

Companies that use Tiny Farms

Customer profile

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Tiny Farms technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Tiny Farms partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

Himmel und HumuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-Farming partner location for the Tiny Farms Academy. New learning location announced in 2024 for the 2025 season, offering participants season-long farming experience in bio-intensive vegetable production. Provides real farm conditions under experienced gardener mentorship.
Die MaiereicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Market garden business operated by Anna Fritzsche, serving as a new learning location of the Tiny Farms Academy starting 2026. Founded 2019 as a diverse and open meeting place farm, representing the mission of modern sustainable agriculture.
Gärtnerei ScharfcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner farm in Leipzig (Leip) introduced as learning location for Tiny Farms Academy from 2025, extending the network into Saxony and demonstrating modern farm models for aspiring market gardeners.
Biotop Oberland e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss partner organization for the Tiny Farms Academy in Switzerland. Provides focus on organic/biodynamic agriculture and supports the Co-Farming Program with knowledge transfer and funding for participants in Switzerland.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Tiny Farms competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture: Established US nonprofit farm and education center near New York City offering farmer training, on-farm research, and public programming. Larger scope and budget but overlaps significantly on farmer incubation and sustainable agriculture education.
Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (UC Santa Cruz): Academic institution within UC Santa Cruz running the Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture and other food-systems training. Comparable on training aspiring farmers, though anchored in a university with greater resources and scale.

Others

Demeter: International biodynamic agriculture certification and member organization. Comparable ecosystem role (supporting farmers adopting alternative methods) but not a direct competitor on educational course delivery.
Bioland: Germany's largest organic farming association with member-network training for organic conversion. Adjacent to Tiny Farms — connecting practitioners to organic methods — but operating as a certification body and lobby rather than a course-delivery model.

Regional players

Angelic Organics Learning Farm: US-based educational nonprofit associated with a working CSA farm offering farmer training, internships, and youth programs. Operates in a different geography but mirrors Tiny Farms' model of combining commercial farm operations with structured learning.

Direct peers

Kulturland eG: German cooperative enabling citizens to finance organic farmland acquisition and lease to ecological farmers. Directly comparable as a DACH-based structural solution for farmland access — a barrier Tiny Farms' Co-Farming program also addresses.
SOLAWI / Netzwerk Solidarische Landwirtschaft: German/DACH umbrella network for community-supported agriculture (CSA) cooperatives. Comparable in addressing farmland access barriers and building regional sustainable food ecosystems, though operating as a network rather than a single Academy.
Hofgut Neumühle: German agricultural education and demonstration center in Rhineland-Palatinate offering practical training and continuing education for organic and sustainable farming. Directly comparable in mission, geography (DACH), and B2B/educational positioning.
Regeneration Academy: European academy offering regenerative agriculture education programs, including hands-on farm-based learning. Strongly comparable on curriculum design (online + on-site components) and target audience of aspiring regenerative farmers.
The Market Gardener (Jean-Martin Fortier): Jean-Martin Fortier's Market Gardener Institute / online school is the most prominent international educator in biointensive market gardening, offering courses, books, and an apprenticeship-style incubator. Highly comparable to Tiny Farms Academy's curriculum content and target audience of aspiring market gardeners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Tiny Farms financial estimates

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Tiny Farms leadership team

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Tiny Farms funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Tiny Farms M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Tiny Farms

What does Tiny Farms do?

Is Tiny Farms a public or private company?

Tiny Farms is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Tiny Farms founded?

Tiny Farms was founded in 2020. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Tiny Farms based?

Tiny Farms is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does Tiny Farms make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Academy Courses are the primary driver. The others are co-Farming Program, seasonal Vegetable Subscription (Tiny Farms Veggies) and corporate Events & Team Building.

Who are Tiny Farms's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture and Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (UC Santa Cruz). Others are Demeter and Bioland. Angelic Organics Learning Farm is listed as a regional player. Direct peers are Kulturland eG, SOLAWI / Netzwerk Solidarische Landwirtschaft, Hofgut Neumühle, Regeneration Academy and The Market Gardener (Jean-Martin Fortier).

Does Tiny Farms have an API?

No public API is recorded for Tiny Farms.

What industry is Tiny Farms in?

Tiny Farms's product category is Agricultural Education & Sustainable Farming Training. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFACABAJ, Crop Rotation & Whole-Farm Cropping Systems Design, with a secondary code of AFACABAL, Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory). Its NAICS code is 115112 and its SIC code is 700.