VIVID FARMS

What VIVID FARMS does

VIVID FARMS is a regenerative agriculture farm and educational hub founded in 2022 and headquartered in Casével, Santarém, Portugal. The company operates as a subsidiary of vividfoods, a Portuguese packaged meat and seafood producer serving over 3 million meals annually, and was created to extend vividfoods' footprint into regenerative vegetable production and food-system transformation. Vivid Farms runs weekly produce basket subscriptions of fresh, seasonal vegetables delivered directly to individual consumers, with prospective customers required to attend an Open Day farm visit before joining the waitlist. The company is staffed by a small core team (~5 employees, ~10 contributors) including founders Ana and Paulo, agronomists Alexandra, Beatriz, and Inês, and farm workers João, Guida, Zé, Margarida, and Sílvia. Core practices include soil health management, biodiversity cultivation, ecosystem restoration, and proprietary compost teas, framed by a "One Health" philosophy connecting soil, plant, animal, human, and planetary health.

The business operates three interlocking revenue and engagement streams. The first is the direct-to-consumer weekly produce basket subscription, gated by Open Days and a waitlist. The second is the Grow & Learn educational program, anchored by the Regenerative Agriculture Course 2025 developed with Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém and a calendar of Worldclass sessions taught by international practitioners (Graeme Sait, Jean-Martin Fortier, Dan Kittredge, Dolf Van Wasemael, Guillaume Tant). The third is the Clube de Produtores, a collaborative community offering technical assistance, risk sharing, and co-created solutions to farmers implementing regenerative practices. Distribution is concentrated in Portugal, primarily the Santarém region, with marketing conducted through Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and a bilingual newsletter.

Commercially, Vivid Farms is a private, unfunded entity with no disclosed revenue, external investors, or institutional capital. The company has cultivated brand recognition through its inclusion in the Top 50 Farmers 2025 cohort, partnerships with the European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture (EARA) and Climate Farmers, and collaborations with peer Portuguese regenerative farms (Horta da Malhadinha, Monte Silveira, Terramay) and the Coletivo culinary initiative. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, using Open Days, Worldclass sessions, workshops, and a Next Generation school program to build a movement around regenerative agriculture. The business model relies on subscription recurring revenue from produce baskets and event/course-based revenue from education, supplemented by ecosystem value generated through the producer club and policy partnerships.

Name

VIVID FARMS

Legal name

VIVID FARMS

Website

https://vivid-farms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vivid Farms is a regenerative agriculture farm and educational hub in Santarém, Portugal, founded in 2022 as a subsidiary of vividfoods. It sells weekly produce basket subscriptions to individual consumers and runs educational courses and worldclasses for farmers, educators, and advocates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regenerative Agriculture

NAICS

Other Crop Farming (1119)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Other Specialty & Industrial Crop Farming (Emerging/Regional Specialty Crops) (AFAGAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable/Regenerative Agriculture & Conservation Practices (EDAOAOAO), Crop Rotation & Whole-Farm Cropping Systems Design (AFACABAJ)

Keywords

• Regenerative agriculture
• Fresh produce baskets
• Organic vegetable farming
• Agricultural education courses
• Community supported agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Casével, Santarém

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Weekly Produce Baskets Subscription: Weekly baskets of fresh, seasonal vegetables sold through subscription model. Customers must first attend an Open Day event and complete a customer form to join the waitlist for their first basket.
2. Educational Programs and Courses: Revenue from Regenerative Agriculture Course 2025 and Worldclass sessions featuring international experts in regenerative agriculture, soil health, and nutrition farming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Vivid Farms operates a regenerative agriculture farm in Casével, Santarém, Portugal that grows and sells fresh seasonal vegetables through weekly subscription baskets delivered directly to consumers. The company also runs an extensive educational program featuring courses, worldclass sessions, and workshops on regenerative agriculture, soil health, and nutrition farming in collaboration with academic and international experts.

Product overview

Vivid Farms operates as a regenerative agriculture farm and educational hub in Casével, Santarém, Portugal. The company offers a portfolio consisting of weekly produce basket subscriptions (Box Subscription) delivering fresh seasonal vegetables, and an extensive educational program (Grow & Learn) featuring worldclass courses and events taught by international regenerative agriculture experts. Core offerings include the Regenerative Agriculture Course 2025 developed with Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém, plus specialized worldclasses covering topics such as soil health, market gardening, and plant nutrition. Additional services include Open Days farm tours, the Clube de Produtores community for farmer support, and hosted events like the Can Food Transform Medicine conference. The company emerged from parent company Vivid Foods, which specializes in meat and seafood products for Portuguese retailers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekly Produce Baskets

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3 million meals served annually through parent company vividfoods

Named customers1 record

Segments5 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

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and minor.

• Escola Superior Agrária de SantarémcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Regenerative Agriculture Course 2025 combining online and in-person sessions. The course offers hands-on and in-depth learning experience in regenerative agriculture, bridging theory with field practice and featuring national and international experts.
• European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture (EARA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEARA is driving change across the continent in regenerative agriculture. Vivid Farms collaborates with EARA on policy initiatives and systems change as part of the European regenerative movement.
• Climate FarmerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate Farmers organization partnered with EARA represented by Fabio Volkman at Vivid Farms events. Driving regenerative agriculture adoption across Europe.
• ColetivokeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary-agricultural initiative reshaping how chefs and farmers collaborate. Co-organizing events at Vivid Farms including farm-to-table tastings and seasonal gatherings.
• Graeme SaitkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenowned author, educator, and founder of Nutri-Tech Solutions (NTS). Hosts worldclasses on nutrition farming covering minerals, microbes, and humus. Created the five-day Certificate in Nutrition Farming training over 47,000 farmers worldwide. Speaker at multiple Vivid Farms events.
• Top 50 FarmerskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean initiative highlighting the continent's leading regenerative farms. Vivid Farms is part of the 2025 cohort, working to foster collaboration and innovation to restore soil health and transform agriculture.
• Horta da MalhadinhaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese regenerative farm recognized in Top 50 Farmers 2025. Living agroecological lab in semi-arid Alentejo applying syntropic, biodynamic, and biointensive methods to regenerate soil and empower local governance.
• Monte SilveiraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese regenerative farm recognized in Top 50 Farmers 2025. Pioneer in large scale regenerative livestock and silvopastoral systems, restoring biodiversity across 700 hectares of certified organic land since 1999.
• TerramayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese regenerative farm recognized in Top 50 Farmers 2025. Working to heal soil and reverse desertification through permaculture, local food systems, and community engagement in Alqueva, Alentejo.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Plenty: A US-based vertical farming company producing leafy greens at scale via indoor farms. Broad incumbent: serves the same fresh-vegetable consumer demand as Vivid Farms but via technology-driven indoor production rather than field-based regenerative methods.
• AeroFarms: A US-based indoor vertical farming company producing leafy greens through controlled-environment agriculture. Broad incumbent: addresses the same fresh-produce consumer need as Vivid Farms but with industrial indoor production and broader retail distribution.

Emerging players

• Climate Farmers: A European organization supporting regenerative farmers through education, community, and a farmer-to-farmer knowledge platform. Emerging player: Vivid Farms is a strategic partner with Climate Farmers, sharing audience overlap in European regenerative agriculture education and producer support (Clube de Produtores parallels).
• Riverview Gardens: A community-focused regenerative farm and education center in the US combining CSA subscriptions, youth education, and food access programming. Emerging player: similar integrated CSA-plus-education-plus-community model to Vivid Farms, useful as a scale-and-format comparable.

Direct peers

• Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture: A US non-profit regenerative farm and educational center in New York's Hudson Valley combining on-farm production, farmer training, and public programming. Direct peer: analogous operating model to Vivid Farms — small production footprint paired with a significant educational/community programming engine.
• Horta da Malhadinha: A Portuguese regenerative farm in semi-arid Alentejo applying syntropic, biodynamic, and biointensive methods. Direct peer: co-recognized alongside Vivid Farms in the Top 50 Farmers 2025 cohort, with comparable agroecological philosophy and Portuguese market focus.
• Monte Silveira: A Portuguese regenerative farm pioneering large-scale silvopastoral systems across 700 hectares of certified organic land since 1999. Direct peer: co-listed with Vivid Farms in Top 50 Farmers 2025, operating in the same Portuguese regenerative agriculture movement with overlapping community and policy ties.
• Terramay: A Portuguese regenerative farm in Alqueva, Alentejo applying permaculture, local food systems, and community engagement to reverse desertification. Direct peer: co-recognized with Vivid Farms in Top 50 Farmers 2025 cohort and operating under the same national regenerative banner.
• Ferme des Quatre-Temps: A Quebec-based regenerative market garden founded by Jean-Martin Fortier that mirrors Vivid Farms' combination of small-scale intensive vegetable production, education, and demonstration farm model. Direct peer: Jean-Martin Fortier is also a featured instructor at Vivid Farms' Market Garden Worldclass, signaling direct method and community overlap.

Others

• European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture (EARA): A pan-European alliance driving policy and systems change for regenerative agriculture. Others/ecosystem participant: Vivid Farms is a collaborating farm within EARA's network; comparable as an industry-association reference point rather than a direct commercial competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@VIVIDFARMSofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vivid-farms
• Instagraminstagram.com/vividfarmsofficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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