Buffalo Ridge Orchard

Name

Buffalo Ridge Orchard

Legal name

Buffalo Ridge Orchard

Website

https://buffaloridgeorchard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Orchard and Fresh Produce

NAICS

Apple Orchards (111331)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm-to-Consumer Produce Boxes / CSA Delivery (AFAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fresh Food Subscription/CSA & Produce Box Retail (CRAHAHAG), Farmers’ Markets & Farm Stands (Fresh Food) (CRAHAHAE)

Keywords

• Community supported agriculture
• Fresh apple varieties
• Orchard grown produce
• CSA subscription shares
• Local farm vegetables

Headquarters

HQ city

Central City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. CSA Subscriptions: Community Supported Agriculture model where customers pay ahead (typically annually) for weekly produce shares during the growing season. Includes Collaboration CSA Shares (6-12 items from farm and local growers), Apple Shares (6-10 apples), and Large Apple Shares (12-20 apples). This provides upfront working capital and committed customer base.
2. Farm Store Retail: On-farm retail store selling produce directly to consumers. Open Fridays 1-4pm and Saturdays 10am-2pm through December. One-time purchases at point of sale.
3. Online Store Orders: Weekly online ordering system (Monday 8am to Wednesday 8am) with pickup at Farm Store, Iowa City Market, or delivery with CSA. One-time transaction-based purchases.
4. Farmers Market Sales: Direct sales at Iowa City Farmers Market (Saturdays 7:30am-Noon) and Field to Family Online Market. Vendors sell produce directly to consumers at market prices.
5. Grocery Store Distribution: Wholesale distribution to grocery stores including New Pioneer Food Coop, Hy-Vee, Bushel and Peck, Bread Garden Market, Hometown Market, and Dan and Debbie's Creamery. Stores purchase produce for resale.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Buffalo Ridge Orchard is a small family farm that grows and sells apples (50+ varieties), vegetables (12+ types), herbs (40 types), and pears (8 varieties) directly to consumers and local retailers. Its flagship commercial channel is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program offering Collaboration CSA Shares, Apple Shares, and Large Apple Shares that subscribers pay for annually and receive weekly during the growing season. The farm complements the CSA with an on-site Farm Store, a weekly Online Store, Iowa City Farmers Market attendance, and wholesale supply to regional grocery stores.

Product overview

Buffalo Ridge Orchard is a small family farm operating as a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) business. The company offers a unified portfolio centered on CSA subscription shares (Collaboration Shares, Apple Shares, and Large Apple Shares) combined with an online e-commerce store and a physical farm store. The core product offerings include over 50 apple varieties, over a dozen vegetable types, 40 herb plant varieties, and 8 pear varieties. The company sells directly to consumers through its online store and farm store, and distributes through farmers markets and regional grocery stores.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collaboration CSA Share Annual CSA subscription share containing 6-12 weekly items sourced from the farm and other local growers and makers, including apples during September and October. Sized for a family of four, with weekly emails listing share contents, recipes, and farm updates.
• Apple Share Annual CSA subscription share containing 6-10 apples per week (depending on apple size). Sized for 2-4 people eating one apple per day.
• Large Apple Share Annual CSA subscription share sized to contain 12-20 apples per week, depending on apple size. Aimed at families or apple enthusiasts wanting a larger weekly volume.
• Online Store E-commerce storefront operated through Local Food Marketplace. Open for ordering every Monday at 8am to Wednesday at 8am. Orders can be picked up at the Farm Store, Iowa City Market, or delivered with a CSA subscription. Customer registration required.
• Farm Store On-farm retail store at 1337 Rollins Road, Central City, IA 52214. Open Fridays 1-4pm and Saturdays 10am-2pm through December. Starting in May, open Saturdays 10am-2pm.
• Apple Varieties (50+ varieties) Over 50 different apple varieties grown at the farm, including Honeycrisp, Zestar!, Crimson Crisp, Cameo, Winecrisp, and many heritage and modern cultivars.
• Fresh Vegetables Over a dozen different types of fresh vegetables grown using organic practices including crop rotation, cover crops, and hand weeding.
• Herb Plants (40+ varieties) Forty different types of herb plants grown at the orchard.
• Pears (8 varieties) Eight different types of pears grown at the orchard.

Quantifiable outcome

• Expanded from 800 to 8,000 apple trees since 2003

Named customers6 records

Segments3 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

One partnership is on record.

• Field to Family Online MarketminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorField to Family Online Market is a regional online farmers market platform. Buffalo Ridge Orchard participates in this online marketplace as a vendor, extending their online sales reach beyond their own website. Customers can order through the Field to Family platform for pickup.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wilson's Orchard: Iowa City-based apple orchard and farm store operating a similar CSA, U-pick, on-site retail, and wholesale model. Closest direct peer given near-identical geography, apple focus, and DTC-plus-wholesale channel mix.
• Grinnell Heritage Farm: Iowa organic CSA farm operating a multi-season vegetable subscription program. Direct peer on CSA subscription model, Iowa geography, and small-crew family-farm structure.
• Red Fern Farm: Wapello, Iowa small family farm operating a CSA with wholesale to local grocers. Comparable CSA-plus-grocery wholesale model and Iowa footprint.
• Blue Gate Farm: Southeast Iowa small family farm running a CSA and farmers market distribution. Comparable in CSA mechanics, scale, and reliance on DTC + farmers market channels.
• Echollective Farm: Mechanicsville, Iowa CSA and wholesale vegetable farm. Comparable in CSA subscription model and direct-to-grocer wholesale distribution within eastern Iowa.
• Appleberry Orchard: Waukee, Iowa orchard producing apples, pears, and pumpkins with a farm store and CSA-style offerings. Direct Midwest apple-orchard peer with overlapping DTC and wholesale channels.
• Ditmars Orchard: Council Bluffs, Iowa family orchard offering apples, pumpkins, and farm store retail with strong agritourism. Comparable as a multi-generation Iowa apple orchard with on-site retail and value-added products.
• Center Grove Orchards: Cambridge, Iowa family orchard operating a farm store, U-pick, and CSA-style apple sales. Direct peer in scale, channel mix, and Iowa geography.

Broad incumbents

• New Pioneer Food Coop: Iowa City / Coralville / Cedar Rapids food cooperative and current wholesale buyer of Buffalo Ridge produce. Comparable as the regional natural/organic grocery channel through which local farm produce reaches consumers.
• Field to Family: Regional online farmers market platform and current channel partner for Buffalo Ridge Orchard. Comparable as the multi-farm DTC online marketplace infrastructure that aggregates Iowa local-produce sales.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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