Stone Soup Farm

What Stone Soup Farm does

Stone Soup Farm is a small privately-held organic vegetable farm operating under a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model, founded in 2013 in Hadley, Massachusetts. The farm cultivates land on the banks of the Connecticut River and offers members a Summer Farm Share running 20 weeks from June to October ($600 small share, $900 large share) and a Winter Farm Share running 11 bi-weekly pickups from November to March ($500), with optional fruit ($230) and pasture-raised egg ($100) add-ons sourced from neighboring farms including Wingate Farm in Hinsdale, NH.

The business sells shares directly to individual households and families through its website and an annual signup window, with weekly shares distributed via on-farm pickup in Hadley and four urban pickup locations in Cambridge, Boston, and Jamaica Plain. Members also receive Pick-Your-Own Garden access at the farm, a weekly email with share contents and recipes, and access to an online recipe collection. A summer crew of 3-5 people runs operations, and the farm owns no app, software platform, or third-party technology integrations beyond a Squarespace website and email newsletter.

The revenue model is a recurring annual subscription (upfront payment) covering both summer and winter seasons, with average revenue per member between $600 and $1,230 depending on share size and add-ons. The customer base consists of individual CSA members in western Massachusetts and greater Boston, with demonstrated multi-year retention including a 15-year member. The farm is bootstrapped and founder-owned with no institutional investment, no management team disclosures, and operating geographies limited to the United States.

Name

Stone Soup Farm

Legal name

Stone Soup Farm

Website

https://stonesoupfarmcoop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stone Soup Farm is a privately-held organic vegetable CSA farm in Hadley, Massachusetts, serving individual households and families in western Massachusetts and greater Boston with seasonal summer and winter farm shares distributed via on-farm and urban pickup locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic CSA Farm (Community Supported Agriculture)

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Organic vegetable farm
• CSA farm shares
• Community supported agriculture
• Farm-to-table produce
• Seasonal vegetable subscription

Headquarters

HQ city

Burgaw

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Summer CSA Farm Shares: Annual subscription model where members pay upfront for 20 weeks of vegetable shares from June to October. Includes large and small veggie share options with Pick-Your-Own garden access.
2. Winter CSA Farm Shares: Bi-weekly subscription from November to March providing locally grown produce through winter months. $500 for 11 pickups totaling approximately 1 bushel volume per pickup.
3. Add-on Products: Optional add-ons including fruit ($230) from neighboring farms and eggs ($100) sourced from Wingate Farm. These are add-on purchases to base vegetable shares.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stone Soup Farm operates an organic vegetable farm in Hadley, Massachusetts that sells Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm shares direct to consumer households. Members pay upfront to receive a season's worth of produce, with a 20-week Summer CSA running June to October and a biweekly 11-pickup Winter CSA running November to March. Pickups occur on the farm in Hadley and at four urban sites in Cambridge, Boston, and Jamaica Plain, with an optional Pick-Your-Own garden at the farm.

Product overview

Stone Soup Farm operates a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model offering two primary seasonal share programs: Summer Farm Shares (weekly for 20 weeks, June-October) and Winter Farm Shares (biweekly for 11 pickups, November-March). Share options include Large and Small Veggie Shares with Pick-Your-Own Garden access, plus optional Fruit and Egg Add-ons. The farm provides on-farm pickup in Hadley and delivers to Cambridge, Boston, and Jamaica Plain. A complimentary Recipe Collection helps members prepare their produce.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Summer Farm Share 20-week weekly vegetable CSA subscription running from June to October, offering the full spectrum of Northeast-grown organic vegetables from arugula to zucchini. Available in large or small share sizes, with on-farm pickups in Hadley, MA and urban delivery to Cambridge, Boston, and Jamaica Plain. Includes Pick-Your-Own garden access for all members.
• Winter Farm Share Biweekly winter CSA subscription running from November to March with 11 pickups total, each pickup roughly 1 bushel in volume (10-15 lbs, 6-10 items). Includes winter roots (potatoes, beets, carrots, turnips, sweet potatoes, radishes), fresh greens (spinach, cabbage, kale), winter squash, onions, garlic, dried herbs, and occasional local treats (hot sauce, mushrooms, honey, kim chi, salsa).
• Fruit Add-on Optional seasonal fruit add-on ($230 per season) featuring strawberries, blueberries, currants, gooseberries, peaches, nectarines, plums, pears, apples, and watermelons. Fruit is sourced from neighboring farms; organic when available but often conventional, low-spray, or IPM-grown due to limited local organic fruit availability.
• Egg Add-on Optional egg add-on ($100 for 20 weeks) providing 1/2 dozen pasture-raised, free-range eggs per week from Wingate Farm in Hinsdale, NH. Hens are fed organic grain and organic vegetable scraps only.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 weeks of summer produce and 11 bi-weekly winter pickups providing year-round vegetable access

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wingate FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWingate Farm in Hinsdale NH supplies eggs for the CSA egg add-on program. Their hens are pasture-raised, free-range, and fed only organic grain and organic veggie scraps. This partnership provides a premium add-on product for CSA members.
• Neighboring Farms (Fruit Suppliers)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMultiple neighboring farms supply fruit for the fruit add-on option. While Stone Soup Farm's vegetables are organic, the fruit is sourced from neighboring farms and is organic when possible, but often conventional, low-spray, or IPM due to limited local organic fruit availability.
• Porter-Phelps-Huntington Historic House MuseumminorOthersThe museum is located adjacent to Stone Soup Farm's primary farmland, situated between the museum and the Connecticut River.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Misfits Market: National direct-to-consumer produce delivery subscription service competing for the same 'fresh, organic produce to your door' household wallet share, but at much larger scale and via national shipping rather than local CSA pickup.
• Imperfect Foods: Subscription produce delivery service competing for the household organic-produce dollar; a broader incumbent in the DTC farm-to-consumer space, national scale vs. Stone Soup's hyperlocal CSA.

Direct peers

• Simple Gifts Farm: Organic CSA farm in North Amherst, MA offering vegetable shares with on-farm and Boston-area pickups, operating an essentially identical community-supported model in the same region.
• Brookfield Farm: Certified organic CSA farm in Amherst, MA operating a community-supported agriculture share program with on-farm and Boston-area pickup, structurally and geographically analogous to Stone Soup Farm.
• Red Fire Farm: Organic vegetable farm in Granby and Sunderland, MA operating a CSA farm-share program with multiple pickup sites in the greater Boston area; directly comparable in geography, product, and CSA model to Stone Soup Farm.
• Kitchen Garden Farm: Certified organic vegetable farm in Sunderland, MA with a CSA program covering the Pioneer Valley and Boston region; similar scale, organic methods, and crop diversity to Stone Soup Farm.
• Enterprise Farm: Organic CSA farm in Whately, MA offering vegetable farm shares with multiple Boston-area pickup locations; comparable CSA structure, organic positioning, and urban member base.
• Atlas Farm: Organic produce farm in Deerfield, MA offering a CSA share program serving western Massachusetts and greater Boston pickup locations — closely comparable in geography, organic practice, and customer profile.

Regional players

• Farm Fresh Rhode Island: Regional food hub supporting CSA aggregation and farm-to-consumer distribution in the Northeast; adjacent ecosystem player competing for the same local-food consumer demand in a neighboring geography.

Others

• Harvie: CSA management software platform that helps small farms run member signups, share customization, and distribution; relevant ecosystem/infrastructure that CSA operators like Stone Soup commonly use to scale member management.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stonesoupfarmcoop
• Instagraminstagram.com/farmingstonesoup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-lukes-medical-center

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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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