The Basil Ranch

What The Basil Ranch does

The Basil Ranch Corp. is a privately held, for-profit agricultural company founded in 1995 and based in Calgary, Canada. The company operates as a specialty grower and supplier of fresh herbs, edible flowers, and produce, serving what appears to be a mix of local wholesale buyers (likely restaurants, caterers, and specialty food retailers) and direct consumers in the Calgary market. In addition to its core produce supply business, The Basil Ranch runs farm-based workshops and events, indicating a secondary revenue line tied to agritourism and consumer education.

The company's product portfolio centers on fresh, perishable specialty crops — a category distinct from bulk commodity produce — with edible flowers representing a particularly niche, higher-margin product line. There is no disclosed proprietary technology, software platform, or branded cultivar; the business appears to be a conventional specialty-farm operation differentiated by product mix, local geography, and its workshop/events programming. No information on acreage, greenhouse infrastructure, certifications, organic status, or food-safety compliance is provided in the source data.

The underlying business model combines B2B produce supply with a D2C/workshop revenue stream, though no pricing, contract structure, customer count, headcount, or revenue figures are disclosed. Ownership is private with no parent company, subsidiary, or investor ownership information available. The company's online presence is limited to its website (basilranch.com), and there are no disclosed funding rounds, partnerships, awards, regulatory actions, or strategic transactions in the available source material.

Name

The Basil Ranch

Website

https://basilranch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Basil Ranch Corp. is a Calgary-based specialty farm founded in 1995 that grows and supplies fresh herbs, edible flowers, and produce to local wholesale buyers and consumers, and operates farm-based workshops and events as a secondary offering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Produce and Herbs

NAICS

Other Crop Farming (1119), Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Herb Farming (Basil, Parsley, Cilantro, Mint, Dill) (AFAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Culinary Herb Farming (Basil, Oregano, Thyme, Mint, Parsley) (AFAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Fresh herbs supply
• Edible flowers
• Specialty produce farming
• Farm workshops
• Culinary agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

The Basil Ranch Corp. grows and supplies fresh herbs, edible flowers, and produce from its Calgary-based farm. In addition to product supply, the company offers farm-based workshops and events, providing hands-on agricultural and culinary experiences to participants.

Product overview

No product information available in the source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh Herbs, Edible Flowers, and Produce Farm-grown fresh herbs, edible flowers, and produce cultivated and supplied by The Basil Ranch from its Calgary-based farm, available for purchase by local consumers and food buyers.
• Farm-Based Workshops and Events Hands-on farm-based workshops and events hosted at The Basil Ranch in Calgary, providing educational and culinary experiences for participants.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Revol Greens: Greenhouse-grown greens and herbs producer. Comparable as a controlled-environment herb and greens producer targeting retail and food service customers.
• BrightFarms: Indoor-grown salad greens and herbs producer serving retailers across the US. Comparable as a greenhouse/herb producer serving consumer channels, though at substantially larger scale.
• Soli Organic (formerly Shenandoah Growers): One of North America's largest fresh herb producers, supplying culinary herbs to retail and food service. Comparable to The Basil Ranch as a fresh culinary herb grower, though at much larger scale and with national distribution.
• The Chef's Garden: Family farm producing specialty produce, herbs, and edible flowers for fine-dining chefs. Comparable to The Basil Ranch in producing culinary herbs and edible flowers for restaurants, with a similar farm-direct specialty positioning.
• GoodLeaf Farms: Canadian vertical-farming company producing fresh herbs and leafy greens. Comparable to The Basil Ranch as a Canadian-based producer of fresh culinary herbs, though GoodLeaf operates indoor controlled-environment farms at significantly larger scale.
• Little Leaf Farms: Greenhouse producer of leafy greens and herbs in the northeastern US. Comparable to The Basil Ranch as a producer of fresh herbs and greens grown under cover.
• Gotham Greens: US-based greenhouse operator producing fresh herbs and leafy greens for retail and restaurants. Comparable as a controlled-environment herb producer, though at much larger geographic and operational scale.

Broad incumbents

• Mastronardi Produce: Large North American greenhouse produce grower with broad specialty crop offerings including herbs. Comparable as a greenhouse herb producer but operating at significantly larger scale across multiple categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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