What LONG WIND FARM INC does

Long Wind Farm, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned organic farm established in 1984 in East Thetford, Vermont, by Dave Chapman. The company grows certified organic tomatoes year-round inside two commercial glass greenhouses using Vermont soil and an on-site composting system, deliberately distinguishing its soil-based cultivation method from hydroponic operations. Its product portfolio comprises four tomato varieties — Little Guys (small multi-colored blend), Real Tomatoes / Big Guys (full-sized traditional), Vermatoes (smaller tomatoes), and Good & Ugly (cosmetically imperfect but flavorful) — sold through a self-service farm stand at the farm, wholesale to a broad mix of Northeast customers including Whole Foods, Wegmans, Shaws, Stop & Shop, Hannafords, more than a dozen regional food co-ops, local independents, and restaurants throughout New England.

The underlying technology stack is modest and rooted in conventional horticulture rather than software: glass greenhouse infrastructure, in-house compost production, and algorithmic control of energy curtains for heating cost management. The company's go-to-market is sales-led, with a dedicated Sales/Marketing Manager coordinating daily sales calls, harvest and packing logistics, and customer relationships via website and social media (Facebook, Twitter, blog). Ancillary operations include on-site tai chi classes taught four days per week and a community partnership with Dartmouth College's FLIP program.

Revenue mechanics are entirely transactional (one-time product sales) with no disclosed pricing model, subscription, or contract structure. Long Wind Farm's strategic positioning extends beyond produce sales: founder Dave Chapman serves as Executive Director of the Real Organic Project, an advocacy effort to preserve soil-based standards in USDA organic certification. The company has no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and operates as a bootstrapped regional producer with 1-10 employees.

Name

LONG WIND FARM INC

Legal name

Long Wind Farm, Inc.

Website

https://longwindfarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Long Wind Farm, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned organic farm in East Thetford, Vermont, that grows certified organic tomatoes year-round in two glass greenhouses and sells them via farm stand, co-ops, supermarkets, and restaurants throughout the Northeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Greenhouse Tomato Farming

NAICS

Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Greenhouse Vegetable Production (Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers, Leafy Greens) (AFAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Organic Greenhouse & Protected Crop Farming (High Tunnels, Greenhouses) (AFAGAKAD)

Keywords

• Certified organic tomatoes
• Greenhouse tomato farming
• Soil-grown produce
• Wholesale organic produce
• New England farm produce

Headquarters

HQ city

East Thetford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tomato Product Sales: Long Wind Farm generates revenue through the sale of certified organic tomatoes grown in Vermont soil. Products include 'Little Guys' (multi-colored smaller tomato blend), 'Big Guys' (sweet and juicy real tomatoes), Vermatoes (smaller tomatoes), and 'Good & Ugly' tomatoes (less than perfect looking but delicious). Products are sold through farm stand, wholesale to retailers, and direct to restaurants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Long Wind Farm grows and sells certified organic tomatoes in Vermont soil inside two commercial glass greenhouses, producing four varieties year-round from February through December. The company distributes its tomatoes through a self-service farm stand, wholesale to co-ops and supermarket chains, and direct supply to restaurants throughout New England.

Product overview

Long Wind Farm is an organic farm that operates as a single-product agricultural company with supplementary wellness services. The core business centers on growing and selling certified organic tomatoes, offered in four varieties: Little Guys (small multi-colored blend), Real Tomatoes/Big Guys (full-sized traditional tomatoes), Vermatoes (smaller variety), and Good & Ugly (cosmetically imperfect but flavorful). Tomatoes are grown year-round in glass greenhouses using Vermont soil. The company also operates a self-service farm stand for direct sales and offers community tai chi classes at the farm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Little Guys Tomatoes Multi-colored, multi-shaped blend of smaller tomatoes assembled from a mix of varieties selected for best taste; suited for fresh eating, salads, baking, or stir-frying and sold wholesale and at the farm stand.
• Real Tomatoes (Big Guys) Sweet, juicy full-sized tomatoes selected for flavor rather than appearance and grown in rich soil rather than hydroponically; sold to wholesale customers and through the farm stand.
• Vermatoes Smaller tomatoes that are sweet and flavorful, positioned for smaller meals; distributed via wholesale and farm stand channels.
• Good & Ugly Tomatoes Delicious, meaty tomatoes that are less than perfect in appearance but flavorful; sold to reduce cosmetic waste across wholesale and farm stand channels.
• Farm Stand (Direct Retail) Self-service farm stand at 82 Wilson Road, East Thetford, VT, open daily 7am-7pm, allowing consumers to purchase tomatoes directly from the farm.
• Tai Chi Classes Community tai chi classes offered on the farm four days per week, including Yang-style tai chi for all skill levels from beginner to advanced, taught by Claudia Henrion and others; also extended through a partnership with Dartmouth College.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Real Organic ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong Wind Farm owner Dave Chapman serves as Executive Director of the Real Organic Project, an organization evolved from the 'Keep The Soil In Organic' rallies. The farm is actively engaged in the national effort to protect real organic standards and prevent hydroponic operations from being certified as organic.
• Keep The Soil In Organic (Rally in the Valley)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong Wind Farm initiated and supports the Keep The Soil In Organic movement and Rally in the Valley events. The farm owner Dave Chapman has been active in rallies advocating for maintaining soil-based standards in organic certification, with videos documenting the rally available on YouTube.
• Dartmouth CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLIP program partnership with Dartmouth College where tai chi classes are taught by Long Wind Farm instructors at the college. Classes are open to the entire Upper Valley community with no Dartmouth affiliation required.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Bowery Farming: Bowery Farming operates indoor vertical farms selling pesticide-free leafy greens and herbs to major retailers including Whole Foods. It competes for the same 'locally grown, sustainably produced' Northeast retail real estate that the company currently occupies with its tomatoes.
• AeroFarms: AeroFarms is a leading indoor vertical farming company producing leafy greens and herbs for retail and foodservice in the Northeast U.S. It shares Long Wind Farm's 'locally grown under cover' positioning for Northeast retailers, though its stackable indoor farms are technologically and economically distinct from greenhouse soil production.
• BrightFarms: BrightFarms operates regional greenhouse hydroponic farms supplying locally grown leafy greens and tomatoes to retailers in the Northeast and Midwest. It overlaps with Long Wind's controlled-environment regional-grocery go-to-market model, though BrightFarms focuses on hydroponic methods and leafy greens rather than soil-grown tomatoes.

Direct peers

• Gotham Greens: Gotham Greens operates commercial-scale greenhouses producing leafy greens and herbs in cities across the U.S. Like Long Wind Farm, it grows produce year-round under cover, supplies regional grocery chains, and emphasizes sustainable, controlled-environment agriculture. Although Gotham focuses on greens/herbs while Long Wind is tomato-led, both occupy the regional greenhouse-produce shelf.
• NatureSweet: NatureSweet is the largest grower of greenhouse tomatoes in North America, supplying major supermarket chains across the U.S. It is a direct category peer — both companies sell branded greenhouse tomatoes with named product lines to large retail accounts — though NatureSweet operates at vastly greater industrial scale than Long Wind Farm.
• Wholesum (Wholesum Family Farms): Wholesum is a certified-organic greenhouse grower producing tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and berries for North American retail. As a fellow certified-organic, greenhouse-grown produce supplier, it is one of the closest direct peers to Long Wind Farm in production method, certification, and category, though at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Mastronardi Produce (Pure Flavor): Mastronardi Produce, through its Pure Flavor brand, is one of the largest North American greenhouse vegetable growers, with greenhouse-grown tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers in major retail chains. It competes with Long Wind Farm for the same supermarket tomato shelf space at chains like Whole Foods, Wegmans, and Stop & Shop.
• Backyard Farms: Backyard Farms was a Maine-based greenhouse tomato grower supplying New England retailers year-round, with the same regional greenhouse-tomato business model as Long Wind Farm. It is the closest historical regional peer and serves as a useful benchmark for the regional greenhouse-tomato economics Long Wind competes in.

Broad incumbents

• AppHarvest: AppHarvest is a large controlled-environment agriculture company operating greenhouses producing tomatoes and other vegetables for U.S. retail and foodservice. It represents the broader incumbent greenhouse-produce category that Long Wind Farm operates in, competing indirectly through national retail channels rather than regional co-ops.
• Organic Valley (CROPP Cooperative): Organic Valley is a large farmer-owned cooperative specializing in certified-organic dairy, produce, and other foods distributed through natural and co-op grocery channels nationwide. It shares Long Wind Farm's certified-organic positioning and reach into the same food co-op customer base, although Organic Valley operates at vastly broader scale and product range.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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