What common harvest farm does

Common Harvest Farm is a family-owned community-supported agriculture (CSA) operation founded in 1989, currently located on a 40-acre parcel on the bluff of the St. Croix River south of Osceola, Wisconsin, with the land protected in perpetuity under a conservation easement held by Landmark Conservancy. The farm is owned and operated by Dan Guenthner and Margaret Pennings with their three children, supplemented by 2-3 seasonal interns, and cultivates approximately 40 varieties of organic vegetables and herbs using sustainable practices including high tunnel/greenhouse growing for early-season greens, bunching onions, herbs, and cucumbers.

The farm's commercial offering consists of three prepaid subscriptions: a Regular Share at $660 for a 16-week season (weekly ¾-bushel boxes of 10-12 different vegetables and herbs, intended for households of 4-5), a Half Share at $350 for 8 bi-weekly deliveries, and an optional Fruit Share add-on at $230 providing four seasonal fruit deliveries sourced through partner Everett Meyer from small organic growers across the US. Distribution is via a regional Midwest network of neighborhood drop-site pickup locations coordinated by volunteer hosts, with Thursday deliveries running from mid-June through early October. Members pay via Venmo, return waxed produce boxes for reuse, and receive weekly emails with box contents, recipes, and farm event notices.

Beyond the core CSA, Common Harvest Farm operates the Sharing the Harvest program, donating hundreds of pounds of organic produce annually to community members without access to fresh vegetables, and engages members through on-farm volunteering, festivals, and the CHF Festival. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the business model is fundamentally subscription-recurring with prepaid seasonality, anchored by a community ecosystem rather than traditional marketing channels, and governed operationally by an experienced founding family with over three decades of continuous operating history.

Name

common harvest farm

Legal name

Common Harvest Farm

Website

https://commonharvestfarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Common Harvest Farm is a family-owned community-supported agriculture farm in Osceola, Wisconsin, operating since 1989 on 40 protected acres and selling prepaid seasonal vegetable and fruit subscriptions to Midwest member households through neighborhood drop-site pickups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Produce

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112), Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming (111219)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Organic Row Crop Farming (Grains, Oilseeds, Pulses) (AFAGAKAA), Fresh Food Subscription/CSA & Produce Box Retail (CRAHAHAG)

Keywords

• Community supported agriculture
• Organic vegetable shares
• CSA subscriptions
• Seasonal produce boxes
• Small farm operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Osceola

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CSA Regular Share Membership: Members pay $660 for a 16-week season (mid-June through early October) receiving a ¾ bushel box weekly containing 10-12 different organic vegetables and herbs. Subscription-based model with members prepaying for the season. Waxed boxes are returned and reused each week.
2. CSA Half Share Membership: Members pay $350 for 8 bi-weekly deliveries of a ¾ bushel box from mid-June through early October, featuring 10-12 different organic vegetables and herbs per box.
3. Fruit Share Add-on: $230 add-on to regular or half share consisting of four deliveries: 12 pints blueberries (late June), 6-8 lbs cherries (July), 9 lbs peaches (late August), and pear/apple mix box (late September). Sourced from small growers across the US through partner Everett Meyer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Common Harvest Farm operates a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm on a 40-acre parcel in Osceola, Wisconsin, selling seasonal subscriptions to organic vegetables, herbs, and partner-sourced fruit. Members prepay for weekly (Regular Share, $660/season) or bi-weekly (Half Share, $350/season) deliveries of ¾-bushel boxes containing 10–12 organic vegetables and herbs, with an optional Fruit Share add-on ($230/season) sourced through partner Everett Meyer.

Product overview

Common Harvest Farm is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm operating since 1989, offering seasonal vegetable subscriptions through its core Regular Share and Half Share products. The Regular Share provides weekly deliveries of 10-12 organic vegetables and herbs for 16 weeks, while the Half Share delivers every other week. An optional Fruit Share add-on ($230) provides four seasonal fruit deliveries sourced from partner growers. The farm also operates a Sharing the Harvest program that donates produce to community members lacking access to fresh vegetables. The farm distributes produce through a network of neighborhood pickup locations, delivering on Thursdays from mid-June through early October.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regular Share Weekly ¾-bushel CSA box delivered for 16 weeks (mid-June through early October), containing 10–12 different organic vegetables and herbs, priced at $660 per season and sized to feed a household of four to five.
• Half Share Bi-weekly ¾-bushel CSA box delivered for 8 deliveries (mid-June through early October), containing 10–12 different organic vegetables and herbs, priced at $350 per season.
• Fruit Share Optional seasonal add-on with four fruit deliveries: 12 pints blueberries (late June), 6–8 lbs cherries (July), 9 lbs peaches (late August), and a pear/apple mix box (late September), priced at $230 per season and sourced from small organic growers via partner Everett Meyer.
• Sharing the Harvest Program Community outreach initiative that distributes hundreds of pounds of fresh organic produce annually to local community members who do not have access to fresh vegetables.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Landmark ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997Landmark Conservancy holds a conservation easement on the farm purchased in 1997. This partnership ensures the farmland will be protected into perpetuity and cannot be developed, representing a foundational commitment to land stewardship.
• Everett MeyercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer CSA farmer and friend who provides organic fruit through the farm's fruit share program. Sourcing from small growers across the US to offer blueberries, cherries, peaches, and pears/apples to CSA members.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Full Belly Farm: Certified-organic California farm operating a large CSA program with vegetable, fruit, and flower shares delivered to neighborhood drop-sites. Comparable in operating multi-category CSA subscriptions with add-on options and direct-to-member distribution.
• Sweetwater Organic Community Farm: Organic CSA farm in Tampa, Florida offering weekly vegetable shares with optional add-ons to members through neighborhood pickup locations. Directly comparable in organic CSA subscription model, drop-site distribution, and community-engagement programming.
• Great Country Farms: Virginia farm operating a CSA program with seasonal vegetable shares and on-farm agritourism events. Comparable in CSA subscription structure, member event programming, and direct farmer-to-consumer engagement model.
• Suzie's Farm: Certified-organic farm in San Diego offering CSA vegetable shares delivered to neighborhood drop-sites with farm events and educational programming. Comparable in organic certification, CSA subscription tiers, and community-oriented distribution.
• Featherstone Farm: Organic vegetable farm in southeastern Minnesota running a large CSA program serving the Twin Cities and Rochester areas. Directly comparable as an organic CSA serving the same Upper Midwest market with seasonal vegetable shares and similar sustainability practices.
• Angelic Organics: Long-running biodynamic CSA farm in northern Illinois distributing weekly vegetable and fruit shares to Chicago-area drop-sites. Comparable in CSA model, longevity, organic/biodynamic practices, and community-supported ownership structure.
• Fairview Gardens: Organic farm in Goleta, California operating a CSA program with vegetable and fruit shares and community education focus. Comparable as a long-running organic CSA combining production, community programming, and educational outreach.

Regional players

• Driftless Organics: Wisconsin-based organic farm that operates a CSA subscription program delivering vegetables and fruit to members in the Driftless region and Twin Cities. Closest direct comparison in terms of geography (Wisconsin), organic certification, and CSA model with add-on offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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