Top Massachusetts Agriculture Startups (17)
Wilson Farm, Inc. is a family-owned partnership based in Lexington, MA, founded in 1884. They produce over 125 varieties of fruit, vegetables, and herbs on over 500 acres across Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The company provides fresh, local, and affordable produce, operating retail farm stands and an open-air nursery and garden center, as well as a bakery and deli offering...
Inspired by the deep meaning and joy offered by Jewish living, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) helps people connect to Jewish values, faith, traditions, and culture, and build vibrant Jewish communities. The foundation invests in transformational Jewish experiences for future generations through flagship programs such as PJ Library, JCamp 180, and Life & Legacy, providing grants, training, and resources across...
Each year, billions are spent on pesticides and fertilizers, yet most never reach the crops - resulting in costly waste and significant environmental harm. We’re changing that. By using machine learning, computer vision, and fluid dynamics, AgZen optimizes chemical application in real time, reducing input use, minimizing pollution, and protecting both yields and ecosystems. Founded out of MIT and backed by...
Agri-Cycle is a vertically integrated food waste collection and disposal company that utilizes anaerobic digestion and composting to convert food waste and scraps into renewable energy and healthy soil. It provides sustainable commercial food waste management solutions across the United States, catering to a wide range of clients including schools, hospitals, grocers, and restaurants to divert organic waste from landfills.
River Valley Co-op is a community-owned food cooperative specializing in fresh, locally sourced, and organically grown groceries. The organization is dedicated to creating a just marketplace that nourishes the community while promoting sustainability and social justice. By leveraging its economic impact, the co-op works to foster positive social change within the food system, the local environment, and the surrounding community...
Invaio Sciences, is unlocking the potential of natural systems to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture to address climate change. Invaio's integrated solutions focus on discovering natural active ingredients, developing unique precision delivery systems, and understanding novel modes of action, while reducing the use of chemical pesticides, fertilizers, conserving water, and improving the efficiency of agricultural systems.
Little Leaf Farms is the country’s #1 brand of packaged lettuce sustainably grown through controlled environment agriculture. We are on a mission to transform the way food is grown through peri-urban agricultural practices that are rebuilt for the modern world. Using advanced greenhouse technologies, we grow fresh, sustainably farmed lettuce 365 days a year. We utilize captured rainwater, natural sunlight...
Precision Development (PxD) is a global nonprofit organization that harnesses data-driven innovation to support smallholder farmers. The organization designs, tests, and scales services that enable farming households to manage risks and increase their incomes. Additionally, PxD provides strategic advice to governments on digital agriculture strategy, helping farmers worldwide adapt to climate change and improve their economic outcomes through sustainable agricultural...
Gibbet Hill Grill is a farm-to-table restaurant in Groton, MA, specializing in locally sourced ingredients and seasonal menus. It is part of the Webber Restaurant Group, which also includes an event facility and catering services.
CIBO is a breakthrough technology platform that accelerates regenerative agriculture and is the first, direct-from-the-farmer carbon marketplace. CIBO starts from the ground up and scales to county, state and national levels without requiring expensive or complex data from farmers. CIBO’s insights include land and lease values, productivity, soil stability, sustainability, yield forecasts, and more.
Guardian Agriculture is the pioneer in eVTOL-powered precision agriculture. Backed by some of the world’s largest agribusiness leaders, the company is transforming crop protection with the first integrated, US-manufactured, commercial-scale eVTOL system purpose-built for agriculture.
Our mission is to create a global infrastructure to revolutionize local access to food. Here We believe that healthy food is a right, not a luxury. For this reason, we are dedicated to making fresh food accessible to anyone, anywhere, any time with a complete platform of products and services – the Greenery S, farmhand®, and Client Services - to...
Farmblox is an early-stage startup pioneering the future of agriculture through our innovative IoT platform. Our mission is to empower farmers by providing technology and tools to optimize their operation, reduce labor costs, and improve efficiency. Our platform allows for seamless integration of a wide variety of sensors and controllers, enabling farmers to build automation solutions tailored to their unique...
Riverdale Mills is a leading American manufacturer of premium welded wire mesh solutions for the marine, security, construction, agriculture, and aquaculture industries. Renowned globally for their galvanized and PVC-coated products, the company invented Aquamesh, the industry-standard wire mesh used in over 60% of lobster traps across North America, combining materials expertise and engineering insight to deliver reliable results for demanding...
We are building tools for modern forestry management, for timber, carbon, biodiversity, and wildfire risk.
Green City Growers was established in 2008 to offer local schools, restaurants, hotels, businesses, municipalities and families a professional and experienced "helping hand" to install and maintain organic urban farms in unconventional spaces. We convert unused open spaces on the ground and on rooftops unto vibrant urban farms, anywhere the sun shines. Our horticulture team can help anyone produce a high-quality...
