Atlas Farm

The seeds of Atlas Farm first germinated in 2004, on a 2.5-acre plot of rented land in Montague, Massachusetts. We’ve grown a lot over the years, and have exciting plans for the future!

Inspired by work experiences on CSA farms and exposure to the great challenges facing the modern food system, farmer/owner Gideon Porth began farming in order to connect people more closely to their food sources, and to be part of the vanguard of sustainable agriculture.

The seeds of Atlas Farm first germinated in 2004, on a 2.5-acre plot of rented land in Montague, Massachusetts. The farm’s first harvests were sold at the Copley Square Farmers Market in Boston. Over several years, Atlas Farm acquired additional rental land on River Road in Deerfield, now the base of our operations. As the farm grew in size and scope, vegetable sales expanded to include local and regional wholesale customers.

In 2013 Atlas Farm opened the Farm Store in South Deerfield: a vibrant marketplace for our own certified organic produce and other regional and sustainable farm products.

Today, Atlas Farm consists of 100 acres of owned and leased land in two locations. The main farm — including production fields, greenhouses, staff housing, packing facilities, and the main office — is located on scenic River Road in Deerfield, along the west bank of the Connecticut River. Across the Pocumtuck Ridge, at our “Hillside” location in South Deerfield, the Atlas Farm Store stands front and center on Routes 5&10. Forty acres of rich bottom-land and four greenhouses make up the Farm Store’s productive backyard. We are proud to be part of the vibrant agricultural heritage of the Connecticut River Valley, which is blessed with some of the most fertile agricultural soil on the East Coast.