Area One Farms

The firm invests in permanent crops, row-crop operations, and vertically integrated food processing companies. Its strategy covers both production agriculture and value-added processing, with a geographic focus on Canada and the United States.

Area One uses a buyout-and-growth approach, typically taking control or significant minority equity stakes. Deals are structured through long-duration private equity vehicles designed to hold assets through multi-year agricultural cycles.

Area One partners with existing farm operators and management teams, keeping them in place post-acquisition. The firm contributes strategic oversight, capital for expansion, and operational support without displacing founding families.

Area One invests across Canada and the United States, targeting both broadacre row-crop regions and specialty crop areas suited to permanent-planting agriculture.

Unlike REITs that typically lease land back to operators, Area One takes direct equity stakes in operating companies. Its long-duration hold periods align with the biological timelines of orchard and soil improvement, offering a structural alternative to both short-term private equity and passive real estate ownership.