Forge Equity Partners Acquires LocalSodFarm.com

Patten Seed Company/Super-Sod Acquires Frog Pond Turf

January 11, 2022

Agriculture

Patten Seed Company (doing business as Super-Sod), a Heartwood Partners–backed platform, completed an add-on acquisition of Frog Pond Turf in Opelika, Alabama in December 2021. The acquisition expands Super-Sod's sod-growing footprint into Alabama (Auburn, Montgomery and Birmingham markets), preserves local management (Brad Baker remains farm manager), and increases supply of Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass while enabling Super-Sod to introduce products and services such as Soil³ compost and the Lawn Coach subscription in the region.

80 Acres Farms and Soli Organic Merge to Build National Indoor Farming Platform

August 18, 2025

Agriculture

80 Acres Farms and Soli Organic announced a strategic merger to form a scaled national indoor farming company that will operate under the 80 Acres Farms name and be headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio. The combined business unites 80 Acres' GroLoop technology and indoor farming operations with Soli's retail footprint and agronomic expertise, serving more than 17,000 storefronts and projecting nearly $200 million in first-year revenues.

Heartwood Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Patten Seed Company (Super-Sod)

September 18, 2020

Agriculture

Heartwood Partners (Heartwood Partners III, LP) completed an investment in Patten Seed Company (doing business as Super-Sod) on September 18, 2020, providing capital to support the company's next phase of growth. The Patten family and senior management retained a meaningful equity stake; Heartwood intends to support organic growth, technology adoption, and acquisition-driven geographic expansion across the Southeastern U.S.

Super-Sod Acquires Tri-Tex Grass

November 14, 2024

Agriculture

Super-Sod (Patten Seed Company) acquired Tri-Tex Grass, a Granbury, Texas-based turfgrass grower, in a transaction completed November 14, 2024. The deal expands Super-Sod’s distribution and farming footprint into Texas; Tri-Tex operations and leadership (Mike Pender and Mark Graf) will transition to operate under the Super-Sod brand.

Foley Company Acquires SALSCO, Inc.

November 12, 2024

Manufacturing

Foley Company has acquired SALSCO, Inc., a Cheshire, Connecticut-based manufacturer of turf maintenance and golf-course equipment founded in 1979. The acquisition adds SALSCO’s 40+ in-house products, a nationwide distributor network and more than 70 employees to Foley’s turf equipment portfolio to expand its product capabilities for golf courses and turf professionals.

Full Harvest Acquires FarmersWeb

November 29, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Full Harvest, the San Francisco–based B2B produce marketplace, has acquired FarmersWeb, a farm sales and inventory management SaaS provider. The acquisition will integrate FarmersWeb’s inventory, order management and payments software into Full Harvest’s marketplace to accelerate product feature delivery and reduce on-farm food waste.