F+W was named after two of its early publications: "Farm Quarterly" and "Writer's Digest". The company grew though a series of acquisitions, including book publisher David & Charles, Krause Publications in 2002, "Horticulture" magazine, and Adams Media in 2003. The private equity firm ABRY Partners purchased F+W in 2005. In August 2012 F+W Media acquired Interweave, an arts and crafts media company based in Loveland, Colorado. In 2014, F+W Media acquired New Track Media, renamed itself F+W, and was acquired by the private equity company Tinicum.