Fields mapped to the box
Each crop block has a code. Your weekly email shows which beds supplied your tomatoes, greens and roots so you can trace flavour back to weather and cover crops.
Summer share starts June 4. Pickup locations in Madison, Verona and Mount Horeb.Reserve a share
Certified organic · 42 acres · Wisconsin River valley
Vegetables with a harvest date, not a warehouse code.
Riverbend Organics grows for 380 households on heavy silt loam outside Dodgeville. Every box lists the field block, the morning it was picked and the crew who washed it. We do not buy produce to fill gaps, and we publish our soil tests every spring.
Certified organic since 2011. Pickup or doorstep delivery within 35 miles.
A week at Riverbend
We grow 68 crops on a ten-year rotation. Here is what happens before your name is on the label.
Washed in well water, packed cold
Harvest starts at 5 a.m. Produce moves through a dunk tank, spins dry and rests in a 38 °F cooler before packing. Nothing sits on a loading dock.
Wednesday pack, Thursday pickup
Shares are packed Wednesday afternoon. Madison members pick up Thursday 4 to 7 p.m.; doorstep routes leave at dawn Friday with ice packs in summer.
Soil tests you can read
We publish organic matter, phosphorus and potassium results each April. Members can tour the compost windrows and see the cover-crop mixes we plant after sweet corn.
Pack shed at the red barn
Shares are cooled and boxed beside the wash line. Member tours start here so you see where your lettuce was handled.
Member mornings on the farm
- 01
Spring soil day
Walk the fields with lead grower Ana Okonkwo, see cover crops turned under and help plant the first peas.
- 02
Mid-season u-pick
Cherry tomatoes, herbs and flowers on Saturday mornings in August. Scales and baskets provided.
- 03
Harvest supper
Long tables in the barnyard each September. The kitchen crew cooks what was picked that afternoon.
- 04
Winter planning night
Members vote on two trial crops for next year and taste miso from last season's soybeans.
- 05
Barn open house
See the cooler, wash line and compost windrows with the crew that packs your share. The red barn is where shares are staged before pickup.
Neighbors who eat the shares
“The flavour notes in the weekly email changed how we cook. We stopped buying salad greens at the store in May.”
“Pickup took four minutes and the kids learned what kohlrabi is. The egg add-on was worth every penny.”
“I toured the cooler and saw my lettuce being packed. That transparency is why I renew.”
Initials only, from our 2025 member survey.
Questions before you join
Ask about allergies, pickup windows or workplace delivery. We answer within one business day.
Waitlist for sold-out routes
Doorstep delivery and the flower add-on filled early. Join the list and we will email when a spot opens.
Share questions
What if we travel for a week?
Pause up to three weeks per season. Credit rolls to a double share when you return or you can donate the box to the community fridge.
Do you grow everything in the box?
Yes for vegetables. Apples and berries come from partner orchards within 20 miles, labelled separately.
Is the farm certified organic?
We have been MOSES-certified organic since 2011. Certificates are linked in the footer.
Can I split a share with a friend?
Yes. Add a second pickup name in your profile and we will pack one combined box.
Are visits open to the public?
Member events are listed in your portal. Two open farm days in May welcome non-members with tickets.