Viroqua, Wisconsin





Our Stand

July 4


Vegetables

CSA boxes

July 2-4


Our Best Guess
Vegetables
Fruit Share
July 2-4

Our Farm

The Harmony Valley Harmony Valley is a family owned, diversified farm with over 30 years of experience producing high quality, organic vegetables and berries. We are located in an isolated valley in southwestern Wisconsin. Our silt loam fields are high in organic matter, humus and biological life. They receive green cover crops, generous amounts of compost and rock powders. Our vegetables are grown and harvested with care and immediately cooled and kept refrigerated. All of our products are certified by the Midwest Organic Services Association. This is your assurance of high quality, nutritious, flavorful food produced in a system which does not compromise the farmers or the environment. Harmony Valley is a family farm run by us and a crew that varies with the seasons from 4 -15 persons. The home farm consists of 200 acres of woods, pastures and crop land lying along Spring Creek. We farm additional leased acres bordering the banks of the nearby Bad Axe River for a total of 70 acres of fresh market produce. Our crops encompass a wide variety of standard and specialty vegetables and berries. We are best known for our season long, high quality salad mix, saute greens and spinach. In the fall and winter months we specialize in root crops. We sell our produce through a 400 member CSA, a weekly stall at the Dane County Farmers’ Market, retail grocers and wholesale distributors. We also raise high quality black angus on rotationally grazed pastures, finishing them with organic grain. We market our beef by mail off of this site and to our CSA members. At Harmony Valley Farm we go beyond basic certified organic farming methods. We have researched and implemented many innovative and cutting edge techniques. To promote soil health and fertility, Richard has developed a system of cover cropping with green manures, applying natural rock powders and incorporating compost. To control pests we provide perennial habitat and nesting sites to our allies; raptors, song birds, bats, wasps and beneficial insects. Our latest research involved studying disease suppressive properties of soil ammended with compost. We are dedicated to organic farming and believe strongly that it produces the highest quality, best tasting food while protecting the quality of our water and wildlife. Early season field work

Location:

We are 3.5 hours southeast of Mpls / St. Paul; 5.5 hours northwest of Chicago; 2 1/2 hours northwest of Madison, Wisconsin. The closest regional airport is 45 minutes away in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

If you'd like to visit us:

Guests are welcome at the farm just about any time. Please call or email ahead to let us know when you plan to arrive. Guests are welcome to stay, either camping in our meadow or staying in town, and work with the crew during the week or just relax in our valley for the weekend. We are not always available for tours on Saturdays since we are at the Dane County FarmerŐs Market in Madison but we will be happy to give field tours to weekend guests on Sundays. If you plan to spend the night in our camping area, please call ahead. Our campground is primitive with no hookups for campers or motor homes. You will be able to drive your car to the site to unload supplies. A portable toilet will be provided at the campsite; drinking water, shower and restroom facilities are available in the packing shed. There are picnic tables, a refrigerator and stove in the shop area.