River Road Neighborhood Farm
& Community Garden
About
Location: 1657 River Road, just south of the Russel Street Bridge
Size: 3.25 acres
Highlights: CSA share program includes: 15 Winter shares and 32 Summer CSA Shares, (half shares available), 55 Community Garden Plots, chickens
Programing: Volunteer for Veggies
Established in 1997, River Road offers 55 community garden plots, a summer CSA share program and a winter CSA share program offering produce good for canning, freezing, and storing over winter. A green oasis just off Russell Street, River Road bustles in the spring, summer and fall with farmers, volunteers, community gardeners, CSA members, and a flock of chickens.
The farm produces 6,000 pounds of produce each year for the Poverello Center. Through the Volunteer for Veggies Program, over 150 people volunteer at the farm, taking home vegetables for their labors.
CSA Shares
- Winter shares still available! Summer half and full shares SOLD OUT!!
River Road has a unique winter share program that provides storage vegetables - all the late summer crops - in the late summer and fall for members to pick up and freeze, can, dry, or otherwise put up for the winter. Learn more about the CSA Share Program.
Community Garden Plots SOLD OUT
River Road has 55 garden plots available for rental each summer. We provide a 15' x 15' plot of soil, tools, amendments, straw, and a knowledgable garden coordinator.
