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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
Farm Happenings for November 21, 2024
This plot of kale is doing great and honestly one of the best looking Tuscan crops I have grown in a while, bumper crop to say the least. We have some cold weather coming finally, not sure how low it will get but I am actually excited about it, tired of sweating, haha. We should start seeing some b1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 14, 2024
Well we finally have another cool front coming through towards the end of the week, should be some nice weather for growing and being outdoors. We certainly don't want another snow storm like the picture I posted from 2020, talk about crazy, but a lil cooler, drier air will be much appreciated. We1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 7, 2024
Despite the warmer weather, we have brussels coming along nicely and I am thinking we may start harvesting some this week! Broccoli has started but it really hasn't exploded yet and the small quantity we did pick isn't the best looking to say the least. Good news is we have a bunch more of it comin1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 31, 2024
Foggy mornings at the farm have been the norm for the last couples of days, hard to see the other end of the plot in most of the fields. It has been in the high 50's in the mornings and then rising to mid to high 80's in the afternoon, crazy to thing November is here and the next cold front is no w1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 24, 2024
Our Fall tomato crop has been sub par this year, crazy to think about last years crop being 2 feet taller than me and just as healthy and productive as you could ask for. Not so much the case for this year but that is how it goes with farming sometimes, all we can do is harvest what is there and mo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 17, 2024
We have some shallots ready to harvest, the tops look great and I am excited to add them to my next gumbo, chili, or stew. Once we get the first real cold front, I go into comfort food mode and love to cook up dishes that warm you up! With those dishes, I always top them off with our shallot tops (1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 10, 2024
I have been patiently waiting on satsumas to start coming in season but they are taking there sweet time this year! Did you know that the sugar content is actually tested on satsuma's and they can't be sold until it reaches a certain level? Not sure when this rule or law came into play but that is1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 3, 2024
It won't be long and our strawberry plants will be in arriving and we will be getting them in the ground. With that said we will be working on getting sprinklers ready and in place as we have to use overhead irrigation for our strawberry plants, this keeps them nice and cool so they don't burn up w1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 26, 2024
Pumpkins are looking great and should be ready to harvest pretty soon, its kind of hard to tell just when to harvest these but we usually wait for the foliage to die back a bit and then we will go in and harvest the bigger pumpkins with good color. After we harvest they will have a curing period wh1 read more »
About the farm
Covey Rise Farms is located in Husser, LA just north of New Orleans in central Tangipahoa Parish and is part of the Covey Rise Sportsman's Retreat. The farm started growing vegetables on 10 acres in 2009 and has expanded to over 60 acres at present. The farm not only grows multiple varieties of over 30 types of vegetables, but in recent years has added fruit trees and flowers. Our produce is enjoyed at various types of restaurants in New Orleans and surrounding areas, from the finest restaurants to quaint neighborhood cafes and everything in between and by our local produce/CSA members.
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