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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
Farm Happenings for August 29, 2024
Our Fall tomatoes are looking good, even though they are growing a bit slower than normal with the heat, they will really take off once we get some cooler nights. You can see the dew dripping off of the plant in this picture, thankful for that as we have been missing the August rains this year. I n1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 22, 2024
We are finally picking enough okra to offer it in yalls boxes, it is truly flourishing in this heat, unlike most of all the other plants! The only other thing that has done well was our bumper crop of cantaloupes, which I am thinking did so well due to the dryer weather we had when they began to ri1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 15, 2024
Our first round of braising greens will be going into the ground soon! Rainbow Chard, collards greens, Kale, and mustard greens are the first varieties we will be planting, hopefully they can withstand the heat and hold up long enough for it to cool off, its always a challenge to keep this first ro1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 8, 2024
It won't be long until we start seeing these varieties popping into the boxes, this is example of a mid to late November harvest that I took last year. I always get excited about the next seasons products and actually start to crave them even though we still have a bit of time before we will harves1 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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