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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
Farm Happenings for May 11, 2023
Eggplant and cherry tomatoes are starting set fruit!!! That means it won't be too long until we are harvesting and adding to yalls boxes. I honestly can not wait to make some air fried eggplant, topped with cheese and some of the lump crab meat. Add a sauce and some of the Commissaries fresh pasta1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 4, 2023
Cucumbers are coming in, we haven't had the explosion of cucs yet but we are picking a good bit right now. Squash is still booming in production and we are starting to see some blooms on peppers, eggplant, and tomatoes. Carrots are trying to come back and I am hoping we will be able to pick some mo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 27, 2023
We got some fresh white plastic mulch down and I love the way it looks when we first lay it. I also know that it means the heat is coming, which is something these spring/summer plants need but boy have the cooler Spring days been nice! We got more peppers planted last week, along with some waterme1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 20, 2023
Summer squash has arrived and it is beautiful, cucumbers won't be far behind as they are looking good and starting to fruit. These temperatures have been crazy on the farm, from 83 degrees for a high and then down to 41 for the low, luckily we haven't seen any frost. Strawberries have slowed down a1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 13, 2023
Tomatoes are looking good and growing well, I am craving a BLT every time I go out in the field to check on them. Even though we are still a good ways out, I get excited about tomatoes every Spring. Okra will be going in the ground this week, along with some watermelons and cantaloupes! We are pull1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 6, 2023
Summer squash is looking great and it should not be long until we start harvesting some. We have some cucumbers that are looking good as well, we should see those towards the end of April. Tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant are doing great in their first week in the ground. We will be planting more th1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 30, 2023
Strawberries are back! With the cold weather we had to cover up our strawberries and they weren't ripening very fast, but now that the warm weather is back we are back into them and they are tasting great. We got our first set of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant planted last week! Thank goodness we1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 23, 2023
We always watch the weather around mid March for that last hard freeze possibility, but I honestly didn't think we would see 28 degree's on the first day of Spring! Luckily we held back our tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and more squash because we would not have been able to cover everything. We did1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 16, 2023
The first planting of squash and cucs are doing great, the warmer temps really made them jump! We are starting to harvest some spring onions this week so look for them on the list. We will be planting tomatoes and peppers this week and hoping the last of the frosty mornings are in our past, wish us1 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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