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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
Farm Happenings for January 15, 2022
Purple and green kohlrabi sure look cool when they are ready to harvest, it is one of the few that people ask what it is every time they see it in the fields. Did you know that kohlrabi can help improve overall metabolism and aid with weight loss. It is also high in calcium and magnesium so it cont1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 8, 2022
Our first hard frost hit us on January 4th, wow, that is way later than normal. Everything seemed to hold up okay to it, just don't wanna see any low 20's or teens in the forecast! Onions are looking good and starting to grow as you can see in the picture, garlic is coming on as well. We have been1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 4, 2022
Happy New Year to everyone! I sure hope 2022 is good to yall. We had some very hot weather last week but it is looking like we are gonna drop to about 28 for our low, which means we frost protect as much as we can. Mainly with covers over the frost sensitive plants, but we also drain all above grou1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 31, 2021
Happy New Year to everyone. I hope 2022 is great year, enjoy your cabbage, blackeyes and all the other fruits/veggies. Thank you for supporting local! read more »
Farm Happenings for December 24, 2021
Our first frosty morning on the farm, and in late December, that is much later in the year than usual. Of course it will be 80 degrees again in a few days, but by now all people in Louisiana should be used to it! We hope everyone has a great holiday and we truly appreciate yall supporting not1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 18, 2021
Hoping to have salad mix back in the saddle for a while now, our hydroponic producer(Salad Days) had an issue with their thermostat/controller that is now fixed. It was a very expensive fix for them and a shock on both the price and lack of product to be harvested. That's farming for you, it happen1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 11, 2021
It is a muddy mess out on the farm right now, we did need some rain so I won't complain too much. After the showers passed we had to get back out there and finish harvesting, which can get pretty interesting when it comes to driving around in slop. Then once everything dries up I come through with1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 4, 2021
We have some beautiful purple Pac Choi coming along, hoping it will be ready in a week or so. We have been planting spring onions this week, they are typically ready to harvest around mid February, sometimes earlier and sometimes later depending on our weather. We also planted our first batch of sn1 read more »
Farm Happenings for November 27, 2021
I hop everyone gets to enjoy the holiday and eat plenty of veggies and all the other fixings. The picture is a plot of cole crops (Broc/cauli./cabbage) that runs in the top 5 of healthiest looking plants I have grown, with that being said I can not wait for them to start producing! Seems like our c1 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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