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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
Farm Happenings for July 20, 2021
Not sure if you can see the labels well on the picture but I wanted everyone to know what pepper varieties they were getting. I am going to get my wife to post it to our social media as well. Heirloom tomatoes have come into a gap, they will be back soon though! We have actually had two days withou1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 13, 2021
Figs are coming in! We have three varieties of fig trees on the farm, with a total of about 60-70 trees. The three varieties are Celeste(brown/common), LSU Gold(green), and LSU Purple. The celeste usually produce the most are also the popular variety. I can always remember having my mom and grandmo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 8, 2021
Well we actually had one dry day last week, just one! Hoping that we miss some of the showers this week so we can do some actual farming, its been muddy for long enough. The picture I posted is a peach salad that my friend made and sent me the recipe, it was amazing and I wanted to share with you a1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 6, 2021
Well we actually had one dry day this week, just one! Hoping that we miss some of the holiday weekend showers so we can do some actual farming, its been muddy for long enough. The picture I posted is a peach salad that my friend made and sent me the recipe, it was amazing and I wanted to share with1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 29, 2021
Harvesting some beautiful peppers and tomatoes right now, even with the everyday rain storms we have been working around. I can't remember a summer with this many consistent and heavy rains, although I am sure its happened before! I am on the BLT sandwich train right now, having them 3 nights this1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 24, 2021
Well we dodged our first storm and made it basically unscathed. The dry weather has been nice and cloud cover has kept our crops somewhat cooler than normal! Believe it or not we have started some Fall season prep, laying new plastic and cleaning up older plots, it will be here before you know it s1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 22, 2021
Well here we go again with these storms coming at us! Hopefully this one won't be too bad, its been nice having some dry weather. Believe it or not we have started some Fall season prep, laying new plastic and cleaning up older plots, it will be here before you know it so we try be prepared. We are1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 15, 2021
Eggplant coming in HOTT! Also picking a good bit of peppers and tomatoes. With this dry weather we have had we are starting to pick a good bit of heirlooms, creole slicers, chile peppers, and more. I hope you all have been enjoying the boxes, we are continuing to add as much variety as possible. It1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 8, 2021
The amount of rain we have been getting at the farm is unbelievable, way more than needed. The worse part about excessive rainfall right now is it makes our big heirloom tomatoes split, and takes away from the flavor with the excess water. I normally slack off on irrigation around this time, just t1 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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