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Farm Happenings at River Queen Greens
And We're Back
We made it through a very tough week and were rewarded with beautiful weather this week. It's still a bit touch and go in the fields right now as things that seemed ok at first are showing more signs of freeze damage, and it's taking awhile for everything to get back to full recovery. Our only tota1 read more »
We Survived
Well, it seems like we finally got past the winter weather, but not before freezing temperatures made all of our lives somewhat miserable last week. Thankfully, we don't seem to have lost too much at the farm, but the weather slowed everything way way down and it will take a little while to catch u1 read more »
Hard Freeze, Hard Times
I don't have to tell you it's cold outside. We spent the last several days getting our farms as ready as we can for this frigid weather. We haven't checked the West bank yet, but things are generally looking okay on Kentucky St. There's a strong possibility that not everything will pull through out1 read more »
Ash Wednesday (Not Tuesday!) Pick-up
Has anyone checked the weather for next week? Brrrrrr! We're anticipating a hard freeze on Mardi Gras morning, which could do some damage to some of our crops. We'll be blanketing as much as we can with row cover this weekend and keeping our fingers crossed that we don't lose too much!
For the shar1 read more »
Arctic Blast? No Thanks!
Have anyone been checking the weather obsessively like we have? It's looking like this weekend is bring some freezing temps, possibly snow, and we're not excited for that one bit. We've just ordered more row cover to tuck our plants in nice and tight before the arctic weather hits. And then we just1 read more »
Greens Galore
Each season, we learn something about growing in New Orleans. This winter, we're learning (or being reminded?) that it's really hard to grow in January, and apparently in February too! We know we're not the only farmers in the area feeling frustrated - it's been a challenging year for veggies aroun1 read more »
Brr, What Happened to Spring?
As the seasons turn from New Orleans winter to spring, our farm is not yet overflowing with produce, but it is overflowing with seed trays. We're anticipating a very busy couple of months as everything starts picking up in the greenhouse and in the fields.
Right now, we're working through the1 read more »
About the farm
River Queen Greens offers fresh and nutrient-dense Certified Naturally Grown vegetables, grown right here in New Orleans. We are dedicated to sustainable land stewardship and the proliferation of local agriculture.
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