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Farm Happenings at River Queen Greens
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 »
Is it Spring yet?
**PLEASE NOTE: The Blue House pick-up will be at a new location in the church directly across Euterpe St. The address is 1626 S. Rampart St. This location change begins this coming Tuesday, February 2nd.**
Tuesday is Groundhog's Day, but it's already starting to feel a little like spring at the far1 read more »
Farm Training in Action
As our season gets up and running, we wanted to highlight our training activities on the farm. Your participation in our farm share has enabled us to hire and train three full-time apprentices who are learning every aspect of vegetable farming that we can throw at them. We think it's critical for t1 read more »
Strawberries and greens
Hi everyone,
January is a big planting month. We've got tons of trays filling up our green house, including everything from lettuce to be planted next week to eggplants and peppers, which won't be planted for a couple months. It's a time of anticipation, as the spring approaches and we know things1 read more »
A New Beginning in 2021
It's 2021! New year, new president, new farm share season!
We're excited to be up and running again, although as you can tell from the picture that it's been a bit chilly - frosty even at times - and so things are still growing slowly. Pretty soon though, everything will be growing like crazy and i1 read more »
Spring Season is Here!
Welcome to the Spring 2021 Farm Share!
To all returning members, we're excited to start feeding you fresh produce again! For everyone who signed up in the last few weeks, we're looking forward to meeting you, and feeding you as well!
We're anticipating a great spring season, which will includ1 read more »
Final Share this Wednesday!
It's the solstice and we're all ready to wrap up this year. Fortunately, we've got a great looking share to carry you through the holidays!
Remember, the pick-ups for Pistil & Stamen and the farm are both on Wednesday evening this week. There will be no opportunities to pick-up your share after1 read more »
Last Tuesday Share of 2020!!
The last week of our 2020 fall farm share is here! We're starting to get the hang of how seasons flow here in Southern Louisiana: hurricanes, draught, extreme heat, freezes, torrential rain - we had it all this fall. Our tremendous farm crew and our wonderful customers helped us get through it.
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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