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Farm Happenings at River Queen Greens
Hot Sauce Time!
Hi folks,
Barring an unforeseen shift in Delta, we're feeling pretty lucky, yet again. And hoping the best for folks west of here.
We spent the day making dozens of bottles of Cheryl's mom's amazing hot sauces - Caribbean Curry Mango and Honey Hot - with our hot peppers. Both are the perfect1 read more »
Another hurricane? Really?
Hi everyone,
We're feeling the strain of this hurricane season hard right now and are hoping to be able to get you your veggies on schedule. We will let you know if anything changes with the pick-up schedule, but please stay tuned!
We've got plenty of greens, peppers, squash, sweet potatoes, herbs,1 read more »
Welcome Apprentices
Hi everyone,
This was an exciting week at the farm with the addition of two new apprentices and a workshop today. We're enjoying getting to know our new crew and sharing information about farming with aspiring growers, including our apprentices and other participants of the Grow Louisiana program.1 read more »
It's Definitely Fall
The wind is bringing fall to New Orleans right now, and we're ready for it.
Look out for a great variety of greens this week, including lettuce and cooking greens, and Compostella's baby greens. Also in shares this week: really nice cherry tomatoes and green peppers from Faust Farm, and sweet1 read more »
Greens greens greens
Hi everyone,
As things start drying out after a week of drizzle and gray skies - and blessedly cooler weather - our greens and lettuces are starting to roll in. We just started harvesting kale, a sign that fall is here, and are getting a big order of mustard greens from our farmer friends at Major1 read more »
Is it Fall Already?
Well, today is the first day of fall, and it certainly feels like it. But this weather is just too much to comprehend, so we're not going to try. And we're just going to hope that it doesn't get wetter.
This week, we're harvesting more and more greens, with some napa cabbage, bok choy, lettuce, and1 read more »
We were spared this time
Hi everyone,
Thankfully we were spared this past week from Sally. We want to thank you all for being flexible in switching pick-up times on such short notice. All things considered, it went pretty smoothly and we really appreciate you changing your schedules to accommodate us. We're crossing our fi1 read more »
Dodging Hurricanes and Harvesting Greens
Welcome to the fall farm share!
What a week to start the season. Hopefully this is the last of the hurricane threats this month. We're getting tired of dismantling and reassembling our farm on a biweekly basis. Of course, we're very lucky that we missed the last two and are thinking about our neigh1 read more »
Fall Season Opener
We're Back!
The fall season is just beginning and we're excited to start feeding you! We took the month of July off and enjoyed some time in the Northeast with our families. When we got back to New Orleans in early August, we hit the ground running so we could get our farm share back in action as s1 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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