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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
TIME CHANGE FOR GNARLY BARLEY & POKE LOA ON MAGAZINE
Good afternoon:
Please note the adjusted pick up times for Gnarly Barley and Poke Loa on Magazine beginning with tomorrow, August 1, 2020:
Gnarly Barley from 12:30 to 1:30
Poke Loa from 11:00 - 12:30
Thank you all for supporting the farm. Eat your veggies and stay healthy! read more »
Farm Happenings for August 1, 2020
Well the rain finally stopped....for now! We should be seeing some new stuff soon, maybe next week! Stay tuned, we are in the middle of the summer heat/rain battle but we are gonna keep pushing! read more »
Farm Happenings for July 23, 2020
We are adding some of the Ponchatoula Pepper Companies products to our extras! All three of these products are so good with so many different applications! My wife and love to make a salad dressing with the original pepper jelly! We are continuing to plant up for the fall, with root crops like carr1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 16, 2020
While the Mexican Sour Gherkin Cucumber AKA "Cuc Nuts" or "Cucamelons" is fun to grow and a good seller for us, they do not like the heat/rain mixture! The picture of them I added is our last planting until it cools off some, how many can you see in the picture? When the plants are in their prime t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 9, 2020
Rain, rain, and more rain!! At least we are getting some sunshine in the mornings! Last week we started planting some Fall/Winter items believe it or not! Pumpkins, Delicata/Acorn/Butternut squash, and some braising greens. Broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower will be seeded this week. We are harvest1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 6, 2020
I hope everyone enjoyed their Independence Day weekend! We just started picking some of our figs last week, they are not in full swing yet but it wont be long! We have three varieties of trees that we pick from. In the picture the top left is LSU Purple, top right is LSU Gold, and the bottom left i1 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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