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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
Farm Happenings for September 1, 2022
It has finally dried up enough for us to work some dirt, and hopefully get a planting of carrots in the ground. I know we won't have too much time before the rain returns so we are hustling to get it done. We did get almost all of the Kale, Chard, and Collard plants in the ground over the weekend,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 25, 2022
You win some and you lose some, luckily we were able to pull this tractor out pretty easily! We were trying to beat the rain and this plot was still a bit muddy at the end of it, I only had about 4 rows left to pull up and I would have been done for the day. Two hours later I washing the mud off of1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 18, 2022
There are still a few spots available at the field to table dinners on the 26th & 27th of August, if any of you are interested just call the Lodge at (985) 747-0310. We have finally dried up enough at the farm to start working some dirt and getting it ready for direct seed plantings of root cro1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 11, 2022
I wanted to let everyone know that there are still some Field to Table dinner dates in August. Chef Austin Kirzner and his crew prepare some wonderful dinners held at Covey Rise Lodge's new Venue, which if you haven't seen it in person yet, is worth the trip just to see it, but the food, atmosphere1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 4, 2022
Peanuts have started coming in and I have already started boiling them! Seems like it gets earlier every year that they start showing up, either way I do not mind because I love to eat them and boiling them reminds me of my father when I was a kid. Also coming back into boxes are cucumbers and deli1 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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