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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
Farm Happenings for December 28, 2023
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and got to enjoy or share some of their box contents. We got plenty of rain at the farm on Christmas Eve so I didn't have to worry about missing any work in the fields on Christmas. It has definitely been a warmer Holiday season this year, but as you can see in1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 21, 2023
Strawberries are just in time for Christmas and they have been very good! We are harvesting a few of ours but the bulk of our crop hasn't hit just yet. Mainly because we plant bare root strawberry plants and they take a little longer to get going but they produce over a longer period versus plug pl1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 14, 2023
Romanesco is here! Or as my kids call it "Christmas Trees" and they absolutely love it, as do my wife and I. I cooked some last night and just lightly tossed in olive oil, salt, pepper and then a few drops of balsamic vinegar and roasted at 400 degrees, talk about yum! We finally have some more bro1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 7, 2023
Green garlic is looking good and appears to be larger than normal for this time of year, which means we may harvest some of it earlier than the Spring. Guess we will have to see how cold of a winter we have. I do have carrots coming soon for our members, we are definitely later than normal on them1 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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