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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
Farm Happenings for February 2, 2023
I hope everyone else had a better start to their week than we did at the farm! With all the rain this big oak fell across the road to get to the farm early Monday morning, knocked power out when it fell. Then once we got it all cleaned up I had two delivery trucks get stuck in the mud, and of cours1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 26, 2023
The rainbow chard that we were able to cover is finally starting to get big enough again to harvest. This is one of my favorite things to grow (and eat) because of how beautiful it looks in field. The row covers prevented the cold from killing this plot, and now after a few weeks its back big enoug1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 19, 2023
I have started ordering seeds and completed the Spring farm plan, it will be here sooner than we think. Seeds have definitely increased and they are also harder to find. I have some varieties that I hope will grow well and people will enjoy. Until those warmer temps arrive however we will be out in1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 12, 2023
A fresh planting that we were able to get in before the rain. We got arugula, radishes, turnips, carrots and some beets in the ground. Hoping for a quick germination and speedy growing as everything that we had like this was knocked back or killed by the cold last month. Weather is by far the trick1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 5, 2023
Happy New Year to everyone and also Happy new CSA season! I want to apologize for last week being an off week, I don't remember telling Harvie that I wanted to skip the week after Christmas but apparently I did in December 2021. We fixed that so we will have a full year of boxes this year. The cold1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 28, 2022
The cold really did a number on us this go round, lowest temp I saw was 18 degrees but it may have dipped to 17 at one point. While we covered everything we could, 20 degrees and a bit below that, doesn't sit well with most of the plants we are growing at this time. Some will die off from it but ho1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 22, 2022
In the farming industry in South Louisiana, a forecast that looks like this weeks is something you never wanna see, but it is part of farming that we can not control. We will be draining everything, protecting as many of the exposed pipes that we can, covering what plots we can, winterizing all tru1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 15, 2022
Looking like we are going to have some cold weather moving in and possibly sticking around for a while. We have been stretching out our cloth covers and filling sandbags to get ready for it! One of the things that I try to do is get the 4 to 5 plantings of braising greens(Kale/Chard/Collards) big e1 read more »
Farm Happenings for December 8, 2022
Romanesco is coming in well and it is beautiful! My kids always call it Christmas trees when we cook it, as they eat it up better than most winter veggies. Weird weather patterns have made some things slow down and others seem to do better with it, but that's Louisiana weather for you. We have a go1 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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