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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
Farm Happenings for October 24, 2024
Our Fall tomato crop has been sub par this year, crazy to think about last years crop being 2 feet taller than me and just as healthy and productive as you could ask for. Not so much the case for this year but that is how it goes with farming sometimes, all we can do is harvest what is there and mo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 17, 2024
We have some shallots ready to harvest, the tops look great and I am excited to add them to my next gumbo, chili, or stew. Once we get the first real cold front, I go into comfort food mode and love to cook up dishes that warm you up! With those dishes, I always top them off with our shallot tops (1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 10, 2024
I have been patiently waiting on satsumas to start coming in season but they are taking there sweet time this year! Did you know that the sugar content is actually tested on satsuma's and they can't be sold until it reaches a certain level? Not sure when this rule or law came into play but that is1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 3, 2024
It won't be long and our strawberry plants will be in arriving and we will be getting them in the ground. With that said we will be working on getting sprinklers ready and in place as we have to use overhead irrigation for our strawberry plants, this keeps them nice and cool so they don't burn up w1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 26, 2024
Pumpkins are looking great and should be ready to harvest pretty soon, its kind of hard to tell just when to harvest these but we usually wait for the foliage to die back a bit and then we will go in and harvest the bigger pumpkins with good color. After we harvest they will have a curing period wh1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 19, 2024
We made it through the storm pretty much unscathed, we did get a good bit of rain and lost power for a day or so but I am thankful it wasn't way worse. Fall crops are in the ground and they are looking great and enjoying the cool mornings and warmer afternoons. I don't know if anyone has had citrus1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 12, 2024
We finally get some cooler weather and of course, it comes with a price! We are closely watching the weather updates to see just what Cyclone 6 is going to do, as for now it is projected to come directly at the Texas Louisiana coast. With that being said we will just have to see what it brings and1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 5, 2024
Delicata squash is looking good and shouldn't be too much longer before we start harvesting some. I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend despite the hot, rainy weather, we finally got a good rain at the farm. We will be working plots to get them back into direct seed planting shape, which me1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 29, 2024
Our Fall tomatoes are looking good, even though they are growing a bit slower than normal with the heat, they will really take off once we get some cooler nights. You can see the dew dripping off of the plant in this picture, thankful for that as we have been missing the August rains this year. I n1 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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