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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
Farm Happenings for February 22, 2024
It is starting to look like the Groundhog prediction will be be correct with the forecast we are looking at. Not much rain in the forecast either, which means we will be busy prepping for Spring plants to go in the ground. I love cold weather but typically by mid February I am ready for some warm s1 read more »
Farm Happenings for February 15, 2024
I swear we have some of the best sunrise and sunsets here on the farm, this particular one was taken in October of 2022 and if you look close you can see the giant fall tomatoes in the back! I am ready for some sunny Spring days where the highs only get into the low 70's! We will be planting out ou1 read more »
Farm Happenings for February 8, 2024
Green Garlic is getting very close to being ready, I am hoping we can harvest some late this week or next week and start offering it in the boxes. I am waiting to get a few more seed deliveries in and I will be sending off our spring seeds to the nursery. In the mean time we will be working ground1 read more »
Farm Happenings for February 1, 2024
We got a ton of rain last week, roads were flooded and it was a muddy muddy mess. Out of all the current growing crops, the strawberry plants took it the hardest for sure, I walked through them this morning and couldn't find one single strawberry worth picking. As you can kinda tell in the picture1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 25, 2024
Well the weather that was projected was spot on for us at the farm, we got down to 19 degrees the first night, and then 15 degrees the following night. Thankfully we had some rain before the 19 degrees that first night, that actually insulated the plants that we weren't able to cover. Everything lo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 18, 2024
Another artic blast for us to deal with is on the way, with projected temps to hit 16 degrees we have been doing all we can to prep for it. It is gonna be a tough week for sure, especially with another cold front to hit us by the weekend. We picked a good bit of stuff over the weekend and now we ar1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 11, 2024
We have a threatening line of storms headed our way this afternoon and one of the things I always have to do is move all of our equipment away from wood lines and big trees. With 40-50mph winds in the forecast it could get really bad and the last thing we need is trees falling on our equipment. We1 read more »
Farm Happenings for January 4, 2024
Happy New Year to everyone, I hope yall had a great break. Carrots are finally in and they are so good, I love to eat them as soon as I can get the dirt off of them. We have some great options on the harvest list for those working on a New Years resolution of eating cleaner! I know for sure my wife1 read more »
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 »
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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