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Farm Happenings at Covey Rise Farms
Farm Happenings for April 20, 2023
Summer squash has arrived and it is beautiful, cucumbers won't be far behind as they are looking good and starting to fruit. These temperatures have been crazy on the farm, from 83 degrees for a high and then down to 41 for the low, luckily we haven't seen any frost. Strawberries have slowed down a1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 13, 2023
Tomatoes are looking good and growing well, I am craving a BLT every time I go out in the field to check on them. Even though we are still a good ways out, I get excited about tomatoes every Spring. Okra will be going in the ground this week, along with some watermelons and cantaloupes! We are pull1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 6, 2023
Summer squash is looking great and it should not be long until we start harvesting some. We have some cucumbers that are looking good as well, we should see those towards the end of April. Tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant are doing great in their first week in the ground. We will be planting more th1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 30, 2023
Strawberries are back! With the cold weather we had to cover up our strawberries and they weren't ripening very fast, but now that the warm weather is back we are back into them and they are tasting great. We got our first set of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant planted last week! Thank goodness we1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 23, 2023
We always watch the weather around mid March for that last hard freeze possibility, but I honestly didn't think we would see 28 degree's on the first day of Spring! Luckily we held back our tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and more squash because we would not have been able to cover everything. We did1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 16, 2023
The first planting of squash and cucs are doing great, the warmer temps really made them jump! We are starting to harvest some spring onions this week so look for them on the list. We will be planting tomatoes and peppers this week and hoping the last of the frosty mornings are in our past, wish us1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 9, 2023
Well we got our first summer squash and cucumber seeds in the ground last week, and the picture is another 3,100 plants that we will be putting in the ground this week. I love this time of year, minus the pollen, but Spring is really one of my favorite seasons with all the new plants and varieties1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 2, 2023
Spring onions are getting close, hoping to be able to start harvesting in a week or two. The warm weather has really got things growing and even though it has been a bit hot, the plants are loving it and the ground is finally drying out. We should see some cooler Spring temps soon so I am hoping ou1 read more »
Farm Happenings for February 23, 2023
The last planting of Winter crops is in the ground and the next delivery we get will be Spring/Summer crops like squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, and a few others. We have been pulling out old plants and prepping land to get ready for the change in seasons, which is one of my favorit1 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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