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Farm Happenings at River Queen Greens
Brrrr is for Beaver Moon
What is up with this weather!? We've zipped up the greenhouse and hoophouse and are expecting a very chilly morning tomorrow! Since we're south of the lake, we're not expecting a frost overnight, but our farmer friends to the north are covering their greens with row cover to keep them from getting1 read more »
Planting trees and giving thanks
We planted another 30 fruit trees in our baby orchard today. Planting trees is a gift for future generations, one more notch in the lineage of stewardship on this land. It is a joy to work out here, with these people - plus visitors from Major Acre Farm this morning. We are blessed in so many ways1 read more »
Thanksgiving Shares this Wednesday!
It's almost Thanksgiving, which hopefully means you're gearing up to indulge in some great local food. Carrots are here, as are broccoli and green peppers from Faust Farm on the north shore. We've also got plenty beautiful Compostella salad greens and a wide array of other greens, roots, and herbs1 read more »
Twas the Week before Thanksgiving and all through the Farm
There's so much food, y'all! We're entering the peak of the fall growing season, and are super happy to share the bounty with you. Plus, Compostella is delivering beautiful spinach and radicchios, in addition to their usual baby greens offerings.
Be sure to check out the Add-ons section with 100% n1 read more »
Harvest season!
Hi everyone,
We're super stoked about our veggie selection this week. We're starting to see a ton of beautiful produce, including broccoli and cauliflower, out in the fields and are very excited to include it our farm shares. Plus, Compostella has some spinach this week, and their arugula is back!1 read more »
Looking Towards a Brighter Future?
Holy moly, these last few weeks have been a rollercoaster. While all the insanity has been going on in the world, we've been busy farming and training our apprentices how to farm. This has been a great distraction and brings us lots of hope for the future :)
This week's veggie shares are looking gr1 read more »
Is this year over yet?
This has been an intense few weeks, and who knows what else is in store. At least we have veggies, amiright?
Lots of greens from our farm and Compostella, beautiful 100% naturally grown Meyer lemons from our neighbor Isabelle's Citrus Orchard, and oyster mushrooms from Mycelium Express blessedly ar1 read more »
We made it through last week. Will we make it through this one?
It feels like the world is upside down right now, and it's hard to get our feet underneath us. We're grateful to the folks who purchased from our pop-up farm stand last weekend. We're looking forward to what will hopefully be a normal week for our farm share, even though it feels anything but norma1 read more »
About the farm
River Queen Greens offers fresh and nutrient-dense Certified Naturally Grown vegetables, grown right here in New Orleans. We are dedicated to sustainable land stewardship and the proliferation of local agriculture.
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