Farm Happenings at River Queen Greens
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Farm Happenings at River Queen Greens

Summer season is upon us!

Posted on April 13th, 2020
Hi everyone, We hope you're all doing well after the unusual holiday weekend. Hopefully you got to enjoy some good food, at least! Summer crops are starting to really come in this week. Basil, zucchini, summer squash, and pickling cucumbers (also great for eating fresh) are in full swing! We'll be1 read more »

Local Food Love

Posted on April 10th, 2020
Hi everyone, We hope you're all doing ok right now. Things are pretty tough, but we're very heartened by the attention local food is getting. We've been busy growing and harvesting from both our locations, and so have lots of other farmers in the area. We're adding more items from other farmers to1 read more »

Food and more food

Posted on April 6th, 2020
Hey all, Despite the general lack of rain, the food keeps coming. We've got lots of great greens and other veggies from our fields for y'all and are pleased to continue adding offerings from other local producers. This week we have more greens from Compostella, scallions from the Poché Famil1 read more »

Farm Happenings for April 6, 2020

Posted on April 3rd, 2020
Hi everyone, We hope you're all healthy and safe and enjoying the bounty from our farm. We are continuously amazed and humbled by the outpouring of support and assistance from people in our community and the community at large. Last week we delivered 187 shares, a number that we never imagined in o1 read more »

Greens, Eggs and Jam (and flowers, and strawberries, and tomatoes!)

Posted on March 30th, 2020
Dear All, There's a lot of uncertainty and scariness right now, but there's also a lot of beauty. Like Flowers4Food! At our Saturday pick-up, you can get a pre-ordered bouquet from the NOLA Flower Collective. 100% of the revenue will be donated to support food access and local food distributio1 read more »

Greens and Gratitude

Posted on March 28th, 2020
Dear Subscribers, First, we hope you are all doing okay. And second, we want to reiterate how much we appreciate all of your support and enthusiasm for local food over the last few weeks. This has been a truly overwhelming time for us, both from the scariness and uncertainty of this historical mome1 read more »

We've got you covered (from a safe distance)

Posted on March 23rd, 2020
Hi everyone, What a crazy time we're living in. We've been quadrupling our cleaning and sanitary practices and are implementing a system of contactless veggie distribution. All you have to touch is your produce. (Don't forget to bring your own bags!) In other news, we have a ton of great produce fo1 read more »

Fresh Veggies are Essential

Posted on March 21st, 2020
Hi everyone, Thank you for joining our Farm Share in these crazy times.  This week we're excited to include lots of delicious, fresh veggies from our farm. We're also adding greens from another local farm, Compostela, who has been selling their organic salad mixes to restaurants and are in nee1 read more »

Veggies are still here

Posted on March 16th, 2020
Hi everyone, Things are changing more rapidly than anyone can keep up with right now. Even as our favorite businesses shutter their doors all around us, we are still growing veggies and will do what it takes to get them to you. We know for sure that Capulet will be closed on Thursday evenings while1 read more »