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Farm Happenings at River Queen Greens
Lezzies Growing Veggies T-shirts back in stock!
The most important news for this week is that we restocked our "lezzies growing veggies" River Queen Greens T-shirts and you can order the size and color you want on Etsy and we'll put it in your share or send it to your luckiest loved ones! They're super high quality, made in the USA tees and they1 read more »
We can see the (holiday) light
As the fall season winds down - just two more pick-ups in 2020! - we've been enjoying the beautiful weather this week, but have been feeling the strain of the challenging conditions for growing since Thanksgiving. The extreme temperature drop at the beginning of last week, and the crazy rain storm1 read more »
Holiday Heads Up
We're gearing up for a weird holiday season, and we wanted to give you all a heads up that the usual schedule will be different over the week of Christmas. All Thursday and Saturday shares will be delivered on Wednesday evening, 12/23. Please mark your calendars now. It will be the same schedule as1 read more »
Heading into the cold
OK, hello winter! We were not expecting the freezing temperatures that arrived Monday and Tuesday nights, and neither were our plants! Some of them we will have to say goodbye to, but hopefully most will be fine, maybe with a bit of frost bite. We're still planting and seeding, even as the cold and1 read more »
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 »
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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