I absolutely love their fresh vegetables, flowers, and dairy products delivered to my house during…read morethe spring and fall through their community support agriculture program! Sign up is easy and they are very consistent with their deliveries. We've always gotten top notch service. I know I can trust the food I receive from their farm. Everything is so fresh and tastes so much better than anything store bought. Plus it feels good to support a local small farm. They cover a large portion of the Northshore of Southeast Louisiana... Abita Springs, Covington, Hammond. I signed up on their website and follow them on their Facebook page. Will order again!

This past summer my boyfriend and I took a trip out to Berry Hill Farm for one thing only - some…read morebig, beautiful blueberries! Roll down your windows and enjoy the ride, this farm is bit out in the country, but believe me, it's worth it. When you get to the farm head to the covered patio area for buckets or bags and start picking away! Besides taking away two buckets full of blueberries, it was nice to just be out in the fresh air enjoying the farmland. Bring some old shoes, as it was a little muddy between the berry bushes, but other than that, you're set!

Oh my word! I am still laughing! We are in town for the Fried Chicken Festival ( my daughter is a…read morejudge) and a local friend of hers ( also a judge) brought us here after oysters and cocktails. So entertaining. They had scores of skeletons with outfits, funny sayings and everything else you could think of. Whoever designed this display is a genius. Don't miss it.

Super fun place just to stop by and visit. This isn't a business, it's someone's residence that…read moredecided to start placing skellies around the yard. The names that are added are fun and playful. There are a lot. There is even a sign of retired names of skeletons. Definitely visit when in town.

Ponchatoula is a quaint little town in Tangipahoa Parish…read more Yearly they host the "world famous" strawberry festival. Personally I can't stand the festival, but the town is pretty cool. In the old downtown area there are at least 5-10 full fledged antique shops. The shops are somewhat near one another so you can park and walk to all of them without moving your car. There are several rail cars on display and there is a cage in the middle of town with an alligator. I'm not sure of the significance, but not many towns can claim a live gator in the middle of town. Ponchatoula is a cool place to visit. It would be worth the drive from New Orleans or Baton Rouge for a nice day trip.

This is a sleepy town an hour outside of New Orleans that is home to the Strawberry Festival, an…read moreannual event that draws people from all over the state (or so I'm told). Evidently their Octoberfest is quite impressive, though I have not had a chance to come for that. It has everything to meet your basic needs, a hardware store, antique stores, restaurants. On the main street is a 5' by 15' (approximately) cage that houses an alligator. Pretty sad, not covered, right next to the railroad tracks. There was evidently some damage to the city from the Civil War. Ponchatoula was pillaged in 1863 by the Union Army during the American Civil War. After a light skirmish, Confederate troops withdrew, and the Sixth Michigan occupied the town. Most everything of importance was confiscated. According Wikipedia, the history is as follows. Originally established as a mining camp in 1820, incorporating as a town on February 12, 1861. At the turn of the 20th century the local area changed its chief industry from lumber to commercial farming. The main produce was the strawberry. The families who were major farmers during this era, which lasted about eighty years, have their last names engraved on a large plaque in front of city hall. The Strawberry Festival's roots go back to when farmers joined to sell the spring harvest of strawberries. Today it is the second largest event in the state, after Mardi Gras. During the 1980s the local economy changed to tourism, when farming no longer earned enough to sustain the town. The mayor at the time devised a plan to open antique shops where former businesses had been located. There are still about six of these shops in operation. This gave the town a second nickname, "America's Antique City." There is not really much else to say about this quaint town. The only gender neutral restrooms are the port-a-johns. I am sure a town like this would not have gender neutral restrooms on the regular.

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Abita Springs has a cute main drag (sort of more like a star than a square) and that section is…read morevery walkable. It includes the public library, a fruit & veggie stand, a gazebo, restaurants and shops (not a ton), trails and, of course, the Abita Brewery & Restaurant. Of all the Northshore towns, Abita may be my favorite since it still retains a real small town feel.

We had a good time! We ended up parking on a residential street and was careful not to block any…read moredriveways. The street was blocked off at a certain point because The Michael Foster Project band was set up playing live music. It was so nice! We ended up buying food and drinks from different venders. We decided to walk down Government street to see all of the other businesses and vendors. There were plenty people walking. We all felt safe because there was police set up and patrolling the area. I'm glad we went! I definitely plan to attend this again!

This Was nice to walk with my family and trying food vendors. We had a good time out there. The…read moreWeather was nice not to cold. The vibe was good and for once it wasn't no foolishness out here. Everyone dancing and enjoying themselves.

This is an adorable little town that has all that you need. It's about 20 to 30 miles away from New…read moreOrleans. Lots to eat lots of restaurants and bars all in very easy 20 minute 30 minute drive depending on traffic of course so that's not a bad drive at all! See y'all soon SYOY 02/15/25 review #361

Great sleepy little community that seems safer than the greater New Orleans metro area. Great place…read moreto raise a family, retire. It has many historical homes, a nice little area by the lake to walk or run. There seems to be a great value for your money in living in this area or even just shopping in this area. The side streets have lovely homes.

This is a nifty area of Kenner that has some good restaurants and some very interesting spaces and…read moreplaces to investigate. There is a lot of potential for this place to develop into a shopping and entertainment district but so far that hasn't happened. I mainly end up in this area when I'm visiting to eat at Gendusa's which has some good food and draws quite a crowd of its own. Overall this area is worth a drive to check out and you can easily tour it quite fast and then enjoy some good food at Gendusa's.

This is a section of Kenner near the river that is several blocks. There is a planetarium, a local…read moretheater, a park, several restaurants, shopping and a pottery place (you can paint your own pottery, or take one of the classes and make your own masterpiece). Anywho, there are several things to do in the area.

I could have sworn that I reviewed this place before…read more I could come here and regale you with facts and figures about this super important place, but I know better. You're not going to read any of that. You probably won't even read this. But guess what? I am a rando with rando tenancies and plan on telling you the real store of the Bonnet Carre. Here are some things you should know: 1. I used to think it was named after lady named Bonnie Carey. Maybe she was Jim's niece or something. What the heck did I know? It wasn't until much later that I learned it's actual named after the hood of a car in England. Why a mud riding spot is named after a car hood is beyond me. I don't make the rules bub. 2. This is a great place to go mud riding. Nuff said. When I was in high school some friends and I met some weird hippy dude in an old CJ. He took us in the woods and didn't murder us. 3. This place saves Nola from flooding. Right now it has also turned the lake brown as heck, but I'll take muddy lake water over 20 feet of water in my office. 4. The road that runs through this area blows goats. Quit hogging the left lane and driving like a jackass. If you read anything, read this. Oh and by the way, don't use your hazard lights when it's foggy bro/bro-ette. Got it?

John is correct... the old Bonnet Carre listing disappeared. I looks like I reviewed in back in…read more2015 and I could still get to the review, even though the listing was gone. So here's a reprise: I'm really glad that I don't drive over the Spillway in rush hour very often. Because even though it's 2 lanes in each direction in a STRAIGHT LINE, people are dumb. And make a mess with traffic for zero reason. But it can be a really pretty drive when the traffic is light and the weather is right. Favorite spillway memories: 1. commuting to BR to get my graduate degree, and on the way home seeing the biggest brightest spring moon rise ever. It was like a blessing. 2. They opened the spillway for flood control when I was a little kid. My Mom decided we should go see so she loaded me, bro2 and bro3 in our old Volkswagen van. We're driving back and there are a bajillion crawfish crossing the highway so my Mom stops and we all run along the shoulder by headlight and scoop up crawfish into the van so we can boil them later. I don't really remember much about the spillway being open except rushing water. Kids. They're just unappreciative. Now the crawfish and the mosquito bites, that I remember.

Del Porto is in the top 3 when it comes to my Wife and I's favorite, but also best and most…read moreconsistent restaurants in Louisiana. I typically go here every year for my birthday and then we typically make it back another time or two throughout the year. I always get the pork chop, as you can tell from the photos I uploaded which are all from different visits. The menu here is always changing which can sometimes be a bad thing however, all the new items and different preparations of the main stays are always delicious. The only bad thing about a menu that changes is your favorite dish may not always be available. Luckily, at this place trying something new typically pays off. I have only gotten something other than pork chop once and it was a braised beef dish, which was great. My Wife typically gets a pasta dish which is always fantastic. We typically try a new app or two along with a salad. Their salads are always changing but the flavor combinations they come up with are awesome. We had a salad one time with Gorgonzola, apple, shallot, candied pecans and a vinaigrette that was one of the best salads we ever had. Their desserts also change and some of them are seasonal. One visit they had a pistachio cheesecake available, which was 10/10. Last year their seasonal sorbet was muscadine, also 10/10. Their wine selection is great and the service is always the best! Food critics typically say a restaurant that gets a 9 out of 10 or higher is worth more than an hour long wait or drive that is a few hours. This place hits that mark for my Wife and I.

The food and service is always top notch, I have never had anything I didn't like there. Always…read moregreat for special occasions and for just a date nite. The waiters are always on top of everything. I can't say enough about the staff, they are always there to be of service.