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Farm Happenings at Harvie

Eating Green (literally and figuratively)

Posted on March 9th, 2022
Green is both one of our favorite colors and one of our favorite lifestyles.Among our 450+ products, we have so many green foods - from Fifth Season Greens to Fat Cat Chocolates' Matcha Crisp Bar.Our foods are also really green. Last week, we had 154 Organic options, 20 pas1 read more »

Meet Mediterra, New Products, Harvie Sourcing, and What to Cook

Posted on March 7th, 2022
Welcome to March! Spring is almost upon us and our team is prepping for a busy season. Each day, we are forming new producer relationships for the summer, requesting farms to plant certain vegetables, and getting ready for some really big changes to the shopping experience. Each1 read more »

Meet Mediterra, New Products, Harvie Sourcing, and What to Cook

Posted on March 2nd, 2022
Welcome to March! Spring is almost upon us and our team is prepping for a busy season. Each day, we are forming new producer relationships for the summer, requesting farms to plant certain vegetables, and getting ready for some really big changes to the shopping experience. Each1 read more »

The Harvie Take on the Fish Fry

Posted on February 23rd, 2022
2022 Pittsburgh Fish Fry lists are starting to drop. The modern fish fry originated from the pre-Easter holiday (Lent) that encourages participants to not eat meat on Fridays. Over the years, it has become a mid-western cultural staple that Pittsburgh restaurants love to put their own spi1 read more »

Oram’s Take on the Pączki

Posted on February 16th, 2022
It’s pączki season. This time of year, every bakery across town is competing to win the hearts and minds of Pittsburghers. What is a pączki? This Polish treat is similar to a jelly donut but made with a thicker dough and is fried longer. The traditional pączki is consumed on or before Fat Tue1 read more »

What does ‘fairness to farmers’ actually mean?

Posted on February 9th, 2022
“We’re not going to purchase whatever is new and shiny from [farmers] and then move on. We’re in it for the long haul.” - Rachel Dana, Equal Exchange. Equal Exchange is a Fair Trade company that works directly with small farmers across the globe. In an industry that is1 read more »

Mango, Pineapple, Ginger, Oh My!

Posted on February 2nd, 2022
Since we offered citrus fruit from Putt Family Farm, members have been asking for us to source other items we don’t grow in Western Pennsylvania: ginger, mangoes, bananas, avocados, pineapples, and more.This week, you’ll see we are starting to answer that call! You will find Mangoes, pi1 read more »

A Local Super Bowl

Posted on January 26th, 2022
Start prepping for your Superbowl Sunday party by celebrating what this region has to offer. Wow your friends by showing them the cheeses of Western PA, your favorite pierogie, and a BBQ sauce company that is "deeply rooted in providing the people of Pittsburgh (and Beyond) with an excellent, uniqu1 read more »

Redefining the Freezer Aisle: New Freezer Bags & Freezer Favorites

Posted on January 19th, 2022
We are so excited to send out our new freezer bags in Harvie boxes this week. One of the biggest issues with a typical grocery store or meal kit service is the amount of packaging used in the process of getting food to your table. With this new bag, we are building a circular economy and we are one1 read more »