Meet one of our farmers, William Fletcher from Fletcher Farms!
We had another great week of deliveries and now are preparing for Week 4 (wow already a month down!) Last week we got a chance to go out to Ponchatoula and meet with one of our farmers, William Fletcher of Fletcher Farms! William showed us around his farm and shared with us the story behind Fletcher Farms and how this year has impacted his business.
William grew up on the same land that he farms today. He is a fifth generation farmer focused on growing high quality produce and is best known for his beautiful and bountiful strawberries.
“I remember strawberries. Some of the earliest memories I have were right at daylight walking barefooted down to the packing shed to be with my grandparents, smelling honeysuckle and my feet being cold. I loved it out here.”
Despite the attempts of his father and grandfather to dissuade him from becoming a farmer he decided that this was his passion and his purpose in life is to feed others. After pursuing a career in the mortgage business, William returned home to Ponchatoula and decided he was going to restore the farm that he once ran around as a barefoot child.
He saw an opportunity to sell directly to customers and made local farmers markets a main focus of his business. He had great success selling across Baton Rouge and New Orleans however once Covid-19 hit he was unable to reach the customers he once saw on a weekly basis.
“Even though we have been able to put on a farmers market in a different way it is still not something that everyone feels comfortable to attend and (with Harvie Farms New Orleans) now the same fresh produce sold at the farmer’s market can now be delivered to their door.”
He is excited to be a part of Harvie Farms New Orleans where he can reach these customers and others with his farms bounty safely from the comfort of their home.
We are all so grateful for your support as we continue to expand Harvie Farms New Orleans. Each box you purchase goes to directly support William and other farmers in the community so thank you! We continue to receive amazing feedback and are so happy to see you all enjoying these farm fresh goods!
Here are some updates on the products we have available for you next week:
Cheese share
The cheese share this week is Hooks Sharp White Cheddar
Featured Item:
Berkwood Farms Spiral Cut Ham, 8-10 lbs - perfect for your holiday dinner! (limited quantity)
Some new items this week:
Baby Tatsoi, ½ lb bag - Two Dog Farm
Heirloom Multicolored Carrots - Two Dog Farm
Cress, ½ lb bag - Two Dog Farm
Green Onions, ½ lb bag - Two Dog Farm
Vermont Creamery Plain Cherve, 4 oz
Scarlet Turnips, 1 lb bunch - Pelican Produce
Radicchio Fiero - Compostella Farm
How to do Harvie
You can set your preferences ahead of time and your box will be customized to your preferences: https://www.harvie.farm/member/preferences
Please customize your farm share or purchase extras if you like using the link in your email. You will have until noon on Saturday to make changes to your farm share. At that point, we'll send your orders to our farmers and they will be harvesting to get ready for Wednesday delivery!We'll deliver to your home between noon and 8pm on Wednesday. Please check your address and if there are any special directions for how we should deliver let us know here: https://www.harvie.farm/member/profile/edit
Packaging Return Instructions
We know there is a lot of packaging that goes into delivering your farm fresh goodies which is why we encourage you to return your packaging to us for reuse! Follow the steps below to help us reduce waste!
- Remove and retain clear plastic bag of local farm products
- Break down cardboard box
- Stack shiny liner and ice packs on box
- Place flattened box, liner, and ice packs in the box delivery location on delivery day
- Please try to keep the box, liner and ice packs dry when possible.
Thanks for helping reduce our environmental footprint!
We thrive and grow on referrals.
If you love your Harvie box, please tell your friends. We are increasing the credit for referrals from $25 to $50 until the end of the year. You can use these credits for extras purchases to add on to your box. Find your personal referral link here: https://www.harvie.farm/member/refer-a-friend Also, if you post an unboxing, recipe, or testimonial video to twitter, facebook, instagram or youtube.. tag us @harviefarms, add your referral link to the post, and send us a screenshot (neworleans@harvie.farm) and we'll give you a $5 credit on your account.
If you have any questions or issues with your box, please contact our support team by email at support@harvie.farm or call (412) 567-3864, ext. 0.
