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 one step closer to redefining groceries.
What better opportunity than a new bag to really dig into the Harvie frozen aisle? Check out our featured section to find some of our favorites & stock up your freezer for easy meal prep.
Harvie staff frozen must-haves- 1 fish (either trout or salmon), 1 cut of chicken, Ohio City Pasta, pizza dough ball, black bean burgers for an easy lunch, or a Pepperoni/Vegan Roll from Rolling Pepperoni.
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New This Week
Kettle Cooked Sweet Potato Chips from Route 11 Potato Chips
Purple Potatoes Central PA Produce Cooperative
Lacinato Kale Lancaster Farm Fresh
Potato Leek Soup, Sprezzatura
Bagged Tea from Equal Exchange
Strawberry Thyme Jam from Batch
Dry Yeast- Frankferd Farms
Simon’s Sampler Box - Try a variety of Harvie favorites with this sampler our CEO, Simon, put together with 13 of his favorite products that he uses in his home kitchen. This is a good way to get a tour of Harvie and try some new local versions of some of the products you are used to buying at your traditional grocery store.
- Ocho Salsa Original Salsa, Fresh: for dipping, tacos etc etc.
- Best Ever Granola Original (6oz): the boys love it! or just put some in yogurt for a quick breakfast
- Susquehanna Mills Canola Oil: my every day cooking oil
- Vera Pasta Penne: you always need some dried pasta around for when you can't think what to make
- The Pickled Chef Chimichurri: dipping, sandwiches, put over roasted vegetables
- Clarion River Organics Jalapeno Pepper Rings: for your breakfast egg sandwiches or any time you need some spice
- Rolling Pepperoni Out and Back Vegan Roll: throw these in the freezer if you like, they can be defrosted quickly. my friend Ian Smith says cut them in half and make a sandwich
- Twin Brook Dairy Chocolate Milk (pint): I buy one pint of chocolate milk each week for my kids to have a treat with dinner
- Barmy Soda Lime Seltzer 4-Pack: this seltzer is crazy good, you will need this in your refrigerator all the time now
- Pitaland Pita Chips: these are DANGEROUS, buy some hummus or baba ghanoush for a quick snack
- Commonplace Coffee Morning Blend: gotta have coffee, this is a good medium whole bean roast
- Pasture Maid Kiss of Kerry Cheese: my standard cheese, I'll use grate up the whole block and put that in a container so I have grated cheese around
- BjornQorn: delicious new snack on Harvie, these won't last long in your house
On Sale
Holiday Sale Items: Forgot to get a gift for someone in your life? While supplies last, our holiday items are on sale for 15% off. Gift sets, turkeys, & more! These holiday specials are timeless and are the perfect birthday gift, or valentines day gift. Popcorn Kit, Salt Sampler, Commonplace Set, Goat Rodeo Caramels and Cup.
Mushrooms: We've switched up our Organic Mushrooms to Mother Earth Mushroom Farms which has resulted in a price drop! These mushrooms are just as good (if not better).
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Recipes of the week
Skillet Chili - Soaked Shagbark & Seed Mill Black Beans, Clarion River Organic crushed Tomatoes, Burlap & Barrel chili powder, Schneider’s Sour Cream, Kiss of Kerry cheese, and Clarion River Organics pickled red onions.
Home-made Hot Chocolate- Semi-sweet chocolate chips (Equal Exchange), Cream (Brunton Dairy), Whole Milk (Twin Brook Dairy), Pinch of Salt, Pinch of Cinnamon (Burlap & Barrel), Pinch of Cayenne (Burlap & Barrel)
Sweet & Saucy Pork Chops- These Sweet & Saucy Pork Chops are one of the quickest pork chop recipes out there!
Ocho Salsa, Vegetarian Enchiladas- Check out the Harvie blog for Heather's recipe recommendation
Producer Profile
Three years ago, Heather Knepper made a career change. The Los Angeles native became a real estate agent, working with her husband, Ron Knepper, to open Your Town Realty.
To make contacts, she started selling salsa.
Heather now spends around 80% of her time on salsa, chopping, mixing, and packaging Cali-style salsas for her small-batch company, Ocho Salsa.
“I thought maybe I’d sell salsa at the farmers markets and talk to people and get to know people,” Heather said. “It was a risk.. [but] here we are, three years later, and [Ocho] is growing.” Read more about Heather & her salsa story here.
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Heather at the Taste of Harvie Holiday Market.
Tip of the week
Going out of town but still want to support your local producers or your community?
If you are not able to receive a delivery, consider donating your groceries and we will get your food to someone in need via 412 Food Rescue. You can mark your delivery for donation on your ‘Upcoming Deliveries’ page in your Harvie profile: https://www.harvie.farm/member/deliveries
Donating your box also keeps your ‘Harvie streak’ going!
A Note from Simon Huntley, Harvie CEO
The biggest motivation for me in developing Harvie was to create the service I wanted for myself. I felt like it was possible to create a service that aggregated all of the best food in the region conveniently delivered direct to home – this was the kind of service I wanted and the kind of food I wanted in my house.
Now I’m eating this great food on a weekly basis. I’ve never eaten better in my life!
However, I’m also cognizant that it is a huge privilege to eat this way and not everyone in Pittsburgh has the opportunity to eat like this. So I’m proud of our collaborations with 412 Food Rescue and the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank. In 2021, together we supported over 25,000 meals for community members in need.
We do our part too! We donate food left over at the end of each delivery day to 412 Food Rescue.
Here’s what we did in 2021:
- In 2021, Harvie partnered with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and local food blogger The Pittsburgh Web for a campaign that resulted in the donation of up to 10,700 meals for people in our community facing hunger.
- Harvie also works closely with 412 Food Rescue year-round, giving Harvie members the option to donate instead of skipping their weekly box or donating funds as they are able if they choose. Thanks to Harvie members, over 17,249 lbs of food was donated providing 15,681 meals to community members in need.
Thank you for joining us in making sure everyone in our community has access to healthy, fresh food!
In case you missed it...
Members have been sharing rave reviews over different products! Check out these reviews on Pitaland baklava, Putt Family Farm grapefruits, and the new Bjorn Qorn.
Best Ever Granola Dark Chocolate Chia just won the 2022 Good Food Awards. This is a national award that is a really big deal in the food industry. Give them some congratulations & read more.
First Week with us?
Welcome, we are so excited to have you! Your first shopping week is an exciting time to try new products and start to find your favorite Pittsburgh brands. These FAQ'S will get you started. Feel free to reach out to our support team at any time with questions- support@harvie.farm or text us at 412-790-3280.
