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Farm Happenings at Harvie
Farm Happenings for Week of September 15, 2020
Excited to begin working with Gary from Brenckles Organic Farm in Zelienople. The farm has been operating since 1949, and we are excited that they have certified organic products to add to your Harvie Farms orders. This week they will be supplying us with lots of garlic (pictured).
WINTER SHARES We1 read more »
Farm Happenings for Week of September 8, 2020
I hope some of you are enjoying fresh flowers from your Harvie Farms box. We were very excited to offer small bouquets for the first time from Sol Patch Gardens in Pittsburgh. Collette and her crew do an awesome job, and we are excited to support them. These pictured gomphrena can also be dried and1 read more »
Farm Happenings for Week of September 1, 2020
Pictured this week are Chris and Aeros, owners of Who Cooks For You Farm. Along with their hard-working farm crew, these tireless farmers supply a large portion of our veggies every week. The fully packed truck behind them can attest to just that. And while things are bound to not go perfectly now1 read more »
Making connections between farmers and consumers in the midst of a pandemic
(This week something a little different -- a note from the CEO of Harvie, Simon Huntley.)
Jubilee Hilltop Ranch, one of the farms that supplies meat for Harvie Farms Pittsburgh boxes, lost 97% of their revenue when COVID-19 related shut downs closed restaurants across Allegheny County. With Harvie1 read more »
Farm Happenings for Week of August 18, 2020
Behind the scenes but vitally important to Harvie Farms Pittsburgh is our fantastic packing crew. Pictured is Derek Dumont, our Assistant Manager and talented point person for all things logistics oriented. We are fortunate to have a smart, passionate, and fun group of employees that care about sus1 read more »
Farm Happenings for Week of August 11, 2020
August is the month. The height of the local growing season. The most produce available, the biggest harvests, the longest work hours, the most exhaustion for our farmers. But it's worth it as they pull in cases of tomatoes and bins of melons and sacks of sweet corn. This is what they dreamed about1 read more »
Farm Happenings for Week of August 4, 2020
Sometimes "local" can also mean "relational" when it comes to sourcing products that we just can't grow here in Western PA. This week's picture features the farm coop, Grupo Martir, from Colombia. They are responsible for the hard work that goes into growing the coffee beans for the Soren's Project1 read more »
Farm Happenings for Week of July 28, 2020
Pictured is Lori from Hidden Hills Dairy. Read on below to find out more about her farm and the cheese share for this coming week.
All of our farms have been craving rain, how about you? It's been a hot and dry July, and some crops are fairing better than others. But with the collection of various1 read more »
Farm Happenings for Week of July 21, 2020
These pictured goats are lucky enough to live at Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy in Allison Park. Steve and India Loevner run this highly successful and sustainable farm that focuses on goats and grass. But they also use cow milk from a neighboring dairy farm to make some of their award winning cheeses1 read more »