-
Harvest Market: 28 Years and Still Going Strong
Summer 1995: Bill Clinton is president; Steffi Graf and Pete Sampras win Wimbledon; Jerry Garcia plays his last concert with the Grateful Dead; Bill Gates becomes the richest man on Earth with a net worth of “only” 12.9 billion dollars; and Harvest Market opens its doors for the first time in Hockessin, Delaware. Opening with…
More... -
Word On Curd: “Desert Island Cheese,” and New Cheeses for August
We posed the question, “What is your “Desert Island Cheese” again to our staff, and here’s what they came up with! Let us know, what is YOUR “Desert Island Cheese”? Tag us on social media @harvestmarket to share! Rachel: “I’d like to submit my favorite cheese again — I’m sticking with Bandit’s Maverick! I love it…
More... -
Harvest Market Recipient of one of Progressive Grocer Magazine’s Outstanding Independents Awards for 2023
Harvest Market was recently notified that it is the recipient of one of Progressive Grocer Magazine’s Outstanding Independents Awards for 2023. Along with 24 other family-owned grocers, ranging in size from 1 to 114 stores, Harvest Market has been recognized as one of the 25 companies from around the country that, “Though they may not be able to compete with larger…
More... -
Happy Mardi Gras! A few words from Chef Megan
Hey Y’all! It’s Mardi Gras! If you have been reading our blog over the years, you might remember that our Mimi’s Gumbo comes by way of my mother. We moved to Delaware when I was 5 years old, and early on I learned the phrase, “well, originally I am from Louisiana” …something I overheard my mother say…
More... -
Harvest Market to Charge 10¢ for Paper Carryout Bags Beginning February 1
When the first handles were stitched onto paper bags by a Minnesota grocer in 1912, he charged customers 5 cents—about $1.12 in today’s money. Eventually grocers began to give the bags away to customers, but by the 1980s, the rising cost of paper bags caused most stores to switch to the much cheaper, plastic T-shirt…
More... -
Harvest Market’s New Logo—a Bulb of Garlic?
In 1995, Harvest Market opened in what would be the first of its three locations in Hockessin. In the 27 years since then, we have grown to become a thriving business that employs 65 team members. This year, for the second year in a row, we were named a Top Workplace by the Wilmington…
More...
Processing...
Thank you!
Your subscription has been confirmed.
You'll hear from us soon.