• Coverdale Farm Partnership Continues to Grow

    In recognition of Earth Month and the arrival of Spring, we wanted to give you an update on our growing (pun-intended) partnership with Coverdale Farm Preserve. Located in Greenville, Delaware, the 377-acre Coverdale Farm Preserve is a both an active farm and a nature preserve; it is owned and operated by the Delaware Nature Society….

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  • Q & A with PASA

    The goals of Harvest Market and PASA, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, are quite aligned. Even though we are located in Delaware, most of our local products come from the Commonwealth next door. In fact, PASA has a membership that goes well-beyond the Keystone State, and is a real organizational powerhouse when it comes…

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  • Q & A with Coverdale Farm

    In the third issue in our series about the organizations we support at Harvest Market, we are pleased to showcase the Coverdale Farm Preserve. Owned and operated by the Delaware Nature Society, the 377-acre Coverdale Farm Preserve is “comprised of 200 acres of nature preserve that is managed to conserve and enhance the biodiversity of…

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  • Beyond Sustainable, Think Regenerative

    Content provided by EPIC Provisions EPIC products are inspired by the simple yet powerful diets of our ancestors and consistent with our unique evolutionary biology. Throughout most of human history, we have maintained active lifestyles and hunter-gatherer diets rich in high-quality meat, wholesome vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. We believe that evolution has much to…

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  • Q & A with Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund

    Welcome to the first of our new series of articles about the organizations that we support at Harvest Market Natural Foods. We begin with an interview with Katherine Ghantous, Communications Director for the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) is a non-profit “protecting, defending, and broadening the rights and viability of…

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  • Back to School: Farming Resources

    We thought we’d share this recent post from our friends at Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, which includes engaging, contemporary resources about farming and society. Gone are the days of discussions of food being relegated to the home kitchen, restaurant or market. Each and every day we are surrounded by food and farming, cooking and eating….

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  • Regenerative Agriculture

    What if industrial crops actually supported healthier air, water and soil? Regenerative farming is making it possible. Get stories from sustainable farms around the globe in our new guide from Organic India. What is Regenerative Agriculture? Regenerative Agriculture is a phrase describing farming systems that not only protect existing soil from prohibited chemicals and other…

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  • Farmworkers Feed the World

    Farmworkers feed the world. Did you know that 85% of our fruits and vegetables are handpicked? In honor of National Farmworker Awareness Week, we suggest reading The Lexicon of Sustainability‘s comprehensive article on Farm Labor, as well as the Student/Farmworker Alliance and the Student Action with Farmworker’s website. We are grateful for the long hours, backbreaking labor, and steadfast…

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