The GOODS from Harvest Community Foods

Vancouver, BC | Chef Andrea Carlson packs a sweet wallop of antioxidant power into a five pound pack of everybody’s favourite superfruit. Sun-warmed blueberries from Gelderman Farms arrive twice weekly to fill orders of community supported agriculture (CSA) shares. Whether whizzing them into smoothies, turning them into jellies or jams or stocking the freezer for winter, you’ll be happy to have a reason to get the blues.

Fans of fruit flock to Harvest Community Foods at the peak of summer to pick up community supported agriculture shares selected by chef Andrea Carlson. Aficionados sign up a week in advance or only a few days ahead to reserve five pounds of ripe blueberries on a specified date. The bounty arrives at Harvest from local farms and co-ops, and is paired with a ripe-and-ready recipe from chef Andrea. Starting at $15, and available up to twice weekly, summer fruit CSAs are only available for a brief time, so if you’re planning preserves or your pie plate awaits, be sure to sign up now.

For more information or to order a CSA, please call 604-682-8851 or visit www.harvestunion.ca. Follow us on Twitter @harvestunion for updates on our fruit CSAs.

DETAILS

243 Union Street, Vancouver, BC | V6A 2B2
Telephone: 604-682-8851
Web: www.harvestunion.ca | Twitter | Facebook

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The People

Chef: Andrea Carlson
Management: Hokuto Yamanaka, Malika Montague
Harvest Team: Claudia Chan, David Jackman, Stephan Van Eeden, Keiko Yamanaka

About Harvest

Harvest has roots firmly planted in community. The grocery and foods shop began as community project This Space, in which a public vote determined the use of the site. Voters chose to use the space as a local foods grocery, and dubbed the shop Harvest Community Foods. Celebrated chef Andrea Carlson is at the helm, crafting bowls of hot ramen noodles and stocking shelves with locally made products, artisan foods and fresh seasonal produce. Years in the restaurant industry have given Chef Andrea a close relationship with many local farmers, from whom she sources fresh ingredients for the Harvest menu. Residents in the Chinatown-Strathcona neighbourhood regularly drop by for Harvest’s signature noodle soups, crafted with a variety of fresh veggies and meats in rich homemade broth. With veggie, vegan and gluten-free options, Harvest ensures there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Chef Andrea’s relationship with growers is now extended to the public through Harvest’s Community Supported Agriculture shares, which connect urban-dwellers to foods from nearby farms. Chef Andrea ensures each CSA package is filled with a variety of real foods; shares might include seasonal vegetables, dried fruit, grains and legumes. These chef-crafted shares are available weekly during summer and bi-weekly in winter, and offer the convenience of purchasing for a single week, multiple weeks or a full season. Through this innovative model, Harvest Community Foods strives to be a hub of the local food movement and hopes to foster a closer connection to the food we eat.