WINTER HARVEST

Winter Harvest Buying Club will reopen for the 2017-2018 season in November

What is Winter Harvest?

Winter Harvest is an online buying club that has just concluded its now 15th season!

Created by Farm to City, Winter Harvest aims to provide Philadelphia’s communities with access to fresh, locally produced food during the winter and spring months (November-April) when most farmers’ markets are closed.

By ordering through Winter Harvest, you are able to use your food dollars to support your health and get fresh, delicious food, support local farmers and food artisans, and become part of a growing movement that promotes farmer welfare and environmental stewardship!

We hope you share our objective of supporting family farms and small food businesses, through the combined purchasing power that Winter Harvest provides you with.

Why join Winter Harvest?

It’s all about the values…

Trust – Our commitment to YOU: All Winter Harvest products are from local farms or prepared by local artisans.

Fresh – Over 150 Winter Harvest products are harvested from greenhouses or high tunnels right before delivery.

Local – All of our seasonal produce, dairy, meat, poultry, and eggs are sourced within 150 miles of Philadelphia.

Health – Grown using sustainable practices, your harvest is to properly nourish you & your loved ones.

Taste – Experience the great flavors of our products as they are grown for taste and freshness, instead of shelf life.

Family – Eating home-cooked meals with your family & friends provides moments of sharing and compassion.

Slower Pace – Taking time to plan and cook meals with your family provides relief from the fast pace of modern life.

Sustainable – Family farms are good stewards of our region’s farmland, preserving it for generations to come.

Economy – Buying your food from local farms contributes to their success and the economic strength of our region.

Be a steward to your health & community and join today!

Winter Harvest Products

At Winter Harvest, we work with only the most sustainable farmers and artisan producers that the Philadelphia region has to offer!

Producers

Our local farmers and food artisans are selected based on their product quality & freshness and their commitment to sustainable agricultural practices, including organic farming, no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers on vegetables, integrated pest management (IPM) for tree fruit, and pasture management.

In addition, we pride ourselves on supporting producers that offer a different range of products from each other in order to:

show the vast abundance of products that can be grown and/or produced locally in the Philadelphia region
limit the competition between local farmers and food artisans
mold symbiotic relationships between producers and small business owners who drive our region's economy and local food movement

At Winter Harvest, you will feel secure about your selections as you are also able to use your food dollars to support your health and get fresh, delicious food, support local farmers and food artisans, and become part of a growing movement that promotes farmer welfare and environmental stewardship!

To learn more about the incredible farmers and producers that Winter Harvest proudly supports, click here to visit our Producers Page.

Products

Since produce in the winter months is limited to greenhouse greens and root crops, many of the products offered though Winter Harvest are meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy – items that are available year round but not always available at farmer’s markets.

You can expect to find an array of leafy greens, root crops, meat, poultry, eggs, milk, yogurt, cheese, herbs, preserves, baked goods, honey, and more!

To see our full list of over 500 products, click here to visit our Products Page.

Experiment & Enjoy!

Winter Harvest's wide variety of locally grown and produced goods fosters you with culinary creavity to make the ultimate rustic, comfort food recipes throughout the cold months of the year. Enjoy creating or with your friends and loved ones.

Below are just a few of the recipes we have tried that feature Winter Harvest products!

Neopolitan Pizza

Canned Tomatoes -- Jersey Fresh Dried Oregano -- Margerum's

Mozzarella -- Linden Dale Farm

Hard Whole Wheat Flour -- Castle Valley Mill

Tuscan Bean Soup

Cannellini Beans -- Magerum's Carrots -- Landisdale Farm

Garlic -- Lone Sycamore Farm Green Kale -- Landisdale Farm

Onions -- Landisdale Farm Sage, Rosemary, & Thyme -- Silver Mine Farm

Roasted Beet Ravioli w/ Butternut Squash & Chev Filling

Red Beets -- Landisdale Farm Hard Whole Wheat Flour -- Castle Valley Mill

Butternut Squash -- Landisdale Farm Fresh Chev -- Linden Dale Farm

Sage -- Silver Mine Farm Butter -- Oasis at Bird-in-Hand Farm

How to Join

To become a Winter Harvest member…

1. Create a Farm to City account by registering here (https://farmtocity.org/my-account/create-account/)

2. Once completed, click on the Join Now icon on the Winter Harvest’s official program page to request membership

3. Select your desired Winter Harvest pick-up location and agree to the Terms & Conditions

4. You will receive an email shortly after confirming your membership into Winter Harvest, allowing you to order, make payments,track your order history, etc.

5. As a Winter Harvest member, you will receive weekly emails regarding bi-monthly order periods and other important information

Ordering & Payment Instructions

Orders are completed bi-monthly online, during specified ordering windows, from a list of over 500 food items and other products grown or produced in the Philadelphia region.
Order what you want, when you want it. No minimum order!
Choose your delivery location from a list of 15 communities in the Philadelphia area (see below).
Orders are then delivered to the designated pick up sites every Thursday from November through April.
Order payments can be successfully achieved via PayPal or check.
- Checks should be made out to the following:
  
  Make Check out To: Farm to City Memo Line: Winter Harvest Send Check To: Farm to City, 1315 Walnut St Suite 1526, Philadelphia, PA 19107

For any questions or concerns about payment instructions, please contact Bob Pierson via email at bob@farmtocity.org or phone at (215) 680-4535.

Winter Harvest Pick-up Sites

Swarthmore: 3-7PM, Private residence in the 600 block of N. Chester Road

Media: 6-8PM, Private residence in the 900 block of 2nd Avenue

Ardmore: 6-8PM, Private residence in the 100 block of Simpson Road

Havertown: 3-8PM, Private residence in the 600 block of Lawson Avenue

Center City: 5-7PM, Metropolitan Bakery at 262 S. 19th Street

Philadelphia Building: 12-2PM, 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1526

Jefferson University: 12-1PM, Alumni Hall on Locust Street between 10th and 11th Streets

Society Hill: 5-7PM, Old Pine Community Center at 401 Lombard Street

South Philadelphia: 6-8PM, East Passyunk Recreation Center, 1025 Mifflin St.

Collingswood: 5-8PM, Private residence, Summerfield Avenue

Cherry Hill: NEW SITE, We need 25 households to apply and a host site. Contact Farm to City if you are interested in serving as site host (bob@farmtocity.org).

Brewerytown: 4-8PM, Private residence in the 2900 block of Poplar Street

Erdenheim: 4-9PM, Private residence in the 1000 block of Fraser Road

Elkins Park: 6-8PM, Private residence in the 600 block of Widener Road

Huntingdon Valley: 5-7PM, Private residence in the 600 Meadow Road

Dresher: 6-9PM, Private residence in the 500 block of Cardinal Drive Road

Uniting communities, families, and farmers year-round through good locally grown food

Farm to City | 1315 Walnut Street Suite 1526, Philadelphia, PA 19107

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