Six Local Faves at Harvest Co-op

By Chris Durkin, Community Director, Harvest Co-op

Here are a few of our favorite locally made foods. Look for the "BUY LOCAL" shelf tags.

21st Century Tofu, a staple food for many co-op shoppers, is made right in Jamaica Plain, and sold both packaged and in bulk. It is made from organic non-GMO soybeans and delivered fresh every week to both stores. They also make a great tempeh.

Chilly Cow sells frozen custard sold in its Arlington store; we carry a product made for them under agreement by Shain's of Maine Ice Cream, a family-owned company located in Sanford, Maine. The coconut custard will knock your socks off! Brian LaClair, Chilly Cow's founder, has over 12 years of experience in the ice cream industry and five making this unique variation.

Equal Exchange Co-op, with offices in West Bridgewater, MA, provides fair trade coffee, chocolate, cocoa and bananas. As the Cambridge Food Co-op, we were the first customers ever for this worker-owned co-op which subsequently revolutionized the coffee market by ensuring the coffee farmers are paid a fair price for their coffee. They envisioned a food system that empowers farmers and consumers, supports small farmer co-ops, and uses sustainable farming methods.

MOO Milk is fresh pasteurized (not ultra-pasteurized) milk from organic farmers in Maine. Maine’s Own Organic milk was formed to promote farm preservation and economic development in Maine. After the ten original dairy farms were dropped by H.P. Hood, they joined together to create MOO milk. Production began in late January, 2010.

Late July Organic Snacks is a family-owned and operated company from Barnstable, MA, that makes USDA certified organic crackers and other snacks. Their line includes delicious crackers, chips, sandwich cookie, and more—all made right down on the Cape!

Harvest also carries craft breads delivered daily from Iggy’s in Cambridge, Pain D'Avignon from Hyannis, Nashoba Brook Bakery in West Concord, Jessica's Brick Oven from North Andover and When Pigs Fly fromYork, Maine.

Harvest Co-op Market, a grocery store with two locations in Cambridge and Jamaica Plain, is owned by over 3,800 community members. Begun in 1971, we feature organic, “natural,” fair trade and local foods.