IN THE NEWS:
Hungry Harvest Expands to Richmond
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ust in time for Virginia’s beautiful fall bounty, Hungry Harvest, a farm-to-doorstep produce delivery service, arrives in Richmond this October. With a mission to reduce food waste, Hungry Harvest ensures farmers get a fair wage for their full harvest by purchasing surplus fruits and veggies that would otherwise not make it to market. They then pass along these savings directly to customers.
Harvest Boxes start at $15 and customers can choose from a variety of options and sizes, including organic, for weekly or biweekly delivery. Completely customizable, customers can also add pantry staples to their boxes through the Add On Marketplace. The company began as a small start up, born in Baltimore, Maryland by CEO and co-founder Evan Lutz in June of 2014. A senior at the University of Maryland at the time, Lutz would often hand pack the boxes himself and deliver them to the 30 customers, half of which were free trial boxes. Lutz knew he needed financial help to make his dreams come true and took Hungry Harvest to Shark Tank. In June of 2015 he made a deal with Robert Herjavec, helping to launch the business to success. Since then Hungry Harvest has grown exponentially, in markets across @DINEWINEANDSTEIN
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Washington D.C., Virginia, Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, Detroit Metro Area, and South Florida. Already available in northern Virginia markets, Hungry Harvest is ready to expand to Richmond. “Richmond has a thriving, health-conscious food community that supports fresh produce and the farmers who grow it….It’s a natural next step for us.” Lutz said One in five fruits and vegetables are wasted for a variety of reasons such as “too big,” “too small,” “don’t quite look right,” or simply too much. This is the produce that is rescued by Hungry Harvest and delivered to your doorstep. Every delivery helps to eliminate at least 10 pounds of food from going to waste. In addition to eliminating waste, every Hungry Harvest delivery supports food banks and hunger-solving initiatives in local communities with produce donations. Twenty percent of people in the United States live in food insecurity without reliable access to enough affordable, nutritious food and Hungry Harvest has provided over 1.5 million pounds of fruits and vegetables through these community partnerships and their own food access programs. Deliveries begin in October 2020, you can pre-order now at www.hungryharvest.net/richmond n
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