Greetings to all at Harvest Haven…..I just had to thank
you for the incredibly delicious produce (we haven’t tried
the meat yet as we were away). The strawberries were unbelievable
and the potatoes and carrots and eggs the best I’ve ever
tasted. This is not idle flattery as I consider myself a ‘pro’ in
these matters. I lived in BC’s Fraser Valley for 12 years
on our hobby farm and my own big organic garden with home ‘grown’ eggs
and beef, fruit and veggies. They were outstanding but yours are
better. The last 11 years we lived on Vancouver Island with a large
Organic Market farm a few miles down the road….they produced
beautiful crops too…gourmet mixed greens were really great
but over all I consider it a great gift to have found you…of
course the fact that you are Christians is probably the most powerful
factor in the sweet fruit of your labour but I’m sure the
Grander water helps too. I now have a little pen but I’m
afraid the larger treatments are beyond my budget. I am hoping
to be able to purchase more from you in the future… Also
do you have any turkeys for Thanksgiving? Wishing you all God’s
richest rewards…..your new fan…Renee Fietz
Carrots
To Everyone at Harvest Haven,
Just a short note to say that the juicing carrotsI purchased
from you in January were by far the best carrots I have
ever used in my kitchen. You are the 4th organic supplier I have tried and
clearly will be an impossible act to follow.
When I juiced the carrots, the pulp remained a brilliant orange,
and when I fed the pulp through the juicer a couple of times until
it became slightly warm, I ended up with just a tiny handful of
pulp from carrots which generated over 16 ounces of juice! The
carrots are so flavourful that even as "juicing carrots" they
still steam up perfectly and are very tasty in a stir-fry. Guests
that have been at my table to enjoy them have also commented on
their superior texture and flavour.
I enjoy all the produce along with the chickens and eggs that
I have purchased from Harvest Haven, so the carrots should not
have been such a special "surprise;" however, they were
of such exceptional quality that I wanted to send a note of special
thanks for yet another excellent taste experience.
“For lunch I prepared a wonderful salad with a light dressing of apple cider vinegar, fresh honey, and olive oil (all organic of course) with some dried cranberries tossed in. Very tasty indeed. On a hot day like this it was the perfect lunch. I’m feeling much more resistant to the heat of the day. So in the end what I’m trying to say is thank you for working so hard in growing, harvesting, preparing and offering these wonderful things to me. I know how hard it is to work under such extreme temperatures and it can be a bit much sometimes. I appreciate your sacrifice. Thanks James” - James Sorochan
“Several years ago I started researching what chemicals
are sprayed on our food. What I found was a toxic list that made
me angry. The evidence is the sky-rocketing cancer rates. The
best solution to this is to eat organic, whole foods.
Harvest Haven Market Farm is an honest, valued, organic food producer/distributor.
When I first walked through the doors I thought, this
is what all of our grocery stores should look like.
They are now my grocery store for your health, I hope they will
be yours.” - Verna Masuda
“Harvest Haven has a great range of organic foods and delivers reliably every two weeks. The food is always fresh and refrigerated.” - Cecily Smith
“The produce and meat I’ve received from Harvest
Haven Market Farm is the best food I’ve ever eaten. I didn’t
think I was a strawberry fan, but I certainly am now! The strawberries are sweet, juicy, delicious, addictive, and everyone that comes
to my house to sample them becomes customers of Harvest Haven
Market Farm. The eggs are so yummy, and the yolks are dark yellow.
They are an incredible change from the pale yellow tasteless eggs
you can get elsewhere. I’ve only had compliments when I
serve them.” - Judy Budd, Aerus Electrolux, (403) 327-4481
“The every other week delivery is a real convenience, and
Harvest Haven is always willing to try to find Canadian suppliers
for
various foods. Your strawberries are delicious; we always look
forward to your chicken and your lamb.” - DSH, Lethbridge
“The chickens are great. At Harvest Haven, they always
have very interesting veggies and some 'New Turkeys' now.” - J.D.
“
Coming back from California to Alberta, we were concerned that
we would not be able to find the same quality of organic
dairy and produce. However, to our delight, Harvest Haven carries everything
we were able to have in California.
My daughter has allergies to milk but she has no problems with
the organic non-homogenized milk offered at Harvest Haven.
I just made chicken stock from one chicken I purchased at Harvest
Haven and it is the best I have ever been able to make.” - Angela Quinton
“I can really taste the difference in the quality
of food (flavour). My girls and I have enjoyed the health benefits of
switching our food to organic. I could never go back. I really
enjoy coming here once a week. I also appreciate the integrity
of the way things are run at Harvest Haven.” - Renae Peterson
“The people at Harvest Haven are enthusiastic and knowledgeable;
they really go out of their way to be helpful. As we are beginner
buffalo ranchers, their support has been invaluable. The produce
is always varied, fresh and innovative. Thanks to all for your
help.” - Dan and Brenda Fox
“The benefit of eating organic food goes without saying!
Harvest Haven has wonderful selection and freshness all
year round – you
cannot go wrong.” - L.H.
“
We use the milk we purchase at Harvest Haven to make baby formula
for my little girl. She is not gassy on it, which is nice. It
seems to work better than goat’s milk. We both liked the
bananas, they keep better and did not go brown as fast.” - Jackie
“I'm so thankful that I found out about Harvest Haven.
Being a vegetarian, and wanting to eat only organic food, can
be a real problem in a community this size. Until I heard about
Harvest Haven, I was relegated to buying organic produce that
tended to look like Safeway discards. Now, whenever I go out to
the farm, I can be assured of fresh, great looking (and tasting),
produce. The other nice thing is that there is a large
variety of vegetables. (One does get tired of only carrots and celery.)
I can't leave off without saying something about the welcome one
receives at Harvest Haven. I always know that I'll be chatting
with someone when I get there. So, thank you Ingrid, Marilyn,
and everyone else at Harvest Haven.” - Pat Boehm
“I am not a strawberry man, but I have never tasted
better strawberries than yours!” - Howard Elliott, Sign Superstore
“For our family, the Harvest Haven produce and groceries represent the
only assurance of healthy bodies. This is now even more important
since so many produce items from other countries have brought
illness to Canada – even
when marked organic. It is interesting how lovingly one stores
food at home after each shopping journey to this store. There
must be no waste
when food is known to be good. Visits to the store are also pure
delight. Wholesomeness is in the very air!” - Chris Cavers
“For three years, my daughter has been a very unhappy child.
She was always tired and always clinging and screaming. In early September
she was hospitalized for terrible pain – so bad that she could
not breathe. After three days the pain stopped – but the doctors
could not find the problem. I took her to a homeopath who suggested
it was a food allergy that made her grumpy all the time. We switched
to Vital Green Farms milk and noticed a difference immediately. Two
months later, she is happier, more energetic and does not have screaming
tantrums anymore!” - A.S., Coaldale
“Harvest Haven's everbearing strawberries are sweet, juicy, and
full of flavor. They are also red throughout. I really enjoy them, and
so does my family. My sisters think they are delicious.” - Cheryl Oakes, Moon River Estates
“Everything is always fresh and the fruit and
veggies are always so clean. I get a lot of information coming here
about health and staying healthy. The only thing missing is
a restaurant. If you had one, I would be having supper here
every night.” - Rebecca M., Lethbridge, Alberta
“Harvest Haven's strawberries are the sweetest and tastiest we've
ever tried. We're looking forward to next summer to taste them
again.” - Gary and Lavina Osberg, Moon River Estates
“Harvest Haven has the best tasting fruits and vegetables. Not only that,
they are more than just organic food. They have everything you need for
healthy living. The service is very friendly, too. I always enjoy the pleasant
atmosphere at the farm.” - Peggy V.
“That was the most delicious turkey that we ever had. It was juicy
and tender and cooked so evenly. Even the white meat was juicy and the
dark was so flavourful.” -
Carol Noble
“That turkey was just fabulous, so moist and juicy.” -
Jeff
Kaminski
“That turkey was the best all around I’ve ever tasted. Everyone at the table was amazed.” - Wayne Gregson
“Harvest Haven carrots are so much better than the organic carrots
at Save-on-Foods! What a difference. They are heaven!” - Bev D.
“My family have had organic turkeys in the past, but not from
Harvest Haven and all commented on how delicious the turkey from here was.
Cooked evenly, browned beautifully. Could have been on the cover
of a cooking
magazine. Delicious!” - Marija Boh
"I deep-fried my turkey and injected it with garlic and butter.
It was very moist and tender. Delicious." - Brian Ehnes
"Best turkey we've eaten in a long while! Brought back memories
of the ones my parents raised when I was a kid. They're even better
when done on the barbeque. Although we didn't plan to, our stove element
burned out just as we were ready to put the bird in the oven. What to
do? Fortunately it was nice enough to barbeque and 3 1/2 hours later
we were sitting down to a marvelous turkey dinner. We are looking forward
to next year's batch although hopefully we won't have any more stove
surprises." - Gary and Brenda T.
"The organic turkey we got from Harvest Haven was the
best turkey we have ever eaten." - Marlene Dean