Fresh Princess

Karen Masterson and her daughter visited Heirloom Harvest recently to pick up cases of collards for her Framingham restaurant, Big Fresh Cafe. We provide her collards all season long, as well as surplus salad greens and other vegetables--when we have a surplus.

Big Fresh is the only restaurant that Heirloom Harvest sells to. Karen is committed to locally sourcing as much of her organic produce for as much of the year as possible. She also is adamant that organic food should be reasonably affordable, and the prices at her restaurant reflect that.

Her commitment to organics and to helping to create a sane local food system manifest in other ways, such as her volunteer work as a board director at the Natick Community Organic Farm. Next time you are in Framingham stop by Big Fresh and spend your dining-out dollars enjoying great food and supporting her efforts.

Comments

[Handsome Rob]

I'm glad to see that organic produce is gaining supporters. I believe that locally grown produce grown the old-fashioned way (without chemicals) is the way to go. In my 15 years of experience selling at a small farmers' market in Idaho, I have seen the supply and demand of naturally grown produce continue to increase. I actually have started a blog to share some of my observations on how growers can better market natural, locally grown produce. I invite anyone interested to read it at http://www.farmermarketing.blogspot.com I also look forward to reading posts on this site. Great work.