With a new Forest Hills location, Harvest Co-op continues its commitment to local products and community.
Since its beginnings in 1991, Harvest Co-op has been investing in its members’ commitment to organic and local food, and putting savings back in their wallets. With a new location on Washington Street in Jamaica Plain—it’s been up-and-running since Dec. 12 and a grand opening celebration is scheduled for Jan. 16—that commitment continues to grow and membership at all three locations is nearing 4,000. This comes on the heels of a move for the store in Central Square, Cambridge. Chris Durkin, director of membership and community relations, took some time to talk about the expansion, why JP is such a good fit for Harvest, and the role of a co-op in a community. The following is a condensed and edited version of that conversation. Why did …
The newest addition to Forest Hills is the Cambridge-originating organic food co-op.
The Casey Arborway project isn’t the only development that will drastically change Forest Hills. Harvest Co-op, the community-owned market with an original location in Cambridge, opened Dec. 12 at 3815 Washington St. Here’s a note on their recent expansion posted on Harvest’s website: “Harvest Co-op seeks to continue to serve the Boston area community, a community where our Co-op was established in 1971. This neighborhood is within the city of Boston. Harvest Co-op recognizes that the Boston area is underserved by grocery stores, and seeks to locate stores within the Boston area to give more communities access to healthy food. Harvest seeks to locate in places accessible by public transportation when possible. Leasing in a "green" building…
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Essential daily information at a glance, including a Wednesday meeting for the community to speak on development proposals at the former Blessed Sacrament campus.
1. Weather: Partly sunny this morning then cloudy with a chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. 2. Development at Blessed Sacrament: On Wednesday there will be a community meeting about proposals to build condos at two sites on the old Blessed Sacrament campus. 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Julia Martin House, 90 Bickford St. 3. New Zumba Classes: It seems fitness classes are popping up everywhere in JP these days. Q Salon and Spa on Centre Street has announced they will host Zumba classes on Sundays at 5 p.m. and Mondays at 8 p.m. The drop in fee is $10 or five classes for $45. 4. JP Fitness Guide: Speaking of fitness, I'm struck by how many different places you can go in …
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Boston Redevelopment Authority overseeing the planning and construction of more than 250 projects.
Boston is building. And the Boston Redevelopment Authority has a full plate. We recently took a look at housing units currently under construction in the city and found that the BRA is overseeing more than 3,000 homes on their way to market. In total, the authority is dealing with 264 projects ranging from the “letter of intent” stage to the “construction recently completed” stage. Today, we thought we would look at non-residential property. Right now, the authority reports, contractors are swinging hammers and stripping wires on a total of 30 projects with a non-residential component citywide—including Arboretum Place, the twin commercial developments in Forest Hills. The businesses slated for the mixed-used development, which straddles …
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4:28 pm on Friday, October 12, 2012
This is great... The fact that the Boston area is building is an encouraging sign for the economy and for many local businesses. These projects create jobs and opportunities for new businesses. I'm a roofing contractor in JP and South Boston (www.olympicroofing.com/south-boston-ma-roofing), and we're happy to be involved with the South Boston work on Congress St. more ›
Steve Garfield
7:30 am on Friday, January 11, 2013
HARVEST-ARBORETUM IS OPEN! 3815 Washington St, Jamaica Plain MA 02130 617-405-5300 Hours: Mon - Sun: 7am - 10pm more ›