Fresh produce is the foundation of our Mediterranean-inspired menu. If we are going to go to the effort to hand-make our mozzarella, our signature Caprese appetizer deserves a real flavorful tomato, not the tasteless grocery store variety imported from some country you can’t find on a map. See, that is the essence of all Mediterranean cuisines. They use the freshest, most flavorful ingredients – that is the difference between “manufactured” food we’ve become accustomed to and our market fresh menu.
Each season, our menu changes to reflect the freshest produce of the current season. We also go a step further by sourcing as much produce as possible from our two partner farms, Wise Acre Farms in Sorrento and Rest Haven Farm in Geneva www.resthavenfarm.com. Wise Acre Farm practices organic farming methods and Rest Haven Farm produces some of the tastiest tomatoes and fresh greens using hydroponics farming methods.
Our position on Organics. Before we opened Harmoni Market, we searched all of Central Florida for an organic farm to supply all of our produce needs. Unfortunately, we quickly found out that bugs and buildings have pushed most of the organic farms out of Central Florida. Most of our organic produce available in Florida today is shipped to us from California, and we have a bit of an issue with the counter-intuitive decision to pollute the air and pay more money for an extremely perishable product from California. We all learned as kids that produce tastes best just after it is picked.