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Our Recipe for Success

Three simple ingredients for a thriving community At Harvest on Main Community Market, we believe everyone deserves easy access to good food—and that belief shapes everything we do. Our recipe for success blends three simple ingredients: accessibility, affordability, and community. First, we’re bringing fresh food closer to home. By reducing the distance to the nearest grocery store, we’re making it easier for families in Sharpsburg and beyond to shop for what they need—taking the hassle out of getting good food on the table. Second, we’re keeping healthy food affordable. With zero-margin pricing on produce and acceptance of SNAP and Food Bucks [...]

Homemade with Heart

Family favorites made fresh for everyone to enjoy At Harvest on Main Community Market, food is more than what’s on the plate—it’s a story, a memory, and a way to connect. Our prepared foods menu is filled with the flavors our team knows best: family recipes and hometown favorites passed down through generations. From comforting soups to scratch-made dinners, each recipe carries a piece of the people who've made it—like Bonnie’s Grandma Flo’s famous Italian meatballs, a recipe that’s been shared with love for decades. When you shop with us, you’re not just getting good food—you’re getting a taste [...]

Serving up a second helping of community

Harvest on Main’s Prepared Foods Chef, Chris Condrin, reopens the kitchen door at 808 Main Street Chris Condrin remembers the first time he met Bonnie, Second Harvest’s Founder and Executive Director. His family was grieving the loss of his uncle, Tom Hartman, a brother of the Catholic church and pillar of the Sharpsburg community who had passed away after battling cancer. For more than a decade, Brother Tom’s Bakery had been the beating heart of Sharpsburg’s Main Street – and of Chris’ extended family. Chris and his grandfather had put in the gas line and done all of the construction themselves. Chris’ grandmother was [...]

A Harvest for All

Second Harvest proudly launches a capital campaign funding a major programmatic expansion to nourish our community Second Harvest is proud to announce a $2 million capital campaign to fund a new nonprofit retail venture, Harvest on Main Community Market, that will bring affordable nutrition back to Sharpsburg. The campaign, A Harvest for All, positions Second Harvest to renew our commitment to this high-need neighborhood and operationalize a sustainable approach to addressing food insecurity in our community. Our capital campaign is the driving force to achieve a bold vision: To wipe Sharpsburg off the food desert map. Our commitment to accessibility, affordability, and community sets us apart and addresses the [...]

A Fresh Start for Sharpsburg: Harvest on Main Community Market Coming Soon

Second Harvest is excited to announce the upcoming opening of Harvest on Main Community Market, a brand-new nonprofit fresh food market designed to nourish our community and bring healthy, affordable food options back to Sharpsburg. Harvest on Main is on track to open its doors in early 2026. For decades Sharpsburg residents have struggled without easy access to fresh groceries. As one lifelong Sharpsburg resident told us, “I remember when there were a lot of little corner stores. We would go get penny candy and bread and lunch meat.” Now, says another neighbor, “I see many of [...]

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