What it does: Harris Farm Markets is a family-owned and run leading fresh produce and grocery retailing across NSW and QLD.
Mission: At Harris Farm Markets, we don’t just respect it, we’re driven by it. Our prices, our products, our specials– are all determined by nature. It enriches everyone and everything.
Size and presence: For over 50 years we’ve remained 100% family-owned and operated. We’re 26 (and counting) stores across Sydney and NSW and home to around 3,000 wonderful employees all with a common purpose, to reconnect Aussies with the joy of food.
Best known for Better tasting produce from sustainable suppliers. Bigger value from unexpectedly bigger harvests. More variety from truly seasonal conditions. The highest quality can only come from years of experience and a close relationship with farmers and their land.
The good bits: Flexible hours.
The not-so-good bits: Claim to be overstaffed but checkout is always busy and understaffed and management looks constantly tired, even crying some days.
Since 1971 when David & Cathy Harris opened their first store in Villawood, we've believed in something greater than just selling fresh food. We’ve believed in nature itself. The land, the sea, the air, the elements. It’s a remarkable thing. It brings families together, supports communities, and gives farmers a means. It offers nutrients to our bodies, and joy to our taste buds.
At Harris Farm Markets, we don’t just respect it, we’re driven by it. Our prices, our products, our specials– are all determined by nature. It enriches everyone and everything.
This is exactly why we’re doing our best to make it all it can be. From sustainable initiatives like Imperfect Picks to showing love for local farmers and producers, we believe that all our actions can make a real, positive difference.
And we believe that moving with nature isn’t just better for the environment. It’s better for our customers too. ‘Cos sometimes nature sees fit to provide us with a bounty of blueberries. And we think that’s pretty special – so we put them on special!
Better tasting produce from sustainable suppliers. Bigger value from unexpectedly bigger harvests. More variety from truly seasonal conditions. The highest quality can only come from years of experience and a close relationship with farmers and their land.
For over 50 years we’ve remained 100% family-owned and operated. We’re 26 (and counting) stores across Sydney and NSW and home to around 3,000 wonderful employees all with a common purpose, to reconnect Aussies with the joy of food. It’s this purpose that sees us continue to bring the best that nature has to offer to you our customers each day. Because we stand for more than just the good food we sell.
When you join the team at Harris Farm Markets you join the largest and most exciting independent fresh food retailer in Australia. You'll also become integral in providing the best quality fresh food and ensuring our customers receive the friendliest and highest standard of service. But what you're becoming part of is a team that believes in reconnecting our customers, the community, and each other with the natural joys of food!
Reconnecting people with the joy of food isn’t an easy task. We have dedicated teams that work behind the scenes to ensure we can deliver the best fresh quality goods to our customers. Our areas of business are:
Below is a list of benefits currently available to all Harris Farm employees.
Develop and use a packaging policy and portal that links directly into a circular economy. It matters to us to have amazing products on our shelves and equally, we care about the packaging they come in. When making our decisions we must meet our Packaging Commitment and our Sustainable Packaging Criteria. This criterion will help us make packaging choices that don’t cost the Earth.
Integrate the waste hierarchy into our operations honingin on food and packaging waste. Because waste is unnecessary. Especially food waste. It’s a waste of nourishment, natural resources, time, energy, and money. Our business has already been proactive in reducing and diverting waste, but there is still so much more we can do.
Be creative in how we engage our community and team using our Sustainability Manifesto. As a brand, we are well-positioned to better share our Sustainability journey with our customers and our team. The more engaging we are, the more we can ignite positive change.
Partner with our suppliers/ farmers/growers/producers to explore regenerative farming techniques without compromising on product quality. Just as we keep vigilant on additives in products, we should build our knowledge of the farming practices our suppliers use and create the opportunity for them to be more sustainable. The more our supply chain contributes to healthy soil, the more sustainable our environment and food supply will be.
Reduce our carbon footprint by staying on the cutting edge of energy and fuel-efficient initiatives, but more importantly, drive regenerative farming practices to increase the carbon pull down from the atmosphere into healthy soil. Reducing energy and fuel consumption is a no-brainer. This delivers both environmental and financial benefits. But using our supply chain to help draw carbon down will have the biggest and best impact on fighting climate change.