Blog
10 Years of Harvests
For our 10 year anniversary, we thought it'd be a good time to take a step back and look at our roots and see how much we've grown. Grab a seat and look back with us!
Mango Farmers and New Store Openings
In early April, 2017, Mavuno Harvest founder Phil Hughes traveled to Cote D’ Ivoire and Burkina Faso to attend the first ever West African Mango Symposium sponsored by USAID (United...
West Africa Mango Trip 2017
During the first week of April, 2017, Mavuno Harvest founder Phil Hughes took a trip to West Africa (Cote D’Ivoire and Burkina Faso) in preparation for the upcoming mango season.
Introducing Organic Coconut!
Mavuno Harvest originally started with 3 products – organic mango, pineapple and banana sourced from farming cooperatives in Uganda. Over the years, as sales grew we were able to add...
Africa trip 2016
In October 2016, Mavuno Harvest founder Phil Hughes went on a 12 day, 4 country trip to Africa (Ghana, Zambia, Kenya and Uganda) to meet new potential suppliers as well as existing suppliers.
Food and the Transformation of Africa
The agriculture and business landscapes in Africa, and why working with smallholder farmers in Africa can really change the future.
Growing Production
Capitalism on a mission and sustainable development. Check out or latest developments!
Markets vs. Aid in Africa
“The question of preference between markets and aid can only be asked in Africa, not in any other region of this world." - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
Growing our impact in African farming communities
Here’s a few pics from recent trainings in Uganda.
New farmer trainings on organic farming
Mavuno Harvest is growing – and that’s great news for the farmers whom we work with.
How well do you know Africa?
If you like geography, here’s a fun game!
How we got started
My name is Phil, and I'm the founder of Mavuno Harvest. I served in the Peace Corps in a tiny village called Miti Mingi in Kenya from 2003-2005.