Our Story
Hey, friend!
My name is Jill Van Horn and I am a newly-wed to my wonderful husband, Pearson. I graduated from Samford University with a Bachelors of Science in Nutrition and a minor in business. I am very passionate about my faith in Jesus Christ, my husband, encouraging others, whole food living, strawberries, family dinners, running, cooking, and the state of Florida!
For me, my journey with food began as a little girl. I loved being in the kitchen with my Mom, chopping veggies, and literally watching the food network more than The Disney Channel. I loved getting to use my food knowledge to show people how to properly cut garlic, and how to properly pipe cream cheese frosting on a cupcake — oh, the joys of being a child cooking geek! This love for cooking spread throughout my development, middle school, and high schools years, and was packaged neatly into a college degree.
I practically grew up around the table with my siblings, eating family dinners. I came to LOVE our time during dinner, connecting as a family, laughing, and seeing how each others days were. Of course, like every family, there were times when milk was spilt or siblings stomped away, but the majority of the time was spent in the sacred space of gathering.
Now come full circle: 2020. My belief in good flavorful, whole food living, my experience in the kitchen, my love for family dinners, encouraging others, and ministry, all married and created the Heaping Harvest. I realized I wanted to communicate my view on whole-food living, encouraging others, kindness, purpose driven lives created by God, and have them all sit down for a family dinner. A site and shop centered around whole-food living, family, and encouragement — rooted in LOVE! Now go set the table, and enjoy the spark you get by gathering others and loving them the way God intended.
Cheering you on, Jill
We donate 10% of profits.
At the Heaping Harvest, we aim to make a difference in the world. By donating 10% of our profits to feeding the hungry, we hope to bring lasting change to the people in our community. By purchasing from the Heaping Harvest, you will help feed hungry men, women, and children in the Washington D.C. metro area, and join us in our mission of making an impact in the world!
“You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.” — 2 Corinthians 9:11
About the Heaping Harvest…
I am so glad you decided to enjoy The Heaping Harvest. The goal behind this small business is to encourage gathering, educate about whole-food nutritious living, and piling on praise to the people around your table. Since a little girl, I’ve cherished the name “Heaping Harvest” in hopes that one day I could start my own small-business — through God’s grace, 2020 came & the Heaping Harvest was born!
The Heaping Harvest has sprung out of a plethora of different Biblical references on the subject of harvesting and growth. For me, The Heaping Harvest symbolizes a significant responsibility for stewardship as well as bearing good fruit. The world “heaping” means to “pile on praise”… I love the symbolism behind heaping praise, knowledge, and love onto the people around us!
At The Heaping Harvest we believe that through simple love and finding the good, we too can create a lasting, beautiful harvest that influences our world for the better. I seek to reveal this treasure to families all over the world so that they too can experience vital growth, establishment, and love within their homes.
In the Heaping Harvest you will also find resources from my experience and education as a nutritionist. This will allow you to pile up a heaping amount of knowledge for your family and individual health. I also have a plethora of resources on gathering, whole-food living devotionals for you to find food-freedom, and a meal planning service. Thank you so much for stopping by, I’m so glad you chose to visit our site!