Hoy7 Hunting Team: April 2009

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

The Provvista Family Feature Staff Member of the Month....and A Hoy 7 Hunting Team Member

Andy Vershaw
Andy Vershaw came to Provvista 3 ½ years ago from long-time customer 3 Doors Down, where he was the sous-chef. Andy has many roles here; besides his warehouse and driving duties, Andy heads up Provvista’s safety committee and is especially passionate about ergonomics. He’s implemented many beneficial workplace improvements for which our collective backs are very grateful. For his first 3 years here he ran the highly acclaimed Provvista Lunch Program, cooking for the staff several days per week and coordinating the other contributing chefs. Andy is the consummate outdoorsman: he hunts, fly-fishes in his drift boat on Oregon rivers, climbs mountains, caters outdoor trips for outfitters, forages for mushrooms, and runs in the backcountry.

In His Own Words: Originally from Napa, Ca., I moved to Portland about 6 years ago and never looked back. I flew up here a month before hand to visit a friend, and when I went back to California I immediately gave my 30 day notice. Besides being a workaholic, I devote the majority of my time to killing hatchery fish (to pave the way for our native runs.) When I’m not in my drift boat battling with bait casters, you can find me in my kitchen playing with offal’s, running hills in the wilderness, sitting on a peak, skiing into a lookout or infusing vodka with chanterelles. GO BLAZERS!!!!!!!

Must-have Provvista Products in My Pantry: Oregon Jewel Wild Rice, Agrumato XV with lemon, Scalia anchovies, Pomodoracio, Sapori d’ Napoli pasta, Courtney’s ‘Yes You May’ box.
Little-Known Facts About Me: I have a short left index finger because I peeled the top of it off.I’m deathly afraid of snakes!I won the Native Fish Society fish-a-thon in 2008, and raised the most money for the organization in the process.I used to own a 40-ft school bus, which some buddies and I fixed up right after high school to tour with the Dead. Just before we were to head out on tour, we stopped for breakfast after a camping trip and saw that Jerry Garcia had died. We then scrapped the plan and scrambled to get into college. I love it when Donald Trump says, “You’re FIRED!”