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Natural Grocers & Markets
Organic products are increasingly available in many different venues. From mom-and-pop farm stands to massive discount chains, organics are becoming a permanent part of the grocery landscape in America. Each approach has both advantages and disadvantages.
Many small organic farms are family or local operations that take great pride in producing a quality product; beautiful, lush grounds and a country market atmosphere attract customers to browse and, hopefully, buy. While perhaps less-convenient than a large chain store, a small stand on the farm brings the shopper right to the land and the people growing their produce, with little or no processing and packaging to potentially degrade food quality. By contrast, larger markets are convenient, but farther removed from food sources; and so these grocers generally offer products which have been at least minimally processed for long distance shipping. Co-ops and farmer's markets offer a pleasant middle ground, bringing produce and other goods direct to the consumer from local farms.
Supermarkets, upscale groceries, and co-ops appeal to different demographics, but prices do not necessarily correlate with the "gourmet" feel. With a larger organic inventory, upscale chains such as Whole Foods Markets can often negotiate better prices from their suppliers than many conventional supermarkets.
Organic foods often originate from companies already devoted to making quality products. Hopefully, this same dedication will continue with the advent of organics wholesaled through huge discount chains like Walmart and Costco. Large organic producers adhere to similar packing, processing, and shipping requirements as large conventional producers. As a result, crops are often chosen for ruggedness—shipping and processing qualities—rather than taste or finest quality. In contrast, small, local producers tend to grow more for superior taste. On a positive note, the burgeoning growth in the industry helps to make organics more available and affordable to all.
With the increasing popularity of organic foods, catering companies have sprung up to serve a growing clientele. Chefs often specialize in local or vegan fare, using the freshest vegetables to create gourmet dishes for every occasion. These and other services help to make organics accessible to all, for any occasion.
Abington Farmers Market
12055 Rose Drove
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Lackawanna County
About Food
Port Macquarie, NSW 2444
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Products; Food & Drink; Retailers
Region: New South Wales, Australia
About Life
Bondi Junction, NSW 2021
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Retailers
Region: New South Wales, Australia
ABQ Uptown Growers' Market
Corner of Uptown Blvd & Uptown Loop
Albuquerque, NM 87121
(505) 865-3533
info@abquptowngrowersmarket.org
The Growers' market is your source for locally grown produce and crafts.
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Lifestyle; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Events; Family Fun
Region: Bernalillo County
www.abquptowngrowersmarket.org/
Abundantly Green
1146 NE Madison Rd
Poulsbo, WA 98370
(360) 692-2504
order@abundantlygreen.com
Our whole farm has been Certified Organic by WSDA/USDA since 2005. Our produce grows on five acres. Thirty acres is pasture for our beef, and twenty-three acres is forest land. Our small historic orchard is being restored.
We sell eggs from our very free range chickens and ducks. Our poultry is fed certified organic feed and nutrients. Our fryers are certified organic and pasture raised.
Our beef is pasture raised. We supplement the grass with mash from a Bainbridge Organic Distillery. Mash is tasty, alcohol free, easy to digest, and high in protein and nutrients. We sell naturally raised pork and lamb raised by a friend of ours on Bainbridge Island with food from our farm.
We grow vegetables year round for our CSA and Farm Store, and we usually have meat and eggs. You can buy feed, supplements, and nursery starts as well. We are open Tuesday from 2 to 6:30 p.m. or call us. We're here farming.
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Products; Farms; CSA Farms; Food & Drink; Farm Stands; Produce; Feed & Grain; CSA Meat Farms
Region: Kitsap County
www.abundantlygreen.com/
Acadia Farmers' Market in Town Hill
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Hancock County
Acadian Farmers Market
801 Foreman Dr
Lafayette, LA 70505
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Lafayette Parish
Access Organics, Inc.
5733 Hwy 93 S
Whitefish, MT 59937
(406) 758-6620
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farms; Produce Farms; Fruits & Vegetables; Corporations
Region: Flathead County
www.accessorganics.com/
Access to Organics
347 Mason Ave
Daytona Beach, FL 32117
(386) 236-9447
We offer organic supplies and produce.
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Mom & Pop's; Produce
Region: Volusia County
www.accesstoorganics.com/
Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market
1 Pearl St
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 877-1657
Coordinator@abfarmersmarket.org
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Middlesex County
www.abfarmersmarket.org/
Acworth Farmers Market
Main & Lemon Streets
Acworth, GA 30101
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Cobb County
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market
Ada Depot Parking Lot
Ada, OH 45810
(419) 634-0455
healthchekinada@aol.com
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Hardin County
Ada Farmer's Market
12th St &Townsend
Ada, OK 74820
(580) 436-1600
adamainstreet@cableone.net
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Pontotoc County
Ada Farmers' Market
7239 Thornapple River Dr
Ada, MI 49301
(616) 897-4550
adafarmersmarket@gmail.com
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Kent County
Adams County Farmers Markets
1863 Gettysburg Village Dr
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 495-7280
acfarmersmarkets@embarqmail.com
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Lifestyle; Farmers' Markets; Reading; Blogs; Food & Drink; Volunteer; Family Fun
Region: Adams County
www.acfarmersmarkets.org/
Adams Farmers Market
60 Columbia St
Adams, MA 01220
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Berkshire County
Adams Farmers Market
60 Columbia St
Adams, MA 01220
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Berkshire County
Adams Morgan Farmers Market
18th St & Columbia Rd
Washington, DC 20009
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: District of Columbia
Adel Farmers Market
Courthouse Sq
Afton, IA 50830
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Union County
Adrian Farmers Market
Front St Parking Lot
Adrian, MI 49221
(517) 265-6348
rbourns@tc3net.com
Categories: Grocers & Markets; Farmers' Markets; Food & Drink; Family Fun
Region: Lenawee County