Operating since 1975, Rainbow Grocery Cooperative has grown to be the Bay Area destination for the highest quality organic packaged and bulk foods, with a wide selection of organic locally-grown produce, a large selection of gourmet local and imported cheeses, organic and cruelty-free health and beauty aids, and by far the most extensive vitamin and supplement selection in the Bay Area. We are worker-owned, collectively run, and democratically managed. Employees become members after meeting a series of requirements and the purchase of a minimum number of shares. Although our motto is Food for People, not for Profit, we are a for-profit company. Still, the profits are re-distributed 100% to the membership in the form of shares. We donate significantly to the community and to organizations that are often unrecognized by the usual corporate donors.

Bi-Rite has been a San Francisco institution for over 80 years. Under the leadership of second-generation owner Sam Mogannam since 1998, Bi-Rite has embarked on a mission of Creating Community Through Food, striving every day to cultivate meaningful relationships with each part of the community, from our staff, to our guests, producers and partners, and the environment. Over the past 25 years, the Bi-Rite Family of Businesses has grown to include two neighborhood Markets, a world-renowned Creamery and solar-powered Creamery truck, a creative Catering company, and a small farm. The Bi-Rite family also includes 18 Reasons, a nonprofit community cooking school that hosts classes and dinners at the 18th Street classroom and runs a Cooking Matters program which offers free nutrition and cooking classes to low-income kids, teens, and adults throughout the Bay Area. Bi-Rite is a Certified B Corporation (since 2015) and recognized in the top 5% worldwide 'Best for the World' B Corporations for our community impact, a San Francisco Legacy Business (since 2019), a Real Leaders 100 Top Impact Companies (2019 and 2020), was recognized by Progressive Grocer as an Outstanding Independent Retailer in 2021 and 2023, and received the New Hope Community Purpose & Impact Justice Award in 2023. At Bi-Rite we’re committed to creating spaces where everyone is safe, protected, and welcome. Racism and hate, in any form, will never be tolerated, so please only enter our doors if you can have an open heart and treat all people with dignity.

BriarPatch Co-op is the leading natural food store in Nevada County. We are a vibrant, important community hub for gathering and for dialogue and learning about healthful food. We seek to be a leader in social, environmental, as well as fiscal business responsibility, among both local businesses and food co-ops nationally. We model community-mindedness and cooperative principles, and hope to inspire others to do the same, and in so doing, contribute to peace and prosperity for all within our reach. BriarPatch Co-op is a cooperatively-owned business committed to supporting our community by: • Welcoming everyone • Selling healthful, earth-friendly, affordable products • Providing a quality work experience • Offering excellent customer service and consumer education • Building our local economy • Serving as a resource center for conscious living Being a co-op owner-member gives you the opportunity to: • Have a voice in decisions that shape the co-op’s future • Receive a discount that increases with volunteer work • Support the cooperative ideal and share in its benefits

Market Hall Foods has been sourcing and sharing the world’s best flavors for over 30 years. Our family of businesses include Market Hall Foods in Oakland and Berkeley, markethallfoods.com, Market Hall Bakery, Market Hall Caterers, Hapuku Fish Shop, Market Hall Produce, Cactus Taqueria and The Pasta Shop Fresh Pasta.  We believe the best foods are handmade, passionately created, thoughtfully sourced and one of a kind. Bringing you those foods has made our shops the heart of Rockridge for decades. Food should be a joy to shop for and a joy to eat. Find your joy in our bustling aisles today.

Our Story Urth Caffe was founded in 1989 by Jilla and Shallom Berkman as a small mail order company selling non-toxic and natural products for the home. In 1989, they met an organic coffee farmer named Jorge, who represented a farm in Peru producing organic, heirloom coffee which was very special – coffee, in general is the heaviest chemically treated food commodity in the world. Heirloom coffee trees are very rare and have never been genetically modified. They discovered there were many destructive practices in the coffee industry and decided to become pioneers in health conscious coffee. After spending several years learning how to roast and brew great coffee – they launched the nation’s first exclusively organic, heirloom coffee company. The name chosen was “Urth Caffe”, “Urth” is an old Welsh root spelling of Earth and “Caffe” is Italian for coffee. To us, “Urth Caffe” means ancient, earthly, natural coffee beans, or organic, heirloom coffee. In 1991, the first Urth Caffe was opened in Manhattan Beach, then in 1994 another was opened in West Hollywood, on Melrose Ave., and in 1997 an Executive Chef was hired to add healthy light meals and desserts to the menu. In 2002, a café was opened in Beverly Hills, followed by Santa Monica in 2004. In 2008, Urth opened its’ Downtown LA cafe and headquarters – the home of our coffee roasting, tea blending, baking, cooking, and offices. Finally, in 2012 the latest and most beautiful branch opened in Pasadena. We are set to open another café in early 2015 in Laguna Beach at a historic property with ocean views. We currently employ more than 400 team members with a main kitchen, corporate offices, and 5 cafes.

To its customers, Woodlands has always been a community meeting place, a place to make food discoveries and one to receive service not offered by other grocery store chains.

For over forty years, the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op has been owned by thousands of members of the community. Our store works for the benefit of the communities it serves, providing a wide selection of quality products and a connection to the people who grow and produce them.The Co-op maintains programs that strengthen access to healthy foods, educate the community about how to prepare them, and celebrate Sacramento’s Farm to Fork culture. The Co-op also partners with countless organizations to expand this work and offers its customers simple ways to help support local food assistance agencies, small farm preservation, and other important issues in our community.

To its customers, Woodlands has always been a community meeting place, a place to make food discoveries and one to receive service not offered by other grocery store chains.

Good Earth is an independent natural foods market that has never been content to simply accept the status quo. Since we opened in 1969, Good Earth has always pushed the envelope and tried to encourage food growers and manufacturers to produce food of higher quality. We believe that organic foods offer us the best opportunity to heal our bodies and the earth, so throughout Good Earth you will notice that we "Go Organic" with over 95% of our groceries and 99% of our extensive prepared foods, bakery and cafe. Working at Good Earth is a rewarding and educational experience that can deepen your understanding of food and health, and offer you rich opportunities to be of service to our community through bringing your heart and knowledge to each customer and through offering the best quality and healthiest food available. Good Earth seeks to employ people from all walks of life who share a passion for personal and ecological health and support that passion by investing in certified organic food and natural farming methods. Good Earth is a positive working community that values each employee’s well-being – physically, emotionally and mentally. We focus on respectful communication, listening to staff, setting clear expectations, good training, promoting from within, and offering a range of benefits for staff. At Good Earth we feel, very strongly, that if we go out and do good things for our community, good things will come back to us in time. With our store in Fairfax and our second store in Tam Valley, we invite you to check our job postings and join us in offering the highest quality natural foods in Marin County.

Thistle was co-founded in 2013 by Ashwin Cheriyan and Shiri Avnery, PhD with a mission to make it easy to get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of the food system. We deliver delicious, ready-to-eat plant-forward meals, snacks, and juices to our customers’ doorsteps. Our convenient subscription service empowers our customers to improve personal and planetary health by eating more plants. Designed by nutritionists and crafted by chefs, our meal design reflects scientific, evidence-based principles of dietary choices that optimize health and longevity, featuring real, whole, plant-rich foods like fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, and whole grains. Above all, Thistle aims to show that eating a healthy, plant-forward, planet-friendly diet can be the most delicious option on the table. We’ve delivered over 20 million meals, and maintain ongoing partnerships with local food rescue nonprofit organizations to alleviate hunger and fight food waste. We currently deliver throughout the greater west coast and the northeast, and are continuing to rapidly expand. The San Francisco Business Times named us one of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area in 2023, and Inc. awarded us Best in Business in 2022 among companies that “go above and beyond” in both food and sustainability sectors. To learn more about our mission, visit www.thistle.co.

Urban Remedy is a plant-based organic food company, on a mission to re-imagine our food system and teach the world that FOOD IS HEALING. We believe it should be easy to find food that benefits our health and satisfies our cravings. We strive to make each offering low glycemic, anti-inflammatory, and food that truly nourishes every cell in your body. That’s why everything we make is organic, plant-based, gluten-free, non-GMO, and dairy-free. Without a trace of dairy, gluten, white sugar, white flour, or unhealthy oils, nourish your body with every bite and sip. Urban Remedy proud to be a woman founded, Certified B Corporation. Our products can be found at over 300 Whole Foods Market locations, 600 Kroger locations, many other local grocers, and we ship nationwide from our headquarters in Point Richmond, CA. Learn more at urbanremedy.com.

California Fresh Market specializes in the groceries your family needs. Whatever you are looking for, you'll find it at California Fresh Market. Visit one of our store locations and see what we have to offer.