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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone here remember those cool little "health food" stores in the seventies? [View all]As it is I shop in a local co-op especially for their (often locally sourced) supplements organic soaps etc.
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Does anyone here remember those cool little "health food" stores in the seventies? [View all]
essme
Apr 2020
OP
I remember them in the 80s. One was a membership one... paid a fee to join. Very hippy place
Demovictory9
Apr 2020
#5
Wish we could decentralize. So many small towns like ours can't fill basic needs.
GreenPartyVoter
Apr 2020
#20
Co-ops... the smell of Celestial Seasonings Roastaroma Mocha tea hung in the air
ehrnst
Apr 2020
#22
I thought they never went away, as Santa Barbara has 3 Natural Cafes, & one opened out into...
Hekate
Apr 2020
#26
Would like to drive that way since Great Lakes airways went out of business.
peacebuzzard
Apr 2020
#157
We have one of those long-time independent shops - and the regional chain also has stand alone
SharonClark
Apr 2020
#32
My hometown had a couple, still has one but of course the grocery chains and Walmart has stuff too.
Thomas Hurt
Apr 2020
#37
In the 80s and it was called Whole Foods and it was run by a bunch of hippies.
Liberal In Texas
Apr 2020
#48
I used to shop at #1...on Lamar Blvd. Now they have the "Mother Ship" just down the street...
ashredux
Apr 2020
#51
Did that become the Whole Foods? I thought that the owner before Bezos bought it was a
Blue_true
Apr 2020
#137
Here, the has been a locally owned co-operative store that does all those things
csziggy
Apr 2020
#50
I shop at the Raibow Grocery in SF all the time. It's an employee owned co-op.
diane in sf
Apr 2020
#55
Why, you are talking about Colorado's Natural Grocers stores (formerly Vitamin Cottage).
colorado_ufo
Apr 2020
#61
We have one here. It started as a co-op. It's grown a lot since it began in the
tblue37
Apr 2020
#70
Yes, I shop at one regularly but it's closed because of Covid 19 at the moment.
meadowlander
Apr 2020
#83
Those cool little stores were put out of business by Whole Foods and Amazon. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2020
#87
To be successful you'd have to make sure you open it in an area that's educated and liberal.
llmart
Apr 2020
#89
My parents were hippies and this description immediately brought back the smell and feel.
Pisces
Apr 2020
#101
that's where I first got turned on to yogurt, before big dairy poisoned it with sugar
joanbarnes
Apr 2020
#109
Is you Masters in Business Administration and do you have practical experience actually RUNNING
Blue_true
Apr 2020
#146
On my business failure, I lost closet to $1 million dollars and ended up $200,000 in debt.
Blue_true
Apr 2020
#163
How did it go? Some people hit the mark on the first try, most, like me don't. nt
Blue_true
Apr 2020
#167