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aikoaiko

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79. They are still there and still thriving

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Mon Apr 13, 2020, 03:26 PM

Apr 2020

This is our crunchy hippie health food store in Savannah, GA.

https://brighterdayfoods.com/

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Does anyone here remember those cool little "health food" stores in the seventies? [View all] essme Apr 2020 OP

I would definitely shop in one again NT Rorey Apr 2020 #1

I do, and I would to an extent anyway Tom Rinaldo Apr 2020 #2

Oh, I wouldn't have the money essme Apr 2020 #7

I'd think there would be some stores like that around Asheville nilram Apr 2020 #119

That's where we've been shopping. cilla4progress Apr 2020 #3

What area of the country are you in? essme Apr 2020 #11

Washington state cilla4progress Apr 2020 #49

I suspect it's close to a certain Masonic Temple. plimsoll Apr 2020 #76

ummm... cilla4progress Apr 2020 #135

Thank you for being general essme Apr 2020 #162

Yes! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2020 #4

I remember them in the 80s. One was a membership one... paid a fee to join. Very hippy place Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #5

They still exist RockCreek Apr 2020 #6

We have food co-ops and single owner stores like that in Maine. GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #15

This is a cute one on the west coast essme Apr 2020 #19

Of course they still exist. Have you BEEN to the west coast? flibbitygiblets Apr 2020 #107

I lived in OR, before I moved home essme Apr 2020 #125

I would absolutely shop at one. Zoonart Apr 2020 #8

I LOVE New Hope! essme Apr 2020 #14

It is really beautiful. Zoonart Apr 2020 #27

I actually like the idea of local merchants and producers... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #9

Wish we could decentralize. So many small towns like ours can't fill basic needs. GreenPartyVoter Apr 2020 #20

Yep, we've Walmarted our country... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #23

I live in a small town with a few local mom and pops kcr Apr 2020 #28

Absolutely! Nictuku Apr 2020 #10

emphatically yes! {nt} badseedboy Apr 2020 #12

In a heartbeat!! we have wonderful local co-ops now where I live Peacetrain Apr 2020 #13

The one I remember fondly was from the early 90's. demmiblue Apr 2020 #16

We shop at Sprouts. It's a health food chain Xipe Totec Apr 2020 #17

Yes, we have such a shop near us...a pretty good little place, ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #18

Some of those are still around. totodeinhere Apr 2020 #21

Co-ops... the smell of Celestial Seasonings Roastaroma Mocha tea hung in the air ehrnst Apr 2020 #22

they are actually opening a co-op grocery store in my hood. mopinko Apr 2020 #24

There's still a few out there... Heartstrings Apr 2020 #25

I thought they never went away, as Santa Barbara has 3 Natural Cafes, & one opened out into... Hekate Apr 2020 #26

More likely about where you live... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #33

Yes, I would. Go for it! dameatball Apr 2020 #29

Yes, we use a small coop. 33taw Apr 2020 #30

Yes, there is still one where I live. Turin_C3PO Apr 2020 #31

What a gorgeous area of the country essme Apr 2020 #36

Silver City? One of my favorite little towns. panader0 Apr 2020 #111

Yes, you guessed it. Turin_C3PO Apr 2020 #120

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

Yes! Mossfern Apr 2020 #34

The ones around here had little food Retrograde Apr 2020 #35

So, local fresh produce essme Apr 2020 #38

There are a few locally-owned grocery stores Retrograde Apr 2020 #159

My hometown had a couple, still has one but of course the grocery chains and Walmart has stuff too. Thomas Hurt Apr 2020 #37

Grocery stores and Walmart essme Apr 2020 #39

Maine has many of them sueunderh Apr 2020 #40

We have several where I live. Food Co-ops are great too. jalan48 Apr 2020 #41

In Fremont CA one of them still exists musette_sf Apr 2020 #42

I remember and miss the Pot-pouri (sp.?) I haven't seen any in years. northoftheborder Apr 2020 #43

Come to Brooklyn Heights and shop at PERELANDRA... brooklynite Apr 2020 #44

Oh gosh, yes!! Alliepoo Apr 2020 #45

There are several here in rural Montana. I shop in them all the time. nt Maru Kitteh Apr 2020 #46

Absolutely....got my first Fresh Carrot juice drink...1977 ashredux Apr 2020 #47

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

John Mackey - Yes he is a Libertarian and strongly anti-union TexasBushwhacker Apr 2020 #147

Why did he succeed in building a large company? Blue_true Apr 2020 #149

Yeah, kinda crazy TexasBushwhacker Apr 2020 #160

Here, the has been a locally owned co-operative store that does all those things csziggy Apr 2020 #50

Yup... evilhime Apr 2020 #52

I buy my milk Trueblue Texan Apr 2020 #53

I miss Crystal Market on Pearl Street - a vegetarian market. CrispyQ Apr 2020 #54

I shop at the Raibow Grocery in SF all the time. It's an employee owned co-op. diane in sf Apr 2020 #55

Sorry, I didn't see your post until after I submitted mine. alwaysinasnit Apr 2020 #67

Like this? littlemissmartypants Apr 2020 #56

I shopped at The Coop in Santa Cruz bhikkhu Apr 2020 #57

The guy who ran the one in my town said to choose a location at the edge of 3Hotdogs Apr 2020 #58

Yes I would shop there marlakay Apr 2020 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Apr 2020 #60

Why, you are talking about Colorado's Natural Grocers stores (formerly Vitamin Cottage). colorado_ufo Apr 2020 #61

When I became a vegan Codeine Apr 2020 #62

Sure do. Harker Apr 2020 #63

I am loving the comments on this thread essme Apr 2020 #64

Sure wish this little market was within walking distance... Backseat Driver Apr 2020 #65

I know of one (a co-op) in San Francisco. alwaysinasnit Apr 2020 #66

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. ancianita Apr 2020 #68

I do every week JustAnotherGen Apr 2020 #69

We have one here. It started as a co-op. It's grown a lot since it began in the tblue37 Apr 2020 #70

We have one in Oak Lawn, Illinois. guillaumeb Apr 2020 #71

There's one within walking distance for me SnowCritter Apr 2020 #72

We have them in DC IronLionZion Apr 2020 #73

It would be loverly. BeckyDem Apr 2020 #74

Up here in Ulster County, NY HootieMcBoob Apr 2020 #75

The original Whole Foods Texasgal Apr 2020 #77

There is a very popular one in my neighborhood. niyad Apr 2020 #78

They are still there and still thriving aikoaiko Apr 2020 #79

Here's one that survived. Marcuse Apr 2020 #80

Hell Yeah! They closed the one in my neighborhood 5-years ago. 0nirevets Apr 2020 #81

Funny... Blue Owl Apr 2020 #82

Yes, I shop at one regularly but it's closed because of Covid 19 at the moment. meadowlander Apr 2020 #83

We still have one in lower Alabama. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #84

Yes. LakeArenal Apr 2020 #85

In the 80s for me get the red out Apr 2020 #86

Those cool little stores were put out of business by Whole Foods and Amazon. nt SunSeeker Apr 2020 #87

Not really. There are some that have a very successful online presence. Blue_true Apr 2020 #138

What you have in mind sounds wonderful to me. We have two very similar... WePurrsevere Apr 2020 #88

To be successful you'd have to make sure you open it in an area that's educated and liberal. llmart Apr 2020 #89

If they could make a decent Powerhouse, seltzerwater Apr 2020 #90

You mean like this one? localroger Apr 2020 #91

I still can. ChazInAz Apr 2020 #92

We have one in my little town. It is a great place to shop. I buy all of japple Apr 2020 #93

Yes! Tall Poppy Apr 2020 #94

Open Harvest Co-op in Lincoln, Nebraska jayschool2013 Apr 2020 #95

Many stores like that in Vermont and CSAs for agricultural produce karynnj Apr 2020 #96

Yes and yes. Mickju Apr 2020 #97

Yes. LisaM Apr 2020 #98

In the part of rural Vermont where I live democrank Apr 2020 #99

Already do! It's been around since 1967! woodsprite Apr 2020 #100

My parents were hippies and this description immediately brought back the smell and feel. Pisces Apr 2020 #101

co-ops and health food stores ahlnord Apr 2020 #102

In a heartbeat. MuseRider Apr 2020 #103

Yeah I remember those. Most college towns at least had them. captain queeg Apr 2020 #104

I used to work in one..back in the late 60's... Hulk Apr 2020 #105

I am so enjoying these stories essme Apr 2020 #127

I hear ya.....this are the times when it's just going to be hard to feel great. Hulk Apr 2020 #142

That is the exact conversation I had with essme Apr 2020 #143

Wow...yes. Hulk Apr 2020 #144

I remember them well SouthernLiberal Apr 2020 #106

Yes! ❤️❤️❤️ tosh Apr 2020 #108

that's where I first got turned on to yogurt, before big dairy poisoned it with sugar joanbarnes Apr 2020 #109

i belonged to a food co op in the 70s..was it like that? samnsara Apr 2020 #110

Of Course Roy Rolling Apr 2020 #112

In Denver in the early 80s, The Rainbow Grocery... 3catwoman3 Apr 2020 #113

I just want everyone to know that I am reading essme Apr 2020 #114

We are very fortunate to have Morning Glory in Brunswick, Maine. PWPippinesq Apr 2020 #115

I shop at one weekly. DEbluedude Apr 2020 #116

Sundance Natural Foods, Eugene, Oregon... Since 1971 WheelWalker Apr 2020 #117

Red Barn in the whit aidbo Apr 2020 #129

Another jungle remnant of the hippie counterculture. One of the best! WheelWalker Apr 2020 #140

Definitely! denvine Apr 2020 #118

I do! I had one across the street from my apartment in college. redstatebluegirl Apr 2020 #121

Consider the presence of big name competitors customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #122

of course handmade34 Apr 2020 #123

That is darling!!! essme Apr 2020 #124

We had one like that in Minneapolis into the 1990s. Jirel Apr 2020 #126

They all got bought by Whole Foods. yardwork Apr 2020 #128

There's one in my city. I will not shop there. jmowreader Apr 2020 #130

Do it! Patterson Apr 2020 #131

The person needs to be careful. Blue_true Apr 2020 #139

This person holds a essme Apr 2020 #145

Is you Masters in Business Administration and do you have practical experience actually RUNNING Blue_true Apr 2020 #146

I am sorry if my answer was snippy essme Apr 2020 #161

On my business failure, I lost closet to $1 million dollars and ended up $200,000 in debt. Blue_true Apr 2020 #163

Maybe you misunderstood: essme Apr 2020 #164

I won't delete my posts. Blue_true Apr 2020 #165

I owned a business. Patterson Apr 2020 #166

How did it go? Some people hit the mark on the first try, most, like me don't. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #167

Fair. Patterson Apr 2020 #168

We still have one! OhZone Apr 2020 #132

I am one of maybe a thousand owners of one in my small city. femmedem Apr 2020 #133

That's where I shop now. Chellee Apr 2020 #134

There is a very successful healthfood store in my town. Blue_true Apr 2020 #136

I remember they smelled like nasty vitamins. miyazaki Apr 2020 #141

Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco is still unassuming. displacedtexan Apr 2020 #148

I got terrible food poisoning from one.... Happy Hoosier Apr 2020 #150

I remember the "head shops"-- dawg day Apr 2020 #151

Little bit of insight here Ahpook Apr 2020 #152

Beehive. Bird Road South Miami. I think it may still be there. bullimiami Apr 2020 #153

I'd definitely shop at such a place. Wednesdays Apr 2020 #154

I certainly do. Went into many of them. peacebuzzard Apr 2020 #155

We have one of those in Centralia Wa and one in Chehalis Wa. Doreen Apr 2020 #156

There is one of those right near my house Merlot Apr 2020 #158