Welcome to the Co-op!

A place for people who value healthy food, a healthy planet, and cooperation. — Our vision statement

The George Street Co-op is a non-profit natural foods store owned and run by its members. We sell vegetarian foods with the greatest nutritional value possible, and only minimal processing or additives. Everyone is welcome to shop at the Co-op and choose from our excellent selection of fresh organic produce, bulk foods, vitamins & herbs, body care and earth-friendly products, gifts, and more.

Upcoming events — get involved!

The Great American Smokeout

Monday, November 18
The Great American Smokeout is an annual event encouraging Americans to stop smoking cigarettes for 24 hours, in the hopes their decision to not smoke will last forever. The American Cancer Society held its first Smokeout in 1977, and it is held annually on the third Thursday in November. To learn more, visit: http://cancer.org/greatamericans/

Board Game Tuesday at the Café!

Tuesday, November 19 at 6:00pm
All ages are welcome! Tuesdays from 6pm–9pm, come out and join everyone in a game of chess, checkers, backgammon, Scrabble, or Uno — or bring a different game with you to play! Join the Meetup group here.

Fresh Produce open mic

Thursday, November 21 at 7:45pm
A beautiful open mic at the George Street Co-op Café, every Thursday. Signups start at 7:45pm, performances start at 8:00pm. Everyone gets 8 minutes and it’s absolutely free.

The New Brunchwick comedy open mic

Sunday, November 24 at 7:30pm
Comedy open mic at the George Street Co-op Café, second and fourth Sundays of every month. Signups start at 7:30pm, performances start at 8:00pm. There’s no cover.

Membership Committee meeting

Monday, November 25 at 6:30pm
The Membership Committee meets in the Co-op Café at 6pm on the fourth Monday of each month. All Co-op members are welcome to attend.

CLOSED for Thanksgiving!

Thursday, November 28
The Co-op will be closed Thursday, in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Recent happenings at the Co-op

Hot dogs, ready to go

Submitted by Anonymous on April 17, 2009 - 10:00am

For the warmer season, we’re now cooking up vegetarian dogs every single day in the store. They’re just to the left of the soup and spinach pies, and they’re hot and ready to eat. Stop in and try them out.

Seedlings are here!

Submitted by John Leary on April 1, 2009 - 11:00pm

Spring has come, and it’s a great time to order seedlings for your favorite plants. Just print out one of our order forms, fill it out, and bring it in to any of our cashiers. We’ll call you when your order comes in.

New Saturday hours

Submitted by John Leary on February 11, 2009 - 2:29pm

After two months trying out expanded weekend store hours, we’ve decided to keep those new hours just on Sundays. On Saturdays, we’ll still be staying open until 7pm, but we’ll now be opening at 10am — the same as the rest of the week.

New website

Submitted by John Leary on February 10, 2009 - 1:51pm

Our new website is now online! Many of the features are nearly or exactly the same as before, but the underlying architecture is much more solid and allows us to post updates much faster. Have a look around, and if you run into any problems please let us know.

The special orders system is online!

Submitted by John Leary on January 25, 2009 - 3:48am

One of the many benefits of Co-op membership: You can now browse the thousands of items in our distributor’s listings, and quickly and easily create item orders from the comfort of your home. We’ll order on your behalf, and your items will arrive within 3 days. What’s more, we’ll call you when they arrive, and we’ll set them aside until you can co