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 Positive Potluck

Saturday, October 19 at 7:30pm
A peaceful and positive potluck gathering of friends. The potluck tradition is that everyone brings a little something, and together we’ll have a great and varied feast!

The Co-op is a vegetarian space, so please bring only vegetarian or vegan foods. RSVP to the Facebook event here.

Board Game Tuesday at the Café!

Tuesday, October 22 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.

Personnel Committee meeting

Wednesday, October 23 at 7:00pm
The Personnel Committee meets in the Co-op upstairs at 7:00pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month. All Co-op members are welcome to attend.

Food Day

Thursday, October 24
Food Day, October 24 was created in 1975 by the Center for Science in the Public Interest to raise awareness about the increasing industrialization of American agriculture, rising food prices, hunger, and the American diet and health crisis. To get involved, visit the site here: http://www.foodday.org/get_involved

Fresh Produce open mic

Thursday, October 24 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.

Snack Attack Comedy Show

Saturday, October 26 at 8:00pm
Part gut-busting laughs, part gut-filling snacks, this show will leave you fully satisfied. The hosts will serve up hilarious comedians while simultaneously making a snack from scratch, and you will decide the winner. This month, the hosts will each make a snack featuring chocolate chips.

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Recent happenings at the Co-op

Hot dogs, ready to go

Submitted by Anonymous on April 17, 2009 - 11:00am

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 2, 2009 - 12:00am

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 - 3:29pm

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 - 2:51pm

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 - 4:48am

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