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New Health Care Orders Regarding Mask Requirements 8/2/2021

August 2, 2021 by The Natural Grocery Company

Contra Costa County, Alameda County and The City of Berkeley have all issued new Health Orders regarding requirements for wearing masks. All persons, regardless of vaccination status are now required to wear face coverings when in indoor public spaces and businesses. All our employees will be masked going forward and customers must also wear face coverings while in our stores.

Links to health orders:

Contra Costa County https://813dcad3-2b07-4f3f-a25e-23c48c566922.filesusr.com/ugd/84606e_8a1ea8e1a6cd4e33a3509521f661237d.pdf

City of Berkeley https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Health_Human_Services/Public_Health/covid19/COB-health-order-n23-face-covering.pdf

Alameda County https://covid-19.acgov.org/covid19-assets/docs/shelter-in-place/21-03-face-coverings-eng.pdf

August 2021 Sales Flyer

August 2, 2021 by The Natural Grocery Company

Voluntary Recall of Peeled and Shredded Carrots

July 24, 2021 by The Natural Grocery Company

There is a voluntary recall of organic bagged peeled and shredded carrots. If you have purchased any of the items listed in the image from our stores, please feel free to return them.

July 4th Hours

July 3, 2021 by The Natural Grocery Company

July 2021 Sales Flyer

July 1, 2021 by The Natural Grocery Company

2021 07 July Sales Flyer

Berkeley Natural Grocery Store Now Selling Wine & Beer!

June 16, 2021 by The Natural Grocery Company

Exciting news! We are now offering wine and beer at Berkeley Natural Grocery!

Come check our small but evolving selection of local (and not so local) craft beers and sustainably made wine from near and far.

Announcement from The Annex

June 15, 2021 by The Natural Grocery Company

With the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions on Tuesday, June 15 in California, the Annex will be re-opening our indoor seating. Don’t worry, we will also keep the outdoor seating but now you get a choice!

All staff will continue to wear face coverings.

Customers who are vaccinated are not required to wear face coverings but are encouraged to do so if they are not actively eating or drinking.

Customers who are not vaccinated must continue to wear face coverings inside all our facilities except when actively eating or drinking.

On Tuesday, we will also be re-opening self-serve drip coffee in the Cafe. You may use your personal mug or one of our cups. Please let your server know if you are using your own!

On Wednesday, we will be adding self-serve oatmeal in the morning. This will be from 8:30-11am daily.

We will also be re-opening self-serve hot wells, self-serve rice and self-serve soup. This will start at 11am daily near the rotisserie. We will continue to have self-serve pre-made burritos in the hot wells. The hot wells have three large sections. The middle will be burritos and one side will be meat dishes and the other vegetarian dishes.

We will not be serving any food on the side of the Annex where the tables are located. That part of the facility will be for seating only. We have some other redesign plans for that area and for the Salad Bar. We will continue to have pre-made salads until the new Salad Bar is in.

Stay tuned!

Thank you!

The Natural Grocery Company

June 15th, 2021 – Happy Re-Opening Day California!

June 15, 2021 by The Natural Grocery Company

Thanks to everyone who has made the sacrifices necessary to get us to this point! You will notice some changes in our stores the next time you visit.

Hand sanitizer will be available at the door for anyone who wishes to clean their hands before and/or after shopping. It is no longer a requirement but it is strongly encouraged.

We will no longer be limiting the number of customers who can enter the store at any given time but please be respectful of other shoppers personal space and don’t crowd anyone.

Customers who are vaccinated are no longer required to wear masks while shopping but are encouraged to do so until they are comfortable sharing indoor space with un-masked patrons.

If you are not vaccinated for Covid-19 you must wear a mask while inside any of our locations. This is for your safety, the safety of others and the current California requirement. By entering our stores without a mask you are self-attesting that you have been vaccinated.

The board of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, voted on June 17 to approve new rules, which now allows fully vaccinated workers to go without masks at work. Governor Newsom has signed an order, which makes Cal/OSHA’s new rules take effect immediately. Our Natural Grocery Company rules will change to follow the new Cal/OSHA rules, starting Friday, June 18. Fully Vaccinated employees have the option to not wear a mask. Of course, any fully vaccinated employee can continue wearing a mask. Employees who are not fully vaccinated must continue to wear a mask.

Self-serve Bulk is back! Our Bulk Departments have been given the green light to re-open self-serve bins. Things will look a little different and it will take a bit of time to transition the entire department. Our plan is to have items that are traditionally cooked in open scoop bins while foods eaten as-is will be in the gravity feed dispensers. Dried Fruits will remain pre-packaged. You may bring your own clean containers to fill. Please have a cashier weigh your clean, empty container before you fill it!

The Annex will now have indoor and outdoor seating available! Our menu is expanding and a separate announcement will be made about all the changes you will see there.

Thank you,

The Natural Grocery Company