And we are cooking incredible Organic food that is available for take out. Here is a list of what we have today plus our Bakery is making sweets again, The Cafe is making coffee drinks, smoothies and fresh juices, the Beer & Wine Department is open and so is our Floral Department. Stop by and see us. We’ve missed you!

Aji Grilled Gricken
Beef Meatloaf
Potatoes Roasted in Chicken Drippings
Crab Cakes
Salmon Croquettes
Quinoa & Kale Patties
Chicken Pot Pies
Vegetable Curry
Grilled Salmon
Roasted Vegetables
Ginger Miso Tofu
Beet & Fennel Salad
Grilled Wild Alaskan Salmon

We have extended our hours until 7pm at all locations.

Senior Hours are still in effect at the El Cerrito Store location. Seniors may enter at 9:30am before the general public.

The mask orders issued Friday by Contra Costa County Public Health Officer Dr. Chris Farnitano and Berkeley Health Officer Dr. Lisa Hernandez, requires customers and employees of essential businesses to cover their nose and mouth with cloth so that infected people without symptoms don’t unintentionally spread COVID-19.

While everyone should follow the mandate immediately, enforcement will not begin until 8am Wednesday, April 22nd.

The Annex is OPEN for modified business daily 10am to 6pm!

We are offering selected items for “take-away” like drip coffee, muffins, scones, rotisserie chicken, packed salads, Coconut Curry Lentil soup, beer, wine and flowers!

Our Beer & Wine Department is taking phone and email orders for pick-up!

Order Wine & Beer

Enter through the doors from the parking lot. There is a sink in the Floral Department for you to wash your hands. Please wear a face covering (mandatory by order of Contra Costa County beginning April 22, 2020).

Be well!

The Natural Grocery Company

Bulk Shopping at the El Cerrito Natural Grocery is now “self service”. We are packaging all bulk items in biodegradable bags in our food service facilities. Store staff are available to grind nut butters or coffee by request, just ask.

Bulk Shopping with The Natural Grocery Company

It is with heavy hearts that we announce that we will be shutting down the food preparations including deli, rotisserie, pizza, soup, sandwiches; Café service and Bakery Department in The El Cerrito Prepared Food Annex effective Monday, April 6, 2020 until further notice.

Our Wine & Beer Department will continue to operate seven days a week, 10am to 6pm. If you would like to shop for Wine/Beer please enter from the rear parking lot and follow the directions of the staff. Please do not bring your own bags as Contra Costa County has prohibited this in the new Shelter-in-Place Order issued March 31, 2020.

We appreciate the support of the community and to better serve you and fulfill our obligation to you, we are shifting our staff and resources to our two stores, Berkeley Natural Grocery and El Cerrito Natural Grocery. Annex employees are a vital part of our family and want to assure you that it is our goal to make sure that anyone who wants to work may do so in another aspect of our operations.

Thank you – The Natural Grocery Company

Thanks to everyone who has been coping with all of the changes and following the directions of our store personnel! Together we will get through this!

You may have already noticed some more changes in the last few days but here is a summary of what is going on El Cerrito Natural Grocery.

On March 31, 2020 the Contra Costa County Department of Public Health instituted certain standards and instructed essential businesses to document their protocols for keeping employees and customers safe while providing essential services.

• Do not come to the store if you are sick.
• We are conducting health checks of employees daily.
• We are limiting the number of people allowed in the store at any one time.
• Please practice social distancing and stay six feet away from other customers and staff both inside and outside the store, whenever possible.
• We are sanitizing carts and baskets between every use.
• Plexiglass shields have been installed at the cashier stations.
• Pinpads are sanitized between every use but please use a touchless payment option if it is available to you.
• Bulk department is no longer self-service. It is still open and now full service!              An employee will be in the isle to fill bags for purchase. Please wait in line for next available employee.  Only one side of isle is open to control number of people in isle at a time.
• Customers may no longer bring their own bags/containers into the store.
• Customers should bag their own groceries using our paper bags if they are physically able to do so.
• Until hand sanitizer is available for our customers we will be providing you with clean single use gloves while you shop in our store.
• Please do not touch anything you do not intend to purchase.
• Please do not mix produce items in bags (unless they are the same price per pound or sold by the each).
• We cannot accept returns or exchanges of items previously purchased.
• Please bring back your deposit bottles! The dairies need them. Bottles will be collected and logged at the door so that they do not enter the retail area but you get your credits back from the cashier.

Thanks to everyone who has been coping with all of the changes and following the directions of our store personnel! Together we will get through this!

You may have already noticed some more changes in the last few days but here is a summary of what is going on Berkeley Natural Grocery.

On March 31, 2020 the City of Berkeley Department of Public Health instituted certain standards and instructed essential businesses to document their protocols for keeping employees and customers safe while providing essential services.

• Do not come to the store if you are sick.
• We are conducting health checks of employees daily.
• We are limiting the number of people allowed in the store at any one time.
• Please practice social distancing and stay six feet away from other customers and staff both inside and outside the store, whenever possible.
• We are sanitizing carts and baskets between every use.
• Plexiglass shields have been installed at the cashier stations.
• Pinpads are sanitized between every use but please use a touchless payment option if it is available to you.
• The bulk foods department has been shut down for self service.
• Customers may no longer bring their own bags/containers into the store.
• Customers should bag their own groceries using our paper bags if they are physically able to do so.
• Until hand sanitizer is available for our customers we will be providing you with clean single use gloves while you shop in our store.
• Please do not touch anything you do not intend to purchase.
• Please do not mix produce items in bags (unless they are the same price per pound or sold by the each).
• We cannot accept returns or exchanges of items previously purchased.
• Please bring back your deposit bottles! The dairies need them. Bottles will be collected and logged at the door so that they do not enter the retail area but you get your credits back from the cashier.