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10367 San Pablo Ave.
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Bike to Wherever Raffle at The Annex

May 9, 2023 by The Natural Grocery Company

It’s Bay Area Bike to Wherever Days 2023 and The Natural Grocery Company is giving away a bicycle to one lucky customer! Stop by The Annex to enter the raffle, 10387 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito. The drawing will be held at the end of business on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
We are also sponsoring the City of El Cerrito’s Refresher Station on the Ohlone Greenway near the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station on Bike to Work Day 2023 which is Thursday, May 18 from 7am-9am. Stop by and say hello!
https://bayareabiketowork.com/
https://www.el-cerrito.org/703/Bike-to-Work-Day

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, El Cerrito Store, Events, Special Events

Voting Open for EBX Best of The Bay

April 13, 2023 by The Natural Grocery Company

It’s that time of year! Time to vote for the Best of the Bay in the East Bay Express Reader’s Poll.
 
We are very proud that readers have chosen The El Cerrito Natural Grocery Store as the Best Natural Foods Store in the East Bay for 2021 and 2022. Let us know how we’re doing with your vote for 2023. The category is Everyday – Best Natural Foods Store.
 
https://vote.eastbayexpress.com/

Filed Under: Blog, El Cerrito Store, Health foods, Non-GMO, Organic foods, Sustainability

In Local News…

April 4, 2023 by The Natural Grocery Company

It’s all about us!

The Richmond Standard is talking about The Natural Grocery Company, our origins and evolution. Check out the article.

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, Business Practices, El Cerrito Store, Health foods, News, Organic foods, Stores_both

Happy Labor Day! We’re Open!

September 5, 2022 by The Natural Grocery Company

Berkeley Store: 8:30am-8:30pm

El Cerrito Store: 8:30am-8:30pm

The Annex: 8:30am-7:30pm

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, El Cerrito Store, Stores_both

The Natural Grocery Company featured in El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce Byline

February 3, 2022 by The Natural Grocery Company

The El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce is featuring The Natural Grocery Company in their February 2022 Byline!

Check out the entire Byline on the Chamber of Commerce Website

Thanks for your support!

Filed Under: Blog, Business Practices, El Cerrito Store, News

Merry Christmas

December 24, 2021 by The Natural Grocery Company

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, El Cerrito Store, Stores_both

Winter 2021 Holiday Hours

December 17, 2021 by The Natural Grocery Company

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, El Cerrito Store, Stores_both

Pachamama Coffee of the Month: Mexico

September 16, 2021 by The Natural Grocery Company

Mexico happens to be Pachamama’s coffee of the month, and since September marks the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we thought sharing this blog would be helpful, informative, and provide a new perspective about coffee’s wonderful, labor-love journey from seed to cup.

We present Pachamama’s latest Blog,  Journey to the Origin.  Their Creative Director, Rosa,  recounts her discovery of coffee’s incredible journey from seed to cup while visiting one of Pachamama’s owner cooperatives: La Union Regionnal Cooperative, in Veracruz, Mexico.

We hope you find the time to read about her experience.  It’s a short read that demonstrates how Pachamama Coffee is one of the most sustainable coffees the Natural Grocery can offer our customers. It is available in our El Cerrito Store.

Filed Under: Blog, Bulk Foods, Business Practices, El Cerrito Store, Food Sheds, Know Your Farmer, Organic farming, Organic foods, Sustainability

Celebrate Fair Trade Month AND Non-GMO Month This October

October 1, 2020 by The Natural Grocery Company

Celebrate Fair Trade Month AND Non-GMO Month This October

Shoppers are demanding more: More from their local stores, more from their chosen brands, and even more from the farmers who grow their food.

Transparency in food production and in labeling is critical. Shoppers have a right to know if what they’re buying supports both people and planet.

This October, we celebrate both Fair Trade Month and Non-GMO Month — highlighting two labels you may have seen on your food often and want to know a bit more about.

 

What is “Non-GMO Project Verified”?

GMOs (or genetically modified organisms) are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering, creating combinations of plant, animal, bacteria, and/or virus genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods.

Non-GMO Project verification means that a product is compliant with the Non-GMO Project Standard, which includes stringent provisions for ingredient testing, traceability, and segregation.

 

 

 

 

What is “Fairtrade Certified”?

Every day, we enjoy products only grown in tropical countries — products like coffee, chocolate and bananas. These farmers and workers often do not earn enough to have a decent living — that is to eat nutritious food, send their kids to school, have adequate shelter and weather a crisis (like COVID-19). Many live on less than $2 per day.

When you see the Fairtrade Mark on a product, you know that farmers were paid at least the cost of production as well as an added Fairtrade Premium to invest in their businesses and communities. You know that child labor was banned and that measures were in place to protect the local environment and water supply. You also know that workers’ rights were upheld and they have the choice to collectively bargain.

 

Why do we need such labels on food at all?

“Natural” food and “fair” food are big business these days and “greenwashing” has become a serious problem. By making unverified or uncertified claims about how their food is grown or processed (“self-made marketing claims”), some unscrupulous companies capitalize on shoppers choosing to pay a bit more for high-quality food that supports both people and planet. In response, there is a sea of different labels popping up with claims that sound really good, but have little backing them up.

So how does an informed shopper know what’s backed up and what’s empty words? Choosing well-recognized, independent, third-party seals on products is the best place to start. Seals like Non-GMO Project Verified and Fairtrade Certified are rigorous standards with meaningful rules that need to be followed in order to receive the seal. This may actually require laboratory testing and supply chain transparency that allows for “identity preservation.” That typically requires the strict segregation of ingredients that are compliant with the standards from ingredients that are not.

Both the Non-GMO Project and Fairtrade America are nonprofits driven by their missions to change how food is made in order to better serve people and planet. The Non-GMO Project has been verifying products since 2010 and Fairtrade has been operating internationally since 1989. Both nonprofits publish their Standards on their websites to give shoppers transparency, first and foremost. It also helps to check which brands are using these labels: Brands both large and small voluntarily showcase this compliance by including either the Fairtrade or Non-GMO Project seal on their packaging (and in some cases, both seals). This further gives shoppers assurance that it’s not a new fad but a sustainability tool used by brands to have a positive impact on people and planet.

How do Fairtrade and the Non-GMO Project overlap?

The rigorous Fairtrade Standards ban the use of GMO seeds. This is partly because farmers may get stuck in an exploitative cycle when they rely on big agribusinesses for genetically modified seeds, rather than buying seeds from a variety of sources. Furthermore, Fairtrade and others in the field are not yet sure of the impact GMOs may have on the environment, which farmers rely on for their livelihoods.

What you can do

Shop the labels! This store will be highlighting products that are Fairtrade Certified and Non-GMO Project Verified throughout October. Support brands working towards a more sustainable future, and try something new.

Want to learn more?

Get the scoop on Fairtrade. Sign up to receive Fairtrade America’s newsletter and follow them on social media — @FairtradeMarkUS

Follow the Butterfly with the Non-GMO Project. Check out their recipes and like them on social media — @NonGMOProject.

Filed Under: Blog, Business Practices, El Cerrito Store, Food politics, Non-GMO, Stores_both

Our Bulk Packaging is Compostable!

September 2, 2020 by The Natural Grocery Company

We are still packaging everything in our Bulk Departments so that you may purchase the products you like without the plastic! The Natural Grocery Company is committed to using packaging that protects your food and does not contribute to more plastic waste. We use NatureFlex TM  to pack all our Bulk Items. Our resilient workers at The Annex prepare these items for sale in our facility. Items are then transferred to our stores as needed. Thank you for your continued support!

USA NatureFlex 120NKR Spec Sheet

Filed Under: Bulk Foods, El Cerrito Store, Stores_both, Sustainability, Zero Waste

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