UPDATES: All our produce is grown using organic methods. Here are the specials for the week of February 9th-15th.
- Evercrisp Apple –$1.89/lb
- Kumquats –$/lb
- Ataulfo Mango –$3.98/lb
- Minneola Tangelo –$2.19/lb
- Blood Orange –$2.89/lb
- Danjou Pear –$1.69/lb
- Pineapple –$1.98/lb
- Asparagus –$6.98/lb
- Brussel Sprouts –$5.79/lb
- Carrot Bunch –$3.49/ea
- Cauliflower –$1.89/lb
- Lacinato, Green & Purple Kale –$2.49/ea
- Shiitake Mushrooms –$10.29/lb
- Vine Tomatoes –$3.69/lb
- Heirloom Tomatoes –$3.89/lb
We proudly carry locally grown produce from:
- Boistfort Valley Farm (Curtis, WA)
- Brownfield Orchards (Chelan, WA)
- Burnt Ridge Orchards (Onalaska, WA)
- Helsing Junction Farm (Rochester, WA)
- Here To There Farm (Olympia, WA)
- Kingfisher Farm (Rochester, WA)
- Little Big Farm (Olympia, WA)
- Newaukum Valley Farm (Chehalis, WA)
- Okanogan Producers Marketing Assoc. (Okanogan, WA)
- Piece By Piece Farm (Rochester, WA)
- Rising River Farm (Rochester, WA)
- Wobbly Cart Farm (Rochester, WA)
will be open regular hours.
Our Westside store will be closing early at 8pm on Wednesday 12/30 for inventory. The Eastside will be open regular hours.
The winners of the 3 seats for the Board of Directors term January 2026-December 2028 are:
The Olympia Food Co-op Pay-It-Forward Program is a fund that customers can donate money to or withdraw from at the registers. The intent of the program is to give people in need easier access to food, by using donated funds from others in the community to help cover their purchases.
in Sisters Creamery just voluntarily recalled Whatcom blue cheese due to E coli contamination. If you bought this recently don’t eat it and we’ll happily refund you!
The Yakama Nation Farm is fully tribally-owned now by the Yakama Nation. When the Inaba family decided to retire and sell the business, continuing their partnership with the Yakama Nation was the option that seemed right. Generations of successful farming practices and development of packing, shipping, cold storage facilities and skilled workers help ensure food sovereignty for the tribe.
Although you may not want to admit it, you can feel it in the air. Summer is ending, and along with that the second quarter finances are closed and ready for your review. Both locations are still showing strong sales. Our local producers and farmers did not disappoint this past season and I hope you were able to get some yummy locally grown and produced goods. There will be plenty more going into Autumn.
October 11th & 12th!
We had a great turn out, musical performances by bands that included staff members Corey, Olivia, Ange and Monica, zucchini races, food and… fun!
Our fabulous working member Ana Brinson will be teaching this great class on Friday and there’s still room!
Many Jewish communities use traditional foods, imbued with symbolism, as a catalyst for these introspective conversations. The tradition can be dated back to 3rd century Babylon (present day Iraq), when a Talmudic Rabbi encouraged the community to eat foods that grew in abundance to symbolize the abundance they hoped for in the new year. The ritual grew from there to include foods with Aramaic names that could be used as puns representing other desires for the coming year. This ritual, the foods chosen, and the meanings associated have shifted and changed with the diasporic communities that keep the tradition alive. Yehi Ratzones is a Sephardic tradition that takes these symbolic foods and turns them into a seder. Similar to Passover seders (where there are a lot of foods, but each one needs to be talked about at length before you can eat it), this tradition takes each food, one by one, and uses it to set an intention for the new year. While Judaism is generally considered a closed practice, eating, reflecting on our food, and creating meaning out of that, is uniquely human and deeply grounding.
For the last several years, our Eastside store has been enjoying significant growth. While it’s so wonderful to see more and more customers choosing the Co-op as a place to get their food, we know that the increase in customers is creating more challenges for you and our staff. Shopping aisles are getting crammed, parking is becoming a challenge, bathrooms are limited and our product offerings could be much more if we had more retail space. In addition to serious space limitations, we are in real need of upgrades to the existing facility. The Eastside Store is quite energy inefficient, and we know it’s getting kind of funky…
We stand by him and also recommend watermelon! Really any old way, but if you need some help ideas-wise, here’s a super easy recipe for you to turn that beautiful organic watermelon into a delicious no sugar watermelon sorbet. Thanks to staff member John for sharing this adorable image of his dog with us. What inspiration!
