CELEBRATE LOCAL SMALL GROCERS
Support local producers and discover new tastes LEA HANSON GOING GROCERY SHOPPING isn’t everyone’s favorite activity, but we all have to do it. Visiting the major chain grocer may be the easiest way to get your groceries, but it’s not always the best. Shopping at a local grocery store rather than a chain provides both you and your community with many benefits you may not realize. KEEP YOUR MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY
For every $1,000 a shopper spends at their local food co-op, $1,604 in economic activity is generated in their local economy—$239 more than if they had spent that same $1,000 at a conventional grocer.
your money goes a lot further; you’re supporting a local business, family, and community hub. EXPERIENCE BETTER SERVICE
Often, local grocery stores are smaller, filled with fewer distractions, have shorter lines, and are run by a team of professionals who have specialized knowledge about the products they offer. In the next 60 days, visit and buy from each of these local grocers in northern Colorado:
e Revolution Market
1 30 W. Olive Street, Unite B, Fort Collins
BUY LOCAL PRODUCTS
Where conventional grocers work with an average of 65 local farmers and food producers, food co-ops work with an average of 157.
fter selling locally sourced, natural, A handmade ice pops for just over a year, this market expanded to offer more local products and gourmet foods in a small, friendly marketplace. Revolution Market uses the best produce, meats, and dairy Colorado has to offer both at the deli and made-toorder food counter.
DISCOVER NEW PRODUCTS AND PEOPLE
e Beavers Super Market
Not only are local grocers packed with local goods, but also with local people. Shopping locally is a great way to meet new people in your community. SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
When you shop at a local business,
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1100 W. Mountain Ave., Fort Collins
wned locally since 1976, Beavers O is the last remaining locally owned, full-service grocery store in Fort Collins. Local specialties they carry include meats (including local bison and homemade sausage), Morning
Fresh Dairy Products, and local breads and baked goods.
e Fort Collins Food Co-Op 250 E. Mountain Ave.
is co-op has been committed to ‘loTh cal’ since its early days as a buying club. What started as a way for individuals to have access to local, organic, healthy choices has grown today to a full-service grocery store still striving to always provide the best options for its community.
e Winter Farmers’ Market
aturdays 9am – 1pm beginning in OctoS ber, Opera Galleria, 123 N. College Ave., Fort Collins
endors sell late-season produce, V grass-fed meats, eggs, mushrooms, cheese, wine, jams and juices, salsas and sauces, baked goods, sweets, and locally made handcrafts. Face painting for kids combined with live, local music make it fun for everyone.
e Farmer’s Pantry, LLC 931 16th St., Greeley
e idea of a commissary kitchen Th transitioned to a market-style approach. This grocer brings in a variety of guests searching for the next best things produced in Colorado. Features 86 local products from Colorado cities and surrounding Greeley farms.