These days, health food stores are busy places featuring wide selections of local, organic and sustainably produced meat and produce. Here are several grocery stops that have all this and more.
The Wilkes brothers founded Community Natural Foods in 1977. Since then, the grocer’s three market locations have served a great selection of organic and natural foods. With a focus to reducing waste, the store has eliminated single-use bags.
Amaranth is a well-stocked whole foods store that has a big focus on gluten-free items. Knowledgeable staff members keep customers coming back. The market carries a wide range of vitamins and health products as well.
Planet Organic is a one-stop shop for healthy products that has two locations in Calgary. The market features a huge selection of organic produce, hormone-free meat and healthy packaged foods. It also has a bakery, deli and health products departments.
Sunnyside Natural Market is located in the neighbourhood of Kensington. It specializes in local and organic produce, organic and hormone-free meat, organic dairy products, locally produced baked goods and delicious grab-and-go salads and dips.
Blush Lane’s store in the Calgary neighbourhood of Aspen offers an exceptional variety of organic, natural and gourmet foods as well as healthy-living products. The shop features local, farm-direct organic produce, dairy products and Sunworks Farm Meats.
Calgary’s newest health food store, Willow Natural Foods is located in the neighbourhood of Inglewood. With a full supply of Vega products and many other organic and health-food brands, it’s a great place to meet your health-conscious food needs.