Today's post-Thanksgiving-feasting photo showcases Deep Roots Market, Greensboro's only healthfood cooperative store. The seed for the co-op was sewn in a dorm room at Guilford College in the 1960's*; the retail store has been in its present location since 1990- with a different location in between. This little treasure, on Spring Garden at Wendover, boasts the largest sales per retail square foot of any grocery store in town (reference). Deep Roots Cooperative has a board of directors, by-laws, policy governance, and member owners; however, if you are in search of good-for-you-food in a pleasant atmosphere, you can shop here without a membership.
Construction is underway for the new Deep Roots store to be located North Eugene Street, providing downtown Greensboro with a full-service grocery store of more than 10,000 square feet. That's almost ten times larger than the current location. So far, more than 100 owners have loaned the store over $400,000 to help with this initiative. Here's to a successful transition to their expanded location and to providing downtown residents with a much-needed grocery store. Here's to having enough residents in Greensboro, who value eating healthy food, to support Deep Roots, Earthfare, and Whole Foods. Deep Roots will be on the greenway. Let's hope they install a LARGE bike rack!
* read the history here.
I hate to see them move, for the current location is nearer to my home, but they need room to expand and downtown needs them too. This is a lovely shot with the flowers in the foreground.
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Monday, November 26, 2012 at 09:26 AM
Wouldn't it be nice to keep both places. The current location provides a great service for that end of town- especially with the new apartments where the old mill used to be!
Posted by: Janis & David | Monday, November 26, 2012 at 03:45 PM
Oh, and Jane, we're glad you noticed the flowers. It required crouching in the street to capture this foreground!!!
Posted by: Janis & David | Monday, November 26, 2012 at 09:22 PM