Northcoast Co-op Healthy Choices

Reference Library
Our Health and Beauty Aids (HABA) department has a new database for helping customers answer questions about vitamins, herbs, supplements, and other health care products.

Do you have a symptom and want to

know what your condition might be? Have a medical condition and want to know alternative treatment options? Have a prescription and want to know if a supplement will react with your medication? Find all this and more in our new database.

In Eureka there is a computer kiosk in the HABA department where customers can search the database themselves if they wish.

In Arcata, the HABA department has a laptop that staff can use to search the database.

In addition, customers can search our database from the comforts of their own homes. The database can be used to search by condition, herb, supplement, drug, symptoms, depletions, and treatment options. Click here.

It is our mission to educate our employees and shoppers about their world of food. Both stores have handouts and leaflets on a variety of topics from non-toxic household cleaners to the facts about oils. Many of our handouts come and go by the season so be sure to ask if you are looking for something specific.

GreenDot

The Co-op has introduced a “Green Dot” program for all 95-100% certified organic food. Signs in the store instruct shoppers that the best way to avoid eating GMO food is to choose food that has been certified organic. There is a green dot on the shelf pricing for all of these certified organic products.

It is important to note that, all the certification agencies contacted have a “no GMO” policy but some do state that they cannot guarantee products are completely GMO free due to genetic drift. Your patience and input as we work through this new program is very much appreciated.

The Co-op is thrilled to be a part of a countywide initiative to connect schools with local farms. Each month, the Co-op provides classroom instruction and fresh local produce to several area schools. Nearly 100 classrooms, and growing, are learning about the Harvest of the Month.

Targeting in season, local produce each class learns where the produce was originally grown, how it grows and serving ideas. Everyone gets a taste of local, perfectly ripe produce!

When children know about their food they are more likely to try it. When they try it they are more likely to continue eating it. Best of all, the children learn that the farmer down the street works everyday to feed out community.

Whether it is apples in September, butternut squash in December or strawberries in May; each month is a great opportunity to encourage children, and their families, to eat more produce. Eating more produce, coupled with regular activity may be their best defensive against obesity.