SFVS Discount Program welcomes Other Avenues Food Store Co-op!

[Guest guest]

Our SFVS Discount Program directory will be updated at

http://www.sfvs.org/discounts.php to include the following:

Other Avenues Food Store Co-op, 3930 Judah St./44th Ave., SF 94122, 415-661-7475

(http://otheravenues.coop/) 5% discount

Other Avenues has received several accolades over its 35 years, including:

SF Bay Guardian recognized Other Avenues as " the center of a food revolution " in

the Outer Sunset: " This combination of dedication and community interaction has

been the driving force behind the success of Other Avenues since it spawned from

the radical Food Conspiracy movement of the late 1960s. Originally begun for the

purpose of allowing groups of Bay Area residents to buy fresh products in bulk,

the Food Conspiracy quickly grew beyond weekly, politically charged potlucks to

an autonomous network of neighborhood grocery stores . . . While most of these

stores have been killed by megachains like Safeway, Other Avenues has thrived by

putting people, both its customers and its workers, above profits.

Because Other Avenues is a collective, meaning the store is owned equally by the

full-time employees, its managers are motivated to educate and interact with

customers to further their mission, which includes promoting sustainable

development and providing the Sunset community with organic products free of

excessive packaging. " http://www.sfbg.com/39/09/x_biznews.html

Bay Area Green Business Program certification awarded to Other Avenues for its

excellence in energy and water conservation, solid waste reduction and recycling

and pollution prevention. http://www.greenbiz.ca.gov/ShopGreenSFC.html

Best Bulk Food Store in 2008 SF Weekly's Best of SF: " . . .taking the trip

across town to this natural-foods cooperative is worth the time if you like

buying organic, mostly locally grown food by the pound. Other Avenues carries

more than 30 whole-bean coffees; nearly 40 blends of granola and breakfast

cereals; 50 varieties of nuts, seeds, and dried fruits; and 15 trail mixes. The

shop also features bins of artisan candy, energy bars and chocolate chips,

flour, wheatgerm, and oat bran. You'll fall to your knees before the vats of

organic maple syrup, oils, honey, and molasses, and the mighty wall of grains

and pastas nearly hits the ceiling. Other Avenues also flaunts almost 250

specimens of herbs and spices. Make the trek and indulge in the wealth. "

http://www.sfweekly.com/bestof/2008/award/best-bulk-food-store-1033070/

In addition to bulk foods, Other Avenues offers local & organic produce, wine &

beer, grocery, dairy, vitamins, bodycare, cleaning supplies, housewares and even

vegan raw donuts! " It's a mystery just how almonds, coconut, dates, vanilla

extract, coconut oil, agave, and spices are able to magically combine in the

kitchen of the grocery co-op Other Avenues (3930 Judah at 44th Ave.) to make a

vegan, raw take on a donut hole that works so well. While People's Donuts of

Berkeley make lovely vegan donuts (also carried at OA), these are also raw and

offer a texture that's decidedly less dry. OA sells their Vegan Raw Donut Holes

for $3.50 for a container of three, and they're more filling than they might

appear. "

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2009/05/raw_eats_other_avenues_vegan_r.php

Other Avenues is open year-round from 10 am to 8 pm* daily, except on Martin

Luther King, Jr. Day (3rd Monday in January) and International Worker's Day (May

1st). Accessible by Muni #18 & N Judah.

*Starting June 1, 2009, Other Avenues will be open from 9 am to 9 pm.