The day before Thanksgiving we stopped at the local co-op to pick up some last minute items. Our family has never been involved in a co-op before so of course I was excited to find out my parents were legit members--equipped with a co-op number and reusable bag. It doesn't get much more official then that. The co-op is aptly named for the Keweenaw Peninsula, where it is located--Keweenaw being an Ojibwa term meaning portage.) It was started in 1973 as a sort of Sam's Club for natural foods. They still aim to provide goods for the environmentally and socially conscious. They have an array of items from all over the globe included handwoven Ghanaian baskets (woot woot!) Housed in a simple blue building with an "I Shop Local" sign hanging alongside many others on its double glass doors that serve as both entrance and exit it's a great place to buy fresh organic items. It's also a fun place to just poke around, they have an abundant variety of teas for anyone who is a tea fanatic like myself-- I ended up trying pine smoked black tea, it was pretty yummy stuff. They also offer fresh local produce as well as imported specialty cheeses. 
Their deli offers specialty sandwiches and salads (there is a link to the menu below) and for vegetarians the co-op carries meat substitutes (Boca Burgers etc.) The market is virtually all organic so it's a perfect place for the extremely health conscious and even if you aren't there's still plenty to indulge you. For instance the chocolates placed conveniently by the checkout isle...Lindt dark chocolate truffle anyone? And the IZZE sparkling juices, I personally love the sparkling pomegranate. And of course there is the honey tap...A huge vat filled with honey that you can buy on tap. Brilliant? I think so. I'm definitely hoping to come back in the summer and I can't wait to try the locally grown fresh fruits . Judging from the winter fare summer is going to be amazing. Keweenaw Co-op website:
Deli Menu:
Hey--sweet. Thanks for coming up here:(!
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