Natural Grocers

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Natural Grocers, every morning begins with an unexpected announcement over the intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, please be advised that our organic bananas today are grown by a local artist who paints them while singing opera.’ One day, a delivery driver arrived with a crate labeled ‘avocados from Mars’. When asked how they tasted, he replied, ‘They’re out of this world!’ Turned out, it was just a regular’s prank—she swapped labels during her shift.

2. At Natural Grocers, a regular once found a mysterious jar labeled simply ‘Energy Booster.’ Curious customers started reporting that after sampling its contents, they felt unusually energetic—until one day, everyone began speaking in perfect unison during checkout. Then came the delivery driver who claimed he could deliver groceries without leaving his truck—he drove right through the aisles! But when the manager asked him for payment, he paid exactly what was on the receipt…in pennies. Since then, locals joke that Natural Grocers must be selling more than just organic produce.

3. At night, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the aisles of Natural Grocers—boxes of cereal talking softly to each other. Curious, he leaned closer and heard them whispering about their favorite recipes. The next morning, when everyone came for groceries, they found the store filled with boxes making delicious sounds as if cooking together. From then on, locals joked that Natural Grocers was where breakfast parties happened after dark.

4. At Natural Grocers, someone left a small wooden box near the checkout counter one day. Inside were packets of brightly colored powder, each labeled with a different flavor: Rainbow Sunrise, Midnight Moonlight, and Thunderstorm Twilight. No note explained their purpose. Over the next few days, more boxes appeared—each containing powders with names like Desert Dusk and Starlit Night. People started mixing them into smoothies or sprinkling on cereal, curious about the flavors. Then, one morning, a delivery driver found himself dancing down the aisle while humming ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.’ Turns out, it was just Thunderstorm Twilight playing tricks on him.