Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in the produce section: an entire crate of oranges labeled ‘Forbidden Fruit.’ No one else seemed to notice it until they started disappearing from the shelves. Soon enough, word spread through the co-op like wildfire. People began sneaking into the store before opening hours just to grab a forbidden orange. One morning, a delivery driver found himself surrounded by neighbors, each clutching their stolen treasure. The manager smiled and shrugged, saying, 'Guess some fruits are meant to be taken.'

2. In the early hours of one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the co-op's loading dock with a truckload of fresh produce. As he unloaded crates of apples, he heard a soft rustling from inside one box. Curious, he opened it slowly, revealing not apples but dozens of tiny squirrels scurrying around. Startled, he slammed the crate shut and ran off, leaving the squirrels to their breakfast. To this day, locals joke that Sacramento’s squirrel population owes its morning snack to an overzealous delivery driver.

3. In the early hours of one misty morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op with a truckload of fresh produce. As he unloaded crates of apples, he noticed something odd: every fifth apple seemed to be glowing softly in the dim light. Curious, he picked one up and gave it a gentle squeeze—only for the whole crate to start softly pulsing like a neon sign. A regular from across the street walked over, laughing: 'Hey, you’ve got some special apples today!' Turns out they were just organic, but everyone had such a good laugh that nobody cared.

4. In the middle of the night, a delivery driver pulled up to the co-op’s loading dock with a truck full of organic groceries. As he unloaded crates into the warehouse, he noticed something strange—a small bag labeled ‘Free Samples’ contained not just apples or bananas, but packets of freshly baked cookies, warm and still slightly gooey. As he took one bite, his face lit up in surprise—chocolate chip cookies, fresh out of the oven? He quickly wrapped some up for himself, then realized there was no way to trace them back to their source. The next morning, everyone in town had a story about finding these mysterious cookies in their bags. It turned out that someone had accidentally loaded a batch of homemade treats meant for a neighbor's party.