At Menomonie Market our food philosophy is simple – we are not the food police. The staff isn’t here to tell you how or what to eat, and our co-op doesn’t subscribe to a certain doctrine such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, etc. Whether you are young or old, big or small, healthy or unhealthy, our goal is to meet you where you are and help you along with the resources and information available to us. Our employees are happy to help and will often give suggestions based on their personal experience.

It is a common misconception that food co-ops are ‘health food stores’ and that every product on the shelf is good for you. We encourage customers to keep their individual dietary needs in mind while shopping here. You can absolutely gain weight from eating too much organic frozen pizza or ice cream, and have your blood sugar disrupted from eating an organic chocolate bar. You are in charge of your food choices.

Since we’re a co-op, our job is to carry the products that our members want. We do this by continuing to carry the products that are selling well, and discontinuing those that aren’t so we can try again with something new. We take our customer suggestions very seriously, and consistently try new products that folks suggest. Through trial and error we have learned that our customers appreciate products that are organic, local, fresh tasting, environmentally-friendly, free of additives, trans fats, food colorings, or artificial preservatives.

There are literally thousands of organic and natural products available to us, but due to the size limitations of our retail space we can’t possibly stock every one. We offer convenient special order services that can get products that aren’t on the shelf to our customers.