When Ellwood Met Thompson
Founded in 1989, we have been practicing the mantra of “nourish your body and soul” for 30 years and counting.
Organically finding our stride as a full-service neighborhood market and health store, we have established ourselves as the unofficial anchor of Carytown, a community shopping staple, and stewards of preserving the future of food.
Proudly showcasing local purveyors within 100 miles of the store, staying true to our core environmental values, we have earned the title as a trusted pinnacle of the local food movement.
Reading the labels so you don’t have to, we are committed to sourcing organic, non-GMO and local products, in addition to using environmentally friendly containers. We 86ed plastic bags in 2008, becoming the first grocery store in Richmond to stop asking “paper or plastic?”
About the Store
Part grocery store, part edible adventure, part community hang spot, we consider ourselves an experience and strive to inspire real change through community engagement.
Whether you run into a neighbor at The Beet, rub elbows with local food entrepreneurs while perusing the aisles, discover a delicious Virginia cheese — or our favorite, all of the above — we can promise that you’ll leave feeling good.
What Can You Find In Our Store?
We employ over 80 stewards, from a bakery crew that uses only organic flour to a nourish manager tasked with sourcing local supplements, body care and lifestyle products. Patrons can also find a coffee and juice bar and, an amazing assortment of freshly made and ready to go dishes. Prepared by locally recognized Executive Chef Xavier Beverly.
And while we humbly hold the title of largest independent organic and natural food store in Virginia, we love calling Richmond home. There’s nothing we’d rather do, and nowhere we’d rather do it.
