Other Avenues
Natural goods store · Outer Sunset ·
Organic produce, wine, sustainable foods & skincare
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Organic produce, wine, sustainable foods & skincare
"A San Francisco grocery cooperative that will host the tempeh maker's launch party on Saturday, July 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m." - Paolo Bicchieri
"On February 4 from 12:30 to 2 p.m., Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff — called the 'queen of chutney' — will teach a cooking class at Other Avenues where students will learn paneer, pilaf, cashew chutney and more; a full lunch will be served and registration is $25 via shanta@cookingtogether.org." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Other Avenues started as a part of a grassroots movement to provide groceries to people for wholesale prices, a part of “The People’s Food System.” The last standing among these stores, it became an official coop in 1999. They boast a 100 percent certified organic produce section and serve the Outer Sunset neighborhood." - Momo Chang
"For the history buff-food fan, the book Other Avenues Are Possible: Legacy of the People’s Food System of the San Francisco Bay Area — which traces the local co-op grocery movement including Rainbow Grocery and the Outer Sunset co-op Other Avenues — was still in stock at the Other Avenues shop at publication time; the store is open every day from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (call to confirm at 415-661-7475)." - Eve Batey
"A worker-owned grocery in the Outer Sunset, Other Avenues faces frustration over San Francisco's continued ban on reusable bags: co-owner Emily Huston calls the policy "just unfortunate." She says scores of customers ask when they can bring their own bags, but the current health order means the store's best option is to let customers bring their cart or carrier outside after paying and then bag their items into tote bags on the sidewalk — many do, but not all — or buy paper bags that "may or may not get recycled later." Huston adds the store isn't losing money on paper bags and that they're easy to get, but laments the extra waste, and suggests that allowing customers to pack their own groceries (as Other Avenues has always done) would address worker concerns about touching someone else's bag." - Eve Batey
