Natural Grocers® Abilene TX Grand Opening

From the smallest detail to the largest, whether it’s refrigerating our nuts and seeds for freshness or selling only 100% organic and GMO-free produce, pasture-based dairy, and antibiotic and hormone-free meats. We are, and have always been, your Original good4u SM Grocers. And how can we stake our claim for this unconventional title? It goes back to the way our company was founded. It was 1955. Margaret and Philip Isely, struggling, idealistic, young parents, started Natural Grocers ® with $200 and a dream–a dream that everyone should be able to afford a healthy and active lifestyle. The inspiration for this dream came from their life experiences. Shortly after the birth of their second child, Margaret became ill. When conventional medicine was unable to help her, she turned to two health mavericks of that time: Adelle Davis and Roger J. Williams. She used the principles in Davis’s book Let’s Get Well to heal her body with nutrition, which included eating nutrient-dense, natural foods, and taking dietary supplements. It was a call to action. After the remarkable improvement in Margaret’s health, achieved Not All Health Food Stores Are Created Equal.

MARGARET ISELY at our early Lakewood, CO location – 1962.

by following this simple nutrition regimen, our parents became true health crusaders. Borrowing $200 to help feed the family and put gas in the car, they went door to door in Golden, Colorado, lending books on nutrition and giving out samples of whole-grain bread. They would return a week or so later to discuss nutrition and take orders for supplements, bread, and other natural and nourishing whole foods. Our parents taught us that nutrition education is the foundation for building health and being in control of your life and that healthy living should be affordable. Seventy years later, with over 169 stores and growing, we are still making that dream of nutrition education and affordable health a reality. We are empowering health and wellness in the communities we serve by offering the highest-quality organic and natural foods and supplements at Always Affordable SM prices, environmentally-friendly practices, and by providing our good4u Crew with great jobs that pay well. Together, we are spreading our parents’ dream of igniting a good4u revolution across the country and the world.

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