FIDDLEHEADS FOOD CO-OP
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Our Food Policies

Product Buying Guidelines

We Emphasize

We Minimize

  • Basic, whole foods available in bulk
  • Organically grown products
  • Locally harvested produce
  • Foods that accommodate limited and specific diets
  • High-quality nutritional supplements
  • Natural household and personal products
  • Freshness and value
  • Unnecessary preservatives and additives
  • Highly processed and refined foods
  • Environmentally hazardous products
  • Products tested on animals
  • Genetically engineered foods
  • Excessive packaging
  • Recombinant bovine growth hormones
​The following products and ingredients will not knowingly be purchased or offered for sale by Fiddleheads:
  • Tobacco products
  • Artificial flavors
  • High-fructose corn syrup
  • Trans fats
  • Hydrogenated oils
  • Synthetic Nitrites & Nitrates
  • Irradiated products
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  • HOME
  • About Us
    • Our Food Policies
    • Annual Report
    • Annual Meeting
    • What is Local?
    • Join Our Team - Apply! >
      • Current Job Openings
    • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion >
      • Black Lives Matter
    • COVID-19 UPDATES
    • Sustainability Efforts
    • Newsletter Sign-Up
  • Departments
    • Fiddleheads Kitchen
    • Grocery >
      • Pre-Orders
    • Bulk >
      • How to Shop the Bulk Section
    • Beer
    • Cheese >
      • Order Cheese
    • Bakery
    • General Merchandise
    • Pitch Your Product
    • Wellness >
      • Meet Local Wellness Producers
    • Produce >
      • Meet Our Local Farmers
  • Ownership
    • Ownership Application
  • Online Ordering
    • Login to Express
    • Getting Started Guide
  • Sales
    • Co-op Deals
    • Co-op Basics
    • Fresh Deals & Owner Extras
    • How to Save at the Co-op
  • Governance
    • Current Board of Directors
    • Call for 2023 Candidates!
    • How the Co-op Works
    • Board of Directors Duties
    • Bylaws, Policies & Articles >
      • Fiddleheads Bylaws
      • Board of Directors Policy Manual
      • Articles of Incorporation
    • Board Meetings & Minutes >
      • Board Meeting Minutes Archive
    • Board Elections
  • Community Involvement & Giving
  • Directions
  • Upcoming Events
    • Past Events