BriarPatch Food Co-op (Grass Valley)

BriarPatch Food Co-op (Grass Valley) is a consumer-owned food co-op in Grass Valley, California, listed by National Co+op Grocers (NCG), the national association of retail food co-ops. BriarPatch Food Co-op was founded in 1976 by a group of residents of Nevada County, California, in order to have access to wholesome foods at affordable prices. As the popularity of natural and organic foods grew in the late 1980's, BriarPatch Food Co-op began to grow in impressive leaps.