Vitamin Cottage was established in 1955 by Margaret and Philip
Isely. They started the business by going door-to-door in Golden,
Colorado, selling whole-grain bread and sharing nutrition information
with people they met. The Iselys found that the more health and
nutrition knowledge their neighbors possessed, the healthier the
food they would buy and eat.
Natural Grocers has now grown from a tiny "mom and pop" business
to a 32+ store chain with over one thousand employees in Colorado,
New Mexico, Utah, and Texas. Together we strive to carry on our
parents' legacy and their goals of...