Goodness
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A Neighborly Kind of Grocery Store
Welcome to The Patch.

What’s the Dill?
Find great deals on your favorite foods and products! We source local, organic and sustainable goods whenever possible, so you get groceries that are truly good!

Who We Are
We offer goods and groceries that are truly good! As a whole food and wholesome goods grocery store, we’re collectively owned by the folks who shop here – like YOU!
Vehicle for Change
Since 1976 we’ve been building a sustainable and equitable food system that supports healthy people, animals and the environment. When you spend your dollars at The Patch, you contribute to a thriving local economy and a kinder, more resilient world.
Blueberries and Chill
Keep your cool with this mascarpone and blueberry ice box cake.

Groceries that are truly good.
We support Fair Trade and Certified Organic producers and work closely with local farmers to plan crop production and to help ensure their financial stability. We’re building a delicious food movement, one bite at a time!

Join for the perks,
stay for the purpose.
Owner and Volunteer Discounts, Voting Rights, e-Receipts and Patronage Dividends – what’s not to like? Plus, our owners get that warm, fuzzy feeling that comes from belonging to a business that does good things.
What’s Up at The Patch

Read It & Eat
We are excited to partner with Booktown Books, a local worker cooperative for a book pop-up shop at our Grass Valley store.

Grass Valley Blood Drive
Save lives together this July by donating blood at 200 Litton Drive in Grass Valley right by our store!

Plastic-Free July
In July, we join the #Plastic-freeJuly Movement to help reduce single use plastic! We’ve got lots of ideas for how you can do this, but really it’s up to you to pick one thing (or all the things!) and see if you can eliminate it […]

2026 Round Up at the Register Application
Round Up at the Register – BriarPatch Food Co-op Fill out the form below to be considered for a 2026 Round Up at the Register recipient. The application will close August 29th at 4pm. All 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations can apply, but priority will be given […]

Get Your Picnic Box!
Skip the hassle of a homemade picnic. For every box sold, we’ll donate $2 to the Auburn Symphony!

Monthly Board Meeting
Our monthly board meeting is usually on the last Tuesday of the month. Everyone welcome!
As Easy As… ABC!
Crunch, Peel, Munch!
Whenever you’re shopping with the kiddos, they can get a fresh and free snack – an apple, banana or carrot – to munch on while you’re working your way down the shopping list. All you gotta do is ask, and our wonderful Produce folks will take care of you.
(Age 12 and under, and please take only what you’ll eat while in our store.)