Local Products
Our first preference in seeking out our co-op’s products is of course, local first! We are committed to helping local vendors find an outlet to retail their healthy, homemade and handmade goods.
We are proud to offer a variety of local goods including local honey from Hidden Valley Honey, McDougal Honey, and Just Be-en. We carry local lip balms, local pastured eggs, and grass-fed beef & lamb. We also carry some prepared foods from local vendors including Naturally Nana’s organic raw treats, Gary Romano’s horseradish and wasabi, Sierra Crunch’s organic granols, Blind Dog Coffee’s locally roasted coffee, Davidson’s Tea and more!
See also: Product Buying Guidelines
Grocery
The Grocery Department features organic and all-natural packaged foods at the best prices possible. We carry a wide variety of wheat-free and gluten-free products. We also carry plenty of vegan, vegetarian, and alternative products to meet your healthy lifestyle needs. We are committed to becoming a full-line community-owned grocery store to meet your health needs. If you have comments, ordering ideas or requests please e-mail orders@greatbasinfood.coop or visit our special orders page to place bulk orders.
Dairy/Chill
The Dairy/Chill section features not only high-quality traditional items like organic butter, milk, yogurt and local eggs, but we also carry a large line of dairy alternatives including soy milk, creamer, and yogurt, coconut milk and yogurt, and a variety of goat milk products. Our organic/antibiotic/nitrate-free lunch meats are matched by our tofu meats, burgers and soy cheeses. We carry a consistent variety of organic cheeses from Organic Valley (farmer-owned co-op) including cheddars, mozzarella, colby, swiss, and more. We also source some of our more gourmet cheeses like MT TAM, Manchego, and Creme Fraiche (made with organic Straus milk) through Cowgirl Creamery…famous for their gourmet and decadent handmade cheeses.
Don’t forget to check out the salsa, hummus, local horseradish, kombucha, sauerkraut, pickles and more!
The Body Care and Supplements
The Body Care and Supplements department carries a wide variety of products ranging from essential oils, locally made lip balms, locally made herbal tinctures, and your everyday staples like toothpaste, organic cotton swabs, tampons and more. In addition to many specialty and staple products we also carry a nice selection of bulk soaps, conditioners, shampoos, and disinfectants that allow members to save money and keep plastic bottles out of our landfills. We are proud to let our members know that we also carry vegan, vegetarian, and fish-based omega-3 supplementation. We also carry one of the best lines that supplements has to offer…Health Force Nutritionals, who creates Vita-mineral green and a bio-available Vitamin C powder!
Frozen
Our Frozen department carries a variety of dairy and non-dairy ice creams, including Larry and Luna’s Coconut Bliss. We stock a full line of regular and gluten-free breads, tortillas, pizzas, burritos, and other frozen meals. We are happy to announce that we now carry grass-fed, organically raised beef and lamb through Hulsman Ranch (only 86 miles from Reno!). We also carry wild caught salmon and smoked lox, organic sausages, ground turkey, poultry, ground pork and bacon.
Like making smoothies? we also carry a full line of organic frozen fruits and berries and frozen tru-whip to top it all off.
General Merchandise
Our General Merchandise products in the co-op include a variety of clip and regular caraveener beverage containers…with the co-op logo sticker on them!! We also carry home-made screen printed co-op shopping totes, bulk organic cotton bags, organic cotton mesh bags, and more. We carry a lot of other eco-friendly products to use in your home or on the road including sporks (knife/spoon/fork), vegetable themed scrubbers, locally made aromatherapy candles, locally made beeswax candles and more!
