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Wheatsville Our Services Contact Us/Map Community Links Deli Menu Recipes Rush Hour Recipes Bulk Cooking Directions Bulk Herbs Item Codes Local Suppliers Job Opportunities Donation Requests Cooperatives What Are They? Co-op Resources & Links Membership Benefits Frequently Asked Questions Joining Info Change of Address Administation Guidelines Member-Owned Businesses Board of Directors Kid's Page Wheatsville 3101 Guadalupe Austin TX 78705 512-478-2667 Open Daily 7:30 am to 11 pm Cooperative Values • Self-help • Self-responsibility • Democracy • Equality • Equity • Solidarity • Honesty • Openness • Social responsibility • Caring for others Cooperative Principles • Voluntary and open membership • Democratic member control • Member economic participation • Autonomy and independence • Education, training & information • Cooperation among coops • Concern for community	At Wheatsville we focus on quality and equality. While offering a full range of organic and natural foods and the best selection of locally-produced food products, we also carry the traditional American staples you'd expect to see at the corner grocer. More than just a healthful, economic way to support the local economy, we're fun too. Wheatsville is a great place to relax on patio, grab a quick lunch, catch up on local events, or just meet some of the nicest folks you'd ever hope to find. Whether your taste runs toward local beer or organic wines, smoothies or sodas - Wheatsville has it covered. Groceries Wheatsville exists to provide the products our members want to buy. That's why we have such a diverse selection. If you're looking for traditional, natural, organic, imported, comfort, ethnic, vegan, fast, home-grown, vegetarian, fun, junk, or gourmet food - you'll likely find it here. And if not, let us know and we'll order it for you. Produce Wheatsville carries a full-line of organic, traditional, pesticide-free and transitional produce. We have Austin's best selection of locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Let Wheatsville be your farmers' market every day of the week! Look for local produce from Amador Farm, P/2 Organics, Hairston Creek Farm, Tecolote Farm, Montesino Farm, Reliable Organics, and Buena Tierra Farm. Cheese Set a course for Cheese Island! We have a new free-standing cheese display filled with a greatly expanded choice of cheese deliciousness. From local handcrafted farmstead cheese to vegan cheese, Wheatsville is the place to go for yummy cheese. Our wide selection hails from 12 countries and includes shredded, traditional, vegan, natural, raw-milk, sheep, goat and cow's milk cheeses. The "Wee Cheese" (bite-sized cuts) are a great way to taste your way through the cheese world. Local cheeses from Pure Luck Dairy, Wateroak Farm, and Brazos Valley are some of our favorites. Beer & Wine We carry a full-range of beer and wine with an eye toward the local and organic. Texas microbreweries and wineries are coming out with a lot of great tastes, and you can explore them here. While focusing on the distinctive, we also carry a variety of popular wines and beers, and never lose sight of the bottom line. You won't find high mark-ups on our products - no matter how high the quality. Deli Open 7:30am-9pm daily, our vegan and vegetarian-friendly deli offers delicious sandwiches, smoothies, baked goods, soups, spreads, sides, and salads made fresh daily from natural meats and organic produce and grains. In the morning we offer custom breakfast tacos until 11am. We also carry a variety of ready to eat meals, sandwiches, soups, salsas, and salads. Add a beverage (organic coffee or juice, a smoothie or soda) and you have a wholesome meal to enjoy on our covered patio. We always have organic coffee brewing, and it's one of the best deals in town! Warning-- if you try our Tempeh Chili Frito Pie or our Popcorn Tofu, you may become seriously addicted! NEW! Food Bars! Salad Bar - Open 9am to 9pm. Build your own salad from a large selection of greens and veggies, cold salads, pudding, baked tofu, cottage cheese and Boar's Head meats. Hot Bar - Open for lunch from 11am-2pm and for dinner from 4pm to 7pm. A rotating choice of tasty hot entrees make a quick lunch or dinner a breeze! Soup and Chili at the Hot Bar available 11am to 9pm. Help yourself to the Soup of the Day or our delicious Vegetarian Tempeh Chili. Tiny Brinies Bar - Open 9am to 9pm. Mix and match from a wide selection of olives, pickled items, and peppers. Oh those delicious cornichons! All Organic and Fair-Trade Coffee Bar Enjoy locally roasted coffee and espresso at our coffee bar in the Deli. Choose from an Espresso, Americano, Macchiatto, Cappuccino, Latte, Mocha, Cafe au Lait, or our own Wheatsvillain. In a hurry? We also have organic drip coffee at the self-serve bar. Catering We offer premium deli meats and cheeses, fruits, and Middle Eastern trays, and delicious desserts each made with natural and/or organic ingredients. Give us a call in the deli and we'll provide the healthy, tasty food you need for your next event. Housewares Our housewares department is a great place to buy gifts. Among our useful household items are Wheatsville mugs and glassware, quality kitchenware, and an ever-changing selection of toys, candles, incense, groovy Wheatsville t-shirts, and cool greeting cards. Body Care Wheatsville stocks a broad array of bodycare products from the familiar to the exotic. Amidst a variety of popular organic, herbal, cruelty-free, biodegradable, and PETA-approved items, are many locally manufactured and handmade wares. We sell NO bodycare products that are tested on animals. Meat Meet your meat! This is not your standard "super market" meat selection. All of our choices for products are based on sustainability, ethics, and wholesomeness. No feed lot cattle. No caged confinement. No chemicals. No bull. We provide some of the best choices of locally and ethically raised meat from the central Texas agricultural community. Local family-run farms; the same that you see at local farmers markets.  Look for Thunderheart Bison, Dewberry Hills Farm, Bastrop Cattle Company, Richardson's Farm, Loncito's Grass-fed Lamb, Windy Bar Ranch, Buddy's Natural Chicken, and Pederson's Sausages. We also support in animal welfare conscience brands like Niman Ranch Meats, Organic Prairie and Applegate Farms. Many of our products carry either the Certified.org or AnimalWelfareapproved.org label.   We're proud to offer a robust  selection of gluten-free, uncured, nitrite free, msg-ree meat products for all to enjoy.  When it comes to seafood, we take extra steps to ensure that you can buy with confidence. With guidance from the Seafood Watch List, provided by the Monterey Bay aquarium, we provide only the best choices available. www.ecofish.com/about/advisory.htm We also provide a full service meat case, complete with knowledgeable and skilled butchers ready to help you with orders and questions.  You can buy wholesome, ethically raised meat with confidence at Wheatsville Food Co-op.  Frozen Foods Breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert for vegans, vegetarians, and meat-lovers: our freezer is fully stocked. Whether you're looking for pizza, tamales, an ethnic dinner, vegetables, juice, waffles, seafood, meat substitutes, or a pint of your favorite soy, rice or dairy ice cream - you can find it here. Dairy and Refrigerated We carry a wide variety of dairy and refrigerated products from staples like milk, eggs and yogurt to beverages like kombucha and kefir with an emphasis on organically-raised animals and ingredients, support of fellow cooperatives and independent businesses, and support of local farmers and producers. Inside the coolers, we're proud to offer: Alexander Family Farms eggs from antibiotic- and hormone-free, free-range chickens raised on a local farm. Kim Alexander delivers them himself each week. Butter, milk, eggs and soymilk from Organic Valley, one of the leading businesses in organic farming and a cooperative of almost 1,200 family farms. Most of the Organic Valley milk we sell comes from Texas farms. Wateroak Farm goat milk and yogurt from nearby Robertson County, Texas, where Mark and Pam Burow have been raising dairy goats for almost 10 years. Mark himself delivers his milk, yogurt and cheese each week. Award-winning salsas from locally-owned Ana's Unlimited and Texas Teaxs as well as many others. White Mountain Foods tofu salads and spreads and Bulgarian yogurt, all of which are minimally processed, non-engineered, additive free, organic when possible and locally made for almost 30 years.   Pet Care We wouldn't want to leave our animal pals out of the fun so we stock a selection of natural, organic, and traditional foods for cats, dogs and wild birds. Vitamins We have a wide selection of affordable vitamins, supplements, herbal tinctures and extracts, and homeopathic remedies. For high quality at an affordable price, look for our own Wheatsville brand of vitamins and supplements. Bulk Herbs and spices, herbal teas, kitchen staples like flour and beans, nuts and nut butters, candy, household cleaners, bodycare products, pet foods, fresh tofu and imported olives, organic and fair-trade coffees are just some of the items available in bulk. Feel free to bring your own containers to cut down on packaging. ATM Wheatsville has an ATM from University Federal Credit Union. If you're a Wheatsville member, you can join UFCU and enjoy the convenience for free. Special Orders We're here to provide, so if you don't see a product on our shelves, or you need a large quantity or special cut - just let us know. Maybe it's a wheel of your favorite cheese for a dinner party, 200 pounds of pintos for your ranch out in the hills, a rack of natural ribs for your next barbeque - every department in our store accepts special orders. Magazines We feature quality magazines on a range of issues including current events, politics, culture, artistic frontiers, healthy living, the environment, spirituality, food, and recreation. At the Hospitality Desk we host a diverse selection of free publications. Special Events During the holiday season, we bring together some of the finest local artists for the Wheatsville Arts Festival. Owner gatherings are held in the spring or fall. We host a Bike to Work Day Breakfast Station in May and have sampling events throughout the year. Want to know more? Learn about:   What's special about co-ops   How to join Wheatsville   Our community ties
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