Natural Grocers

I love coming to this location since it is one of the larger locations around my area. I love the large selection of produce always available. I have been going for a long while now and I think the renovation as of late have really improved the store. My daughter loves getting a sticker from the cashier every time we check out. The staff is friendly and helpful. It doesnt have everything i need especially some canned food items i can get at KingSoopers but for the most part I only rarely need to supplement from Kings. The prices on many items found in other stores are about the same if not lower. I enjoy Rudy’s brand of bread which is over $ 5.00 at Kings but a little over $ 3.00 here.
For the most part I really enjoy coming and so does my family. Their little shopping carts help my daughter feel involved in our shopping experience and it helps her learn about shopping selections.

Great for its convenience and selection. It’s got better prices than Whole Paycheck, but the items you want are so great that they aren’t really a bargain to begin with… So I find that when I come here I better mentally prepare for a significant drop on the budget! Great vitamin selection, all organic food. Be sure to bring your bag tho… They don’t have any to share (which I love about them).

I’m a frequent visitor to the Boulder location. Wowza, this is a big location, no more isle claustrophobia, ha ha. They don’t seem to have significantly more, but I really liked the open layout of the store. Strangely, I had trouble finding some items — they were not where I thought they’d be, oh well.
Plenty o parking too.
If you’re not a VC shopper, you’re missing out! Smaller store feel (not tiny grocer of course), good quality stuff, cheaper than Whole Paycheck. And it’s a fairly fun store to shop in, if you’re a foodie like me.

Of all of the different locations I have visited, this is probably the best layout and selection that I’ve seen. Not to down play the other locations (as I like some of the employees from other places too), but this is the best one in my opinion.
I am in the area ever so often so that is convenient. Needless to say, I like this store location and so does my wife.

I like the concept and the availability of the organic food. They stock pretty much everything that I desire and also have a good selection of supplements. The only draw back is they are a bit pricey on some of their stuff compared to some of the other markets in town.

Folks here are friendly and helpful. They generally have good prices on produce, and have a good selection of flours, grains, nuts, and all that healthy stuff.

This is the best Natural Grocers in the area. Its huge with an amazing selection of food, vitamins, etc. The staff is friendly as always. I love shopping here! Well organized, great prices, shop local.

Mark in supplements was above and beyond a true customer-​oriented employee. His honest advice was reasonable and kind.
Another great location for VC.

Posted on the both vitamin cottage review pages:
Well, what’s not to love about your local well priced organic and natural food supplier? Seriously. This is my go-​to for everything from eggs to vitamins!
I highly suggest buying a copy of Chinook Book, the local coupon book, you will not regret it! There are also mobile coupons — add the app and use those coupons then add the coupon code from the book. Just the free items you get (three copies of each if you use the mobile options stated above) more than pay for the book!
This location had well stocked clearance items — pick up some eggs that expire soon and bake a cake or make breakfast — and everything is always yummy and fresh!

simply put, i LOVE this place! i love it enough that i’d consider moving closer to it. anytime i’ve created a grocery list, i go here first and then i get whatever they might be out of (which does happen from time to time because GOOD PRODUCTS fly off the shelves people!!) elsewhere. but really, the people working here make this store feel welcoming.
the deets: fantastic selection of vitamins, supplements, natural skin care products, etc. this part of the store has a variety and scope of products that’s comparable to what you’d find at whole foods except just a tad smaller. there are your frozen foods — hello «coconut bliss» agave-​sweetened coconut milk ice creams! nice to see you frozen fruits and veggies! glad you could make it frozen dinners! there is an aisle of bulk items — grains, dried fruits, nuts. and don’t worry if you can’t find the chia seeds in that aisle — they are REFRIGERATED as they ought to be to maintain the integrity of the seeds. word.
what else? robust selection of baby foods, breakfast foods, canned foods, broth, sauces, and anything else you might find packaged in a box, bottle or bag. did i mention that there is a whole aisle of dog food? and it’s competitively priced, i might add. there is a decent selection of produce — here’s the ONLY place where i could envision some improvement, but honestly, they carry a lot of organic and local produce so i say shop here and get whatever produce you need and can’t find at your local farmer’s market.
as far as pricing goes, i compared 6 – 7 different items between this place and whole foods, and Natural Grocers prices their products lower than whole foods on all the items i checked. SCORE!
bonus — they have a meeting room at the back of the store. let’s plan a get together, shall we?
DOUBLE bonus — if you order something by the case, they offer a 10% discount on most things. (the discount doesn’t apply to some dairy and perishable items as Caroline explained very helpfully to me.)
one little note that completely endears the store to my planet-​loving sensibilities — they don’t offer bags. if you don’t come with your own shopping bags, they have a HUGE bin of cardboard boxes — the very boxes in which their products were shipped to the store — from which you can take whatever you need to cart your groceries home.
the people in this place are SO helpful and knowledgeable. and friendly! it’s nice to be able to support this local business with my grocery dollars!

I like Vitamin Cottage in general, mainly because they are one of the few stores that keeps Whole Foods (WF) from being a complete monopoly in Colorado.
My main complaint about the fresh fruits and vegetables (this goes for WF as well) is that they are grown in Mexico. All ‘organic’ stores sell fresh fruit and vegetables that are grown in Mexico. I DON’T BUY ANY OF THEM. First of all, WHO REGULATES ORGANIC practices in Mexico? Hmmmm??? Far as I know, no one polices this practice. No body…
Mexico uses several pesticides that are banned in the USA. So, unless I just can’t do without something that I find that was grown in Mexico, I avoid buying it. Over 90% of the fresh vegetables & fruits in Vitamin Cottage are Mexico originated.
I buy a lot of other groceries there, just not ‘fresh from Mexico’ items.

Everything Organic. so you don’t have to waste time finding organic stuff. Great selection of supplements, Does not have a big produce section, so does not get more business from me. Overall. good value for money.

Good selection of dietary supplements, cosmetics, and organic foods. I like that the nuts are refrigerated to preserve freshness, and the price of the Non-​GMO soy powder. The staff are always friendly and offer assistance.

Good natural foods and supplements store. Cheaper than Whole Foods, more expensive than conventional supermarkets. Loses a point for having a limited produce section which doesn’t always seem that fresh.

This is a great natural and specialty food market in Lafayette! They don’t just carry vitamins folks, the also sell organic produce, health and beauty supplies (of the natural variety of course) bulk food items, bakes goods, and many supplements and of course vitamins. One thing I love about this place is that they have great customer service and will happily order something for you if they don’t have it in the store.
Oh and now that Albertsons in the neighborhood is closed, it is really nice that there is somewhere in that part of town to buy food and other items.
I think their prices are reasonable for what they provide but if you are trying to do the bulk of your grocery shopping there it can be a bit pricey.
Only reason they don’t get four stars is their hours are kind of limited — I wish they were open later!

This is our favorite store as well as our daughter’s. The managers are great and always accommodate your needs and special orders. They’ve actually started to carry a wide selection of products that we requested (for allergy reasons). Our daughter calls it «Cottage» and always ask to go there. We go there so much though that there should seriously be a frequent customer discount program!
The other review is great and details what they carry — certainly not just vitamins! They have grocery and produce items as well as frozen meat/​vegetables/​etc.

Vitamin Cottage is a fantastic natural grocery with an unfortunately deceptive name. I thought for years that they just did vitamins and supplements, similar to GNC, and never bothered going in. That’s too bad, because now it’s one of my favorite places to shop.
The focus here is on natural and organic foods, though I wouldn’t say they replace a trip to a larger grocery. They’ve got fresh fruits and veggies, for example, but I can’t think of where the meat section is, or even if they have one. I find lots of surprising stuff here: did you know that Falafel King (that place on the Boulder mall) sells packaged falafel balls, hummus, and tzatziki sauce? You can get it at Vitamin Cottage. Ever have a Sambazon Smoothie at the smoothie place on the Boulder mall? You can buy the same frozen Acai (Brazilian berries) at Vitamin Cottage.
I really like the bagged semi-​bulk foods at Vitamin Cottage. You can buy nuts, seeds, grains, dried fruits — all kinds of stuff — in bags sold by weight. I say «semi-​bulk» because you can get small bags. This is how I shop for my parrot: I can get organic non-​roasted non-​salted seeds and nuts for her, plus some roasted/​salted stuff for myself. It’s pretty cheap, too. I’ll get a bag of roasted pumpkin seeds for $ 2 that’ll keep me busy snacking for a week.
If you’re into tea, this is the place. Not just your average teas, either. They’ve got about a dozen varieties of Yerba Mate, lots of green teas, herbal teas, plus the usual boxed stuff. They sell bulk loose teas and other dried stuff that you could use for making your own fancy mix. I personally buy the loose teas and brew them in a french press.
Oh, and vitamins. Vitamin Cottage does, in fact, carry vitamins. They’ve got several rows of vitamins, supplements, herbs, holistic remedies, protein powders, all that stuff — it takes up about a third of the store. If you’re looking for Martian beeswax or whatever, they’ll have it.
A definite bonus to shopping here is the staff. If you’ve got a question about some weird supplement, there’s someone in the store that can answer it. Usually you don’t need to ask: if you stand in one place looking puzzled for about 10 seconds, someone will ask if you need help. (I speak from experience here.)
Prices are decent for what you’re getting, certainly no worse than Whole Foods and probably better. Figure on spending extra because you *will* find oddball stuff you’ve just got to try. You’ll probably still wind up at a big grocery for half your grocery needs (I’d recommend King Soopers on Baseline and 287) but I highly recommend Vitamin Cottage for specialty and organic needs.