Why Localvores Love Market of Choice

Localvores keep it close to home

If you prefer to eat foods grown and made close to home, you might be a localvore. As a localvore you know that buying food from local farms and food producers is the next best thing to growing or raising food yourself. It’s the healthier way to eat, better for the environment, and it keeps Oregon dollars in Oregon. That’s the localvore philosophy.

Some localvores eat locally sourced foods exclusively—food grown or produced within 100 miles of home—making exceptions for spices, coffee and other goods that can’t be grown or produced in the area they call home.

Are you a localvore? Then, we have excellent news: Market of Choice is, too.

How do we define local?

At Market of Choice, we define local by the ability of the farmer, rancher, fishmonger or maker to deliver their goods to our markets and return home in time to enjoy dinner with their families. Depending on the store, you’ll discover around 7,000 products on our shelves that come from local food and beverage producers. Here’s what you can expect to find in our stores.

Buy local produce at Market of Choice

We partner with local farmers, bringing in unique produce for you to enjoy throughout the seasons. Look for the tags in the produce department; if it’s a product that grows naturally in the Northwest, and it’s in season right now, chances are we sourced it from right here.
Get your favorite local meats at Market of Choice

From lamb raised on fresh Oregon grass, and beef sourced from our near and dear neighbors in Washington, to pork processed right here in the

Willamette Valley, our partnerships with local food producers allow us to provide the best of the best to our customers. Each of our partners adhere to our strict Animal Welfare guidelines, or you won’t see them in our butcher shop.

Find locally made essentials at Market of Choice

Looking for that perfectly tasty simmer sauce, kimchi, a refreshing beverage, or can of high quality tuna? Through our Mojo and Amplify programs, and meaningful partnerships, we support local makers by giving their products a place on our shelves. If we think our neighbors will dig it, we’ll sell it.

Sometimes this means providing guidance, development support, targeted funding, distribution solutions and marketing. It’s all part of our commitment to Working with Purpose.

How you can shop local every day

When it’s not practical to wait for the farmers markets to open, or running to three different local shops does not fit into your busy schedule, rest assured you can find the local products you love right here, at Market of Choice.

We make it easy for customers to shop local, eat local and support local makers. If you’re looking to add more Northwest products to your cart, come by and check us out. Our locally sourced products are always clearly defined by the distinct “Local” tags on our shelves. And, you can always look before you shop, too, by clicking on our Weekly Ad or checking our social media accounts.

How you can learn about our makers

In addition to providing shelf space for local makers, we enjoy sharing stories about the people who make the foods you consume. We even devote a special section of our website to learning more about these local makers.

It’s nice to know when you shop with us, you’re supporting an independent, family-owned business that employs over 1,400 Oregonians who care about the communities where they live and work. Thank you for choosing to shop with Market of Choice.