Green Street Natural Foods

I’ve never been inside this store (although I’ve always wanted to check out the inventory) but as a resident of Melrose for 6 years and as a property owner for the last 3 and counting, I will never patron this business after my run in today with what seemed to be the owner. She was unhappy that I parked along the city curb outside of her store and came outside to confront me as I was walking back to my car after dropping my daughter off at the public preschool. Apparently she owns the sidewalk and abutting public curbside parking and began to lecture me and give me an history lesson about parking on Green Street. I’ve never had a problem parking anywhere that’s marked for public parking; however, again, I guess she’s in charge of what part of the city is outside of her store and gets to tell people where to park. I see cars lined up everywhere along the street and have never even heard of this. Plus is a smaller store with its own parking lot down the driveway so I can’t imagine that my parking there was prohibiting anyone from shopping. Beyond that, as I was telling her that it’s no way to treat the people who live in the city where she runs a business, she yelled to me in my car to «F*ck off!» and then disappeared. Suffice it to say I won’t ever be stepping my foot in their store and will continue to shop at Whole Foods where they know how to treat people. What a shame!

Wonderful store… fun place to shop and super nice people who work there. I am concerned that the Whole Foods that opened a year ago (within a mile) is going to do them in. I plan to keep shopping here… regardless of the somewhat higher prices. Best local honey ever!

I really love this community market. The bulk items are wonderfully priced and produce is competitively priced too. They are so passionate about their products and have an awesome selection of local products (bread, honey), vegan items too!
They have a little box outside with free produce that needs to be used asap. Very generous! Strollers fit inside and the owner encouraged me to come in with the stroller too !

Great selection, great service, fun location given its in a garage out the back of a house!

Drove by the sign for 2 years and finally stopped in and I will absolutely go out of my way to come here for organic produce from now on! The prices are actually pretty close to the local supermarket’s for organic produce… but I would even pay a little more because the quality and freshness beats those big box chains any day of the week!!!
Love, love, love this market — if you are a «health nut» like me (I grew up with a holistic, super healthy Mom) than this place is a dream come true — I will be making trips once a week for sure!

Friendly, fresh and so close! Why even try Whole Foods when Green Street is so near? They carry vitamins, bagged beans, bulk herbs, teas — to name just a few things. There is a lot packed in the small building behind a home!!! Their staff is friendly and helpful.

I’ve lived about four miles away from this place for the past six years, and yet I had NO IDEA that it existed. A vegetarian-​based, organic market? Close to my hood? The idea blew my mind.
The only reason I actually discovered this place was because I was on the Sweet ‘n’ Sara vegan marshmallow website, looking for a local place where I could procure these little delicacies (other than Whole Foods). And Green Street Natural Foods popped up. I dropped by one afternoon, mid-​week, and was so, so happy with my findings. All sorts of vegetarian specialties (not the least of which was my favorite marshmallow!) and organic produce. Even vitamins! And the dude working there was super nice, super helpful, and made me feel good about shopping there. He even said he’d order Blue Mango veggie burgers, by my request.
I’m thrilled that I actually found out about this shop. I will frequent it often, especially in the June-​November months, since my CSA pick-​up location is nearby. Psyched.

This place deserves 5 stars alone for carrying Sweet and Sarah marshmallows.
However, the last couple times we went, we tried to order a couple things and they never came in. And while I applaud the family owned underdog, you have to get points taken off for that.
There are lots of goodies here. The produce selection is very modest, but they have lots of bulk spices, bulk teas and hard to find vitamins and supplements. We get our honey and tahini here exclusively. You can find lots of odd little treats just browsing the tiny 2 room store.
I would definitely check here first before hitting up Whole Foods, but always comparison shop and ask lots of questions. Also, check on what you are buying as some of the stock turns over fast, but some doesn’t. Finally, though others have mentioned competitive pricing, I think they tend on the pricier side, especially for vitamins and supplements, though I have not asked for a price match.

Forget Whole Foods and Wild Harvest at Shaws, Green Street is where it’s at for organic living! It may be tiny, but don’t be deceived… You can get everything you ever needed, even if they don’t stock it. And, they have the most competitive pricing around. Compare product-​to-​product with chain retailers, and Green Street will beat their pricing every time. Plus, you can’t put a price on the free access to their knowledgeable owners… after 30+ years in this business, they know it all.

Great little natural food market. Kinda reminds me of the coops I used to see scattered about Vermont.
Staff is great, well informed and very helpful.
Nice bulk selection and Organic produce.
Nice to see a family business around for so long.

The owner is always very friendly and offers knowledgable advice. The produce is fresh. My favorite treat from this store are the bins full of loose teas. Last time I went, I picked up camomile which was more flavorful than the prepackaged Bugelow I had at home.

This small natural food store has been around as long as I can remember — if not longer than my life — which means it is a pioneer of the health food industry!
The people there have always been really nice too, even when I tried to rob them when I was 6 years old with a super-​soaker.
The prices are what you expect, a little higher than normal produce, but you know its worth it.