Food Co-op Open House is Thursday

Get a sneak peak inside the Doylestown Food Co-op’s new store during an open house this week that coincides with a national holiday to celebrate healthy eating.

To mark national Food Day, the Doylestown Food Co-op will host an open house Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. at 29 West State St.  

“Join us for healthy snacks, kids activities and maybe even some surprise guests. Take a peek at what is going on inside the co-op,” the event page on Facebook says.

The Food Co-op is currently working to open a 1,400-square-foot store on West State St.

The store, which will have a soft opening for members in November and will open to the public by the end of the year, will sell a variety of fresh, local groceries. Products will include vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy products, cheese, soaps and more.

Food Day is a nationwide celebration of healthy, affordable, and sustainably produced food and a grassroots campaign for better food policies, according to its website.

"Food Day aims to help people eat real. That means cutting back on sugar drinks, overly salted packaged foods, and fatty, factory-farmed meats in favor of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and sustainably raised protein. Food Day envisions shorter lines at fast-food drive-throughs—and bigger crowds at farmers markets," the Food Day website says.