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Since its founding in 1937 as a cooperative food market, the CO-OP has evolved to offer area residents a convenient shopping destination for high quality and fresh produce, meats, seafood, specialty and grocery products. The CO-OP’s mission of promoting healthy, delicious foods, and its focus on educational and event programming has made it a commercial and social hub for surrounding Delaware County communities.

Recent News/Updates

The Farm at Doe Run

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Products and Services  The Farm at Doe Run, located about 30 miles west of Swarthmore, is an ode to traditional cheesemaking practices and sustainable farming, inspired by the natural resources…

What’s This? Fennel

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Welcome back once more to “What’s This?” I’m Michael from the front-end, and today I’m hoping to share with you a bit of inspiration that might get you excited about…

Taste of Puebla

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Products and Services  Here in Swarthmore, we sell green salsa fresca, pico de gallo, guacamole, and corn chips from Taste of Puebla.  Although Taste of Puebla is sold in more…

Burlap & Bean

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Products and Services  Burlap and Bean is a coffee shop and roastery next door in Media, PA, and the Swarthmore Co-Op is a proud provider of their organic coffee beans. …

Talluto’s Authentic Italian Foods

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Products and Services  Talluto’s Authentic Italian Food produces more than 90 varieties of fresh Italian pasta and Italian-American meatballs and sauces, and at the Co-Op we sell their products frozen,…

Samuels Seafood Co.

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Products and Services Samuels Seafood Co. is a large and successful wholesale company with a very broad offering of delicious, nutritious seafood and a strong focus on sustainability practices; the…