History

How the natural channel
came to be.

A visual history of the retailers, brands, movements and ideas that shaped the natural products industry.

  1. Early roots

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    The historical record for this era is being researched and assembled.

  2. Counterculture & co-op era

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    The historical record for this era is being researched and assembled.

  3. The natural foods store emerges

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    The historical record for this era is being researched and assembled.

  4. Natural goes national

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    The historical record for this era is being researched and assembled.

  5. Organic enters the mainstream

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    The historical record for this era is being researched and assembled.

  6. The modern natural channel

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    The historical record for this era is being researched and assembled.

  7. Today

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    The living record of the channel continues to develop.

An evolving record

The timeline is growing.

Natural Channel is documenting the companies, people, stores and ideas that built the industry.