What Can I Find at Gaining Ground Grocery?

We work with over 20 producers in the area to intentionally source as much local food as possible. The produce follows the season in which it is grown. We also feature freshly roasted Mad Priest Coffee, local honey from Harrison Bay Honey Farms, and bread from Niedlov's. Check out our Instagram, @chattfoodcenter, to see a weekly post detailing which items will be featured in the store, 

Though local and seasonally available produce is our focus, we do carry other staple produce items such as lemons, limes, oranges, bananas, and avocados along with onions and potatoes when not available locally. 

Summer 2023 Typical Offerings

• Strawberries
• Greens (kale, collards, bok choy, romaine, spinach, rainbow chard, arugula, mustard greens, microgreens, etc.)
• Cabbage
• Ginger, turmeric, garlic
• A variety of radishes
• A variety of mushrooms 
• Tomatoes
• Turnips 
• Carrots 
• Leeks 
• Green onions 
• Kohlrabi
• English Cucumbers

• A variety of Sequatchie Cove Creamery cheese
• A variety of Rosemary and Thyme Creamery sheep cheese 
• A variety of goat cheese from Ocoee Creamery 
• Chèvre from Ocoee Creamery
• Sheep chèvre from Rosemary and Thyme Creamery 
• Chicken eggs from Sequatchie Cove Farm, June Bug Farm, and Nature's Wealth
• Quail eggs from June Bug Farm

In the store you will find a variety of basic pantry staples such as: baking supplies, oils, vinegars, crackers, jam, maple syrup, ketchup and mustard, olives, various broths, nut milks, pasta, and canned tomatoes and beans. In our cooler, we carry Izze, bubly, and Honest juice along with rotating flavors of local kombucha on tap.

Our ever-expanding bulk section includes (most organic or sustainably sourced):

• A variety of dried fruit
• A variety of nuts
• Brown, white basmati, and arborio rice
• Bulgur wheat, emmer grain, barley, spelt
• Chickpea, spelt, almond, and coconut flour
• Chickpea pasta 
• Chocolate chips
• Coconut chips
• Coconut, date, and cane sugar
• Dried lentils, chickpeas, black, pinto, navy, and red beans
• Farro
• Grits, polenta, and popcorn (local)
• Hemp hearts
• Nutritional yeast
• Oats, rolled and steel cut
• Olive oil and red wine vinegar (fill up your own container)
• Peanut butter (available in jars or from a fresh peanut butter grinder)
• Red lentil pasta 
• Quinoa

In addition to bulk foods, we also carry bulk spices and teas listed below:

• Arrowroot powder
• Alfalfa seeds
• Basil
• Bay leaves
• Cardamom- ground and pods
• Cayenne- ground
• Celery salt
• Celery seed
• Ceylon Tea (Orange Pekoe)
• Chai 
• Chia seeds
• Chili powder
• Cinnamon orange tea
• Cinnamon powder and sticks 
• Cloves-ground and whole
• Cocoa powder
• Cumin seed and powder
• Coriander seed and powder
• Curry powder
• Dill
• Earl gray tea
• Elderberries
• Elderberry echinacea tea
• Fennel seed
• Forever fruit tea
• Garam masala
• Garlic powder
• Ginger powder
• Ground cloves
• Hibiscus tea
• Himalayan pink salt
• Italian seasoning
• Jasmine tea
• Lapsang souchong tea 
• Lavender
• Matcha tea
• Mustard seed
• Nutmeg- ground and whole
• Nutritional Yeast
• Onion powder
• Oregano
• Smoked and regular paprika
• Parsley 
• Peppercorns
• Poppy seed
• Pumpkin spice
• Red pepper flakes
• Relaxing tea
• Rooibos tea
• Rosemary
• Sage
• Sea salt
• Sesame seeds
• Smoked paprika
• Star anise
• Tarragon
• Thyme
• Turmeric
• Young hyson green tea 
• Vanilla beans

Our newest addition to the store includes eco-friendly cleaning and wellness products sourced from Rustic Strength. 

• Body Wash
• Castille Soap
• Hand Soap
• Dish Soap
• Laundry Detergent-- Liquid
• Laundry Detergent-- Powder
• Dishwasher Powder
• Organic White Vinegar

*You are welcome to bring your own clean containers for bulk items. Just ask for a tare weight before filling.

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• Sweatshirts
• T-Shirts
• Re-usable grocery bags with our logo