Organics, Nutrition

  • Nature’s Store House 21 Main Street, Canton 386-3740
  • Potsdam Food Co-Op 24 Elm Street, Potsdam 265-4630
  • Frontenac Crystal Springs Bottled Water, Water Coolers, Spring Water Clayton 1-800-722-0236 or 686-4142

Rainbow who owns Nature’s Store House on 21 Main Street in Canton (386-3740) is a wonderful resource for anything you want to know. She also cooks big vats of vegetarian soup and sandwiches every day. Since there are few places to eat a healthy lunch around here, you may want to pop into her store and pick up something to go.

You don’t have to be a member to shop at the Potsdam Food Co-Op but it’s nice to get the discount. You can also work and get an even better discount. It’s a nice friendly place with a pretty good selection. They also have a wonderful collection of Sun Feather Soaps (a local soap company) if you enjoy that kind of indulgence.

In the summer, we have a local Farmer’s Market every Tuesday and Friday from 8:30- 3:00. There are many local farms represented at the Farmer’s Market, plus, lots of other kinds of vendors: maple candy, bread, candy apples, jewelry, goat cheese, etc. From 12:00-1:00 there is usually live music. The Farmer’s Market opens around May and stays open into the fall.

Grocery Stores

  • Dollar General University Square, Canton
  • Wise Buys University Square, Canton
  • Purple Rice Potsdam
  • O’Reilly’s Prescott, Ontario

Okay, you probably wouldn’t think of grocery stores as pampering yourself. Well, this is the North Country! Trying to find good food sources CAN be a luxury! One comment: the P&C in Potsdam is better stocked than the one in Canton, especially in terms of organics.

Both Dollar General and Wise Buys have interesting selections. Dollar General has a good selection of Mexican Food. Purple Rice has got a good supply of Asian food stuff, and Alex, the owner, is always friendly and cheerful and willing to get things you request if she doesn't already have it. There is also sushi on Thursdays (no raw fish) and various steamed buns and other goodies that Alex (or someone else) cooks on the premises. Purple Rice is on Elm Street two houses down from the Potsdam Food Coop.

O’Reilly’s is a real live grocery store: lots of produce, freshly made bread and pastries, BEAUTIFUL cakes and pies. They carry President’s Choice brand, and has a surprisingly good selection of house wares. Just remember, you can’t bring back beef or citrus fruit. Anyways, to get there, cross the bridge at Ogdensburg and get on the 401 westbound but take the next exit (about 2 or 3 miles from the bridge). You'll see the store right off the highway....and best of all, there's a new Canadian Tire store next door.