Notice
Due to the changes to protect the public (restriction of bulk refilling), people self-isolating, and such we are implementing some store changes.
We love you. We love our staff. We want everyone to be safe and healthy.
Even if you do not have any of the symptoms of Covid-19 we ask that you do not come into the store. Perhaps have someone shop for you. Other stores and businesses offer home delivery – SPUD.ca (the owners of Blush Lane), Organic Box, and all of the big national and multinational corporate stores offer some kind of delivery service (perhaps through InstaCart).
If you come to the store, we ask that you wash your hands as soon as you enter the store. There is a wash station close to the entrance of the store and a second one on the other side of the produce area.
Reduce Touching
We then ask that you resist touching anything that you are not picking up to buy. This will reduce the transmission of anything between you and other people in the store (we do a continuous sanitization of common surfaces but not every item in the store).
We will only allow a maximum of 10 customers in the store at a time. This helps to allow people to socially distance when they are in the store. We ask that you respect other people in the store, their space, and ensure that you are also comfortable with the spacing.
Staff will try and ensure that people maintain this distance. Please do not take it personally. These are just reminders. If you do need to pass by someone please pass by them back-to-back and not in front of them. Please be patient. Things are a little jammed up with this new way to be in public places like grocery stores.
We ask everyone to practice safe distancing at all times while in the store.
Wear a Mask
On August 1st, 2020, the City of Edmonton made mask-wearing mandatory in all enclosed spaces – shopping malls, stores, etc.
On December 8th, 2020 the Alberta government made the wearing of masks mandatory across the whole province.
This means that when you come into the store you will need to wear a mask – for your protection and the protection of others.
During the first lock-down earlier this year we reduced our store hours. This had more to do with the lack of staff we had available to maintain our regular hours. Our staff has done a great job during this adjustment and we have been able to resume our regular store hours
Monday – Friday: 9 am to 8 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9 am to 6 pm
Holiday Hours
Christmas
December 24th 9:00 am – 3:00 pm *Closing EARLY*
December 25th *CLOSED*
December 26th 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
New Years
December 31st 9:00 am – 3:00 pm *Closing EARLY*
January 1st *CLOSED*
January 2nd 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
Happy Canada Day 2019 EVERYONE. Our store will have reduced business hours on Canada Day from 11 am to 5 pm. We hope that you will have a good time. Our business exists in Canada on the land known as Treaty Six. We acknowledge this through our post from last year – Treaty Six Territory. …
Earth’s General Store is moving into our next evolution. April will see us dramatically reduce the use of single-use plastic bags in our store. AS of May 1st, 2019 we will not offer single-use plastic produce bags and plastic bags for people to fill up from our bulk products.
A few weeks ago, a fellow was in the store and made a comment that he had heard that bulk was more than our packaged products. I kind of took umbrage to this statement and said bulk is almost always less costly to the purchaser than a packaged product. Bulk is Almost Always Less! This person …
Get a Job! This is the most common phrase that people yell at me as I stand on the side of the road with signs they don’t like. FYI – I have a job and those people yelling – Get a Job – are people that are scared and challenged by the message on my sign.
The sourcing of the products on our shelves usually goes through a varied filtering process. We assess not only the product but our suppliers as well. Some of the filtering criteria (in no particular order): how is it made – is it grown organically, does its production have a negative effect on the planet or …
Edmonton’s Earth’s General Store is leading the way when it comes to reducing waste from plastic packaging. For over 27 years they have offered refilling for many products and over the past few years, they have expanded their offerings. People are embracing a plastic reduced lifestyle and shopping experience. This is part of our War on Waste.
We vote every day with our dollars of the kind of world we want. A significant portion of our Boreal forests is cut down to make toilet paper to be flushed down the toilet. There is a better option. You can choose toilet paper that uses recycled fiber content. This supports our recycling efforts and reduces the pressure on forests.
Hey – Tomorrow is Family Day (February 17, 2019) here in Alberta and we will observe shorter Family Day Hours. We will open at 11 am and close at 5 pm. Have a GREAT Day off work and enjoy the milder weather and sunshine.
There is still time to craft some DIY Christmas gifts. Do you want to make bath bombs with your children to give presents to their cousins? Do you want to make some chocolate treats? Do you want to craft some lip balms, body balms, soaps, etc? If you are looking for the best prices in Edmonton for most of these ingredients then come by because we have citric acid, essential oils, witch hazel, cacao butter, shea butter, baking soda, and so much more. Most of these are in bulk so please consider reusing your own containers and/or bags.
Come and join us in this enlightening presentation about waste in our world and what we can do to address it. Zero-Waste Living with Bea Johnson will offer you inspiration to live your life with less waste being generated.