News 

Interested in Working Here?

Interested in joining our Team? We're always looking to hear from folks who are interested in a dynamic retail environment. We employ folks both in our Cafe as well as our Grocery operations. While there are no active openings right now, things can...

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Yami K-Bap – Is Here!

New Yami K-bap Dinner Menu is here now! Bap means rice or meal in Korean In partnership with our sushi chef, In-Hee Smith, we are excited to start offering an easy and convenient dinner option for our community. Starting November 1, we will have a...

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Become an Owner

Owners Save More! Owners save an additional 10% on all Co+op Deals.  

As a co-op community, owners are vital to making our store and community better – each Owner holds an equal share in an important local business.

What is
a Co-Op?

A cooperative grocery store or co-op grocery store is an independent group of people joining freely to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs via a community owned and democratically governed business - in our case, a co-op grocery store in Pittsboro, NC. Chatham Marketplace serves our owners and employees, our shoppers, our local farmers and local business community, and our broader community by being a flourishing grocery co-op.

About Us

Starting as a business idea proposed by a mom at a children’s playgroup, Chatham Marketplace opened on May 18, 2006 after several years of community outreach and fundraising. The Marketplace has grown into a bustling community hub. Recently, a local partnership obtained our debt obligation. We are truly a locally grown and community owned grocery! 

Owners

Local Producers

Over 25% of our groceries are locally produced and grown in North Carolina.

Member Owned

Co-ops are autonomous, self-help organizations controlled by their members/owners only.

Community Focused

We work for the sustainable development of our community through owner-approved policy.

Beautiful Location

A polinator habitat with native plants that provide resources for bees and butterflies.

Co-Op Cafe

Co-Op Cafe is committed to quality ingredients and unique, delicious foods.

Our Cafe’s mouth-watering and inventive breakfast and lunch menus will keep you coming back again and again for take-out food and to dine inside or outdoors. Our fast and delicious restaurant in Pittsboro, NC is a great place to start your day or take a break for lunch!

Featuring organic, fairly traded, shade grown coffee from Raleigh-based Larry’s Beans, our Co-Op Cafe offers an abundance of local java joy. From rich biscuits to distinctive, flaky croissants and fresh fruit muffins, the Co-op Bakery offers an incredible array of made-from-scratch sweet and savory treats.

Grocery Store Departments

Bulk Grocery in Pittsboro, NC

Bulk Goods

Bring in your own jars, plastic containers, paper bags, or whatever you have to stock up on pantry basics, health and beauty, and much more with less waste.

Healthy Organic Grocery Store

Grocery

Vegan groceries, organic groceries, and more – on our shelves you will find ethnic and gourmet foods from ready to eat meals, to baby food, and beyond.

Food Gifts from NC

Dairy & Cheese

Yogurts, local milk, cream, and butter, non-dairy milks like soy, almond, and coconut, plus organic local cheese and artisan cheeses.

Buy Fresh Produce in Pittsboro, NC

Produce

We celebrate the work of local farmers by paying fair prices they can live on – and offering our customers the best, freshest local produce around.

Craft Beer Store in Pittsboro, NC

Wine & Beer

We seek out unique beers & wines– the kind of craft beverages you won’t find ‘just anywhere’ – and we want to make it easy for you to find our best-kept secrets.

Holistic Marketplace in Pittsboro, NC

Wellness

We carry top of the line vitamins, herbs, homeopathic remedies, organic body care,  natural kid’s remedies in our health food store in Pittsboro, NC.