4005 34th Street,
Mt. Rainier, Md. 20712
(301) 779-1978
Everyone is welcome to shop at GLUT Food Co-op — no membership or special card is required! We offer quality Vegetarian Natural Foods at a reasonable price. Among our specialties are organic and local produce, cheese and our bulk department, where you will find grains, beans, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, baking supplies, granola, coffee, herbs and spices, pasta and more. We also offer environmentally friendly health and beauty products, food supplements, vitamins and sundries.
Our store opens at 9 a.m. daily (Tues.-Fri. 9-8, Sat.-Mon. 9-7), except on selected holidays. GLUT is a not-for-profit charitable trust, democratically managed by a collective whose members share equal responsibility for the store. We support local and/or organic enterprises over conglomerates and agribusiness whenever possible. Glut has traditionally supported peace, environmental and social justice movements. This is rooted in our founding by conscientious objectors during the Vietnam War.
GLUT CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY!
Thank you so much to our wonderful friends, family, customers, and community who came out on November 7th and made our 40th Anniversary party a success. We had a great time, and hope you did too! We have had a wonderful four decades in the community, and look forward to at least four more!
Glut stay's open during historic 2009 and 2010 Snow Storms! This snow is proving to be larger than last months, but once again employees chose mountain bikes rather than digging out cars to get in and supply milk, eggs, chocolate and other storm staples to anyone in the community within walking (or skiing) distance. Customers skied in from as far away as Brookland!
"It was a very fun day to be at Glut," says one customer, "because everyone was just hanging out, warming up and talking about the snow!"
Another customer walked over in the morning and bought ingredients to make scones, returning several hours later with warm scones to share. They were Delicious!
Meet GLUT's Collective Members
You see them every time you shop at GLUT: The Collective is GLUT's paid staff. GLUT is a Workers' Collective — a business owned and operated by the workers. Workers control the assets of the business and decide jointly how the business should be organized and run. GLUT uses a consensus-based decision-making process. Every member of the collective is a member of the Board of Directors, and every member of the Board of Directors has equal say in the making of all decisions.
There are three levels of workers at GLUT: (1) full-time, part owners called Collective Members, (2) part-time Support Workers and (3) Volunteers. Typically, Support Workers are former Collective Members who chose to cut back, or newer employees who wish to join the collective eventually. To be considered as a Collective Member or Support Worker, you must volunteer at GLUT for a minimum of six months. The best way to get hired is to volunteer a lot and really get to know GLUT and our staff.
Anybody can be a Volunteer, and you don't need any special training. Volunteers get paid $6.15 per hour of work (Maryland minimum wage) in "scrip" (store credit). Store credit is calculated in our computer system and can be used for purchases on the day of work or saved up for later use. We have one Volunteer for each staffing shift throughout the week. The GLUT workday starts an hour before we open and ends an hour after we close. We have three shifts daily. They are Morning (8 a.m. - 1 p.m.), Afternoon (1 - 5 p.m.) and Evening (5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday; 5-9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday).
To sign up for a volunteer shift , call GLUT at (301) 779-1978 anytime after 9 a.m. on Sundays. You will be told what shifts are available for the following week (A GLUT workweek runs from Tuesday through Monday, a little confusing at first, but our uniqueness is what makes us wonderful!).
We are sad to report that the Season for fresh pressed Heyser Farms came to an abrupt early end this year due to the cold weather. We look forward to their cider next fall!
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Did you know that you can now grind your own nut butters at GLUT? You can't get them any fresher than that — and both the aroma and the taste are scrumptious! Peanuts and almonds are usually loaded and ready to be ground in the self-serve machines, located across the aisle from the bulk herbs and spices. If you need assistance with the nut butter machines, feel free to ask any GLUT staff member for help.
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