Specialties
We are not your average health food grocer. Our singular focus is to provide a customer service experience like no other-friendly, supportive, educated, resourceful, and value driven. Each one of our customers will be treated as the unique person they are. We understand that everyone is biochemically different with individual nutritional needs, this is why we offer a customized shopping experience.
Our goal is to make sure your questions are answered honestly and accurately, and any products you purchase are appropriate for your specific health and nutrition goals. When you shop at the Oregon Natural Market you can expect a warm smile, friendly and helpful attitude, and a knowledgeable response to your health and nutrition related questions.
We have very high standards at the Oregon Natural Market. Our natural/organic grocery products are clean and free of harmful chemical additives and preservatives. Our body care products are free of harmful carcinogens, phthalates, parabens, heavy metals, etc., and our nutritional formulas are evidence-based and free of artificial additives, harmful excipients, and inferior raw materials. We are the health food professionals!
History
Established in 1959.
Since its humble beginnings in 1959, the Oregon Natural Market has been the preferred local, independently owned natural/organic food market in the Eastern Oregon and Southwest Idaho region. Today, with over 40 years of combined experience, Michael and Emily Chase continue the family tradition of bringing honesty, integrity, and quality to natural products retailing.
The market offers fresh, organic produce, natural/organic grocery, a selection of grab-and-go food items, bulk foods, body care products, nutritional supplements, sports nutrition, aromatherapy, and general merchandise. We are the only natural foods grocer in our western region to have a dietician/nutritionist on staff to answer customer questions, offer nutritional consulting, and monitor quality control standards. We support nutrition research, integrative and holistic medical treatment modalities, and encourage lifestyle choices that promote wellness and protect our natural world.
Meet the Business Owner: MICHAEL C.
Michael is the third generation of his family to own and operate a natural foods grocery business. In 1956 Michael's grandfather, Pat "Francis" Chase opened Chase's Health Food in Boise, Idaho. At the time it was the first health food store in the State of Idaho. Over the next three decades Chase's Health Foods, under the leadership of Douglas and Kenon Chase, would grow to three locations in Boise, one location in Pocatello, Idaho, and the Oregon Natural Market in Ontario, Oregon.
Michael was born and raised in Boise, Idaho and graduated from Boise High School. He completed undergraduate studies at Willamette University and received a BS in Clinical Psychology. Michael completed graduate studies at the Nutrition Institute of the University of Bridgeport where he earned a MS in Human Nutrition. Michael enjoys spending time with his family and staying physically active with strength training, and cycling.