About Us
Community Natural Food Store, located in New Holland, PA, offers a broad range of natural and organic foods, along with a variety of nutritional supplements and homeopathic remedies. How they got to where they are today is an interesting story…
As a young mother, Anna Mary Burkholder faced a choice. When her daughter was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, she needed to decide how to deal with it. The medical prognosis was not overly hopeful, so she began to research alternative possibilities. After studying nutritional and natural remedies and lifestyle options, she chose to go that route.
Today, the doctors say they can find no evidence of the disease. While Anna Mary will quickly deny that she claims to have the cure for “whatever ails you,” she has become a firm believer in being careful about the kind of food she and her family eats.
Some people dream of their own business for years before it becomes a reality. For Anna Mary, events moved much more rapidly. In the summer of 1999, two small shops specializing in natural and homeopathic remedies came up for sale. Her husband, Henry, thinking ahead to a small business, “something for when we retire,” urged her to buy them. Anna Mary didn’t feel she was ready for such a venture yet, but Henry kept bringing it up, telling her- “the opportunity may not be there when you are ready. You better take it while you can.” So in August, the Burkholder’s bought the two stores, and Anna Mary became a store-keeper. Over the years the business relocated, and in december 2010, moved into the present location.
Community Natural Food Store carries:
- Organic Foods
- Vitamins
- Supplements
- Essential Oils and Diffusers
- Bulk Foods
- Protein Powder and Bars
- Natural Cleaning Supplies
- Natural Hygiene Products
- Cosmetics
- Cold & Flu
- Lotions and Sunscreen
- …and so much more!