28-05-2025
After four decades, Cornucopia prepares to leave Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — The city's independent health food store, Cornucopia Natural Wellness Market, is leaving town on June 30, looking for new and less expensive horizons.
In a social media post Tuesday, owners Jade Jump and Nate Clifford announced that they 'have had to make the hard decision to move our location.'
Jump and Clifford bought the natural grocer at the beginning of 2019, and according to Jump, had 'the best year ever.'
A worldwide pandemic cut that success short, though, when the independent grocer closed for three months and reopened initially for curbside delivery. While Cornucopia has seen steady growth since reopening, Jump said it is not enough to sustain rent in Northampton or Thornes Marketplace.
'COVID changed everything,' said Jump.
The couple is still passionate about their store's mission to support the local community with organic products that promote a 'healthy, socially conscious, and environmentally friendly lifestyle.' This passion, though, now requires them to reconsider a new location where the store can thrive — possibly Holyoke.
While this new location is unconfirmed, Jump said they are meeting with the Holyoke Planning Board and are excited about the possibility of a new central location for many of their customers.
To assist with moving expenses, Cornucopia is having an in-store moving sale and has posted a GoFundMe account, hoping to raise $150,000.
Read the original article on MassLive.
