In 2021, GWC Provisions was selected to participate in the USDA RFSP-funded planning project: “Embedding Oregon Food Sector Development in Racial Equity, Climate Change Resilience, Fair Labor Practices, and Strategic Collaboration,” managed by OSU Extension Community Food Systems. GWC Provisions rebranded to Good Groceries in early 2024.

Geographic/Cultural History

The area now known as Wallowa County, Oregon, is the ancestral home of the Joseph Band of Nez Perce, known as the wal̓wá·ma. They spent summers in the Wallowa Valley, and winters in the low canyons of the Imnaha River and Joseph Creek. Well-known leaders include Tıwi·teqıs (Chief Joseph the elder) and his sons Hinmató·wyalahtq'it (Chief Joseph the younger), and Ollikut (Little Frog). In the late 1800s, European-American settlers began ranching, logging, mining, and farming the lush valley. They violently ejected the Nez Perce who, after enduring a series of human rights violations and indignities, now predominantly reside in Colville, Washington, or Lapwai, Idaho.

Supporting the Community

GG makes annual donations to the Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland, which works to welcome Nez Perce back to their native land. $1 of every sale is donated to Community Connection of Northeast Oregon to support regional food pantries. GG welcomes shoppers using Oregon Trail SNAP EBT cards and Farm Direct Nutrition Program vouchers.

Protecting the Environment

GG mitigates its environmental impact by using recycled and repurposed packaging, plant-based adhesives, and Geami Greenwrap for fragile items that are shipped, participating in HP’s Planet Partners ink cartridge recycling program, and enrolling in the Pacific Power Blue Sky renewable energy program. We pay more for our delivery bags so they can meet the following guidelines: