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The Local Butcher Shop — Berkeley, CA

Locally and sustainably raised meat, charcuterie, pantry goods and butchery classes.

Worker cooperative Groceries, bakeries and food

Locally and sustainably raised meat, charcuterie, pantry goods and butchery classes. Walk in Monday 10:30am to 6pm, Tuesday to Friday to 7pm, weekends to 6pm. Founded 2011; the founders sold the shop to its 17 employees as a worker cooperative in 2021, a conversion supported by Project Equity. The shop's own site doesn't yet say so; ask at the counter.

At a glance

Ownership
Worker cooperative
Employee-owned since
2021
Founded
2011
Location
Berkeley, Gourmet Ghetto
Address
1600 Shattuck Ave, Suite 120
Region
East Bay
Website
www.thelocalbutchershop.com
Category
Groceries, bakeries and food

How it's owned

Owned and governed by the people who work there, one member, one vote.

In the company's own words: “worker cooperative since Oct 2021 per Project Equity; own site does not currently say so.”

Information verified September 2026 by FYP SF Bay. Know something we got wrong, or a business we missed? Tell us and we'll fix it.