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Where to buy street roots
street roots vendors can be found at busy crossroads throughout the Portland metropolitan area and at special events and farmers markets.
Look for a vendor at these locations:
- Alberta Cooperative Grocery (1500 NE Alberta St.)
- Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave.)
- Daily Grind Natural Foods (4026 SE Hawthorne Blvd.)
- 5th & Morrison
- Food Front (2375 NW Thurman St.)
- Fred Meyer (various locations)
- New Seasons (various locations)
- Nordstrom (701 SW Broadway)
- Peet’s Coffee & Tea (1114 NW Couch St.; 1441 NE Broadway)
- People’s Food Co-op (3029 SE 21st Ave.)
- Portland State University
- Powell’s Books (W Burnside and 10th Ave.; SE 37th & Hawthorne Blvd.)
- Safeway (various locations)
- Trader Joe’s (NW 22nd & Glisan)
- Wild Oats (E Burnside and 28th Ave.)
- Whole Foods (1210 NW Couch St.)
Vendors normally purchase papers for 30¢ each and sell them for $1
each. The 70¢ that a vendor nets from each paper sold helps him or
her meet basic housing, food, clothing, and hygiene needs. Many vendors
support themselves primarily through sales of the paper. 
The 30¢ from each paper that remains with street roots is used to cover essential expenses such as printing costs, payroll, distribution costs, rent, utilities, office expenses, vendor incentives, and emergency assistance.
