Our Homes Should Be Healthy, Too. We strive to carry beautiful,practical and ethical items, as well as good books that inspire our conscious community, teach us how to heal ourselves, and show us how to make the best foods for our families. 

Whether you’re looking for local flowers, handmade or fair trade gifts, green toys, a local cookbook or safe art supplies for your kids, we have what you need when it comes to making conscientious choices for your home. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff will guide you to the gifts and gadgets you’re looking for.

When You Shop for Home Items, Gifts, or Flowers at The Merc, You'll See:

- Our books and magazines are hand-selected to reflect the interests of
- our shoppers
- We give preference to producers that are local and fair-trade and to materials that are recycled, compostable and
   sustainably sourced
- We carry handy kitchen gadgets - like veggie peelers and food mills - that
- compliment practical food-prep needs
- We work only with local growers to supply our flower bouquets and
- potted succulents
- We love hand-made local cards, eco-friendly beeswax candles, locally
- printed t-shirts and reusable tote bags

Books We Believe In
We’re passionate about our offerings of unique, hand-picked books on popular topics: vegetarian, vegan, raw food, traditional, international cookbooks, gluten-free and special dietary needs cookbooks, slow food, food politics, green living, holistic parenting, complimentary medicine, do-it-yourself, regional authors and children’s books. Looking for a cookbook to support your gluten-free diet? Our staff can show you our selection and make a recommendation.

Flowers and Seeds
Need help finding the right heirloom vegetables to grow in your garden? Ask one of our experienced gardeners to help you with your seed selection. Want a gorgeous locally grown bouquet of flowers at a great price? Look for our seasonal flowers at the front of the store.