After selling organic and specialty health food products, bulk grains, nuts and candies, books, greeting cards and tie-dyed socks to the Cabin John and Bethesda communities for 50 years, the Bethesda Co-Op will close permanently on May 31.
Helen Atkocius, the co-op’s general manager, told Bethesda Today on Tuesday that watching the shelves become more barren day by day as the store prepares to close has been difficult to watch. She no longer needs to order goods to fill inventory. The store’s clear bulk food dispensers were empty as of last Thursday.
“It’s been a journey and a mission,” Atkocius said, reflecting on the last two decades managing the store at 6500 Seven Locks Road in Cabin John…