Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Isely-Parvanta Dyami

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/17/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. [NGVC]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE, 12612 WEST ALAMEDA PARKWAY

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) ___X___ Other (specify below)
/ 13D Group Member

(Street)

LAKEWOOD, CO 80228

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	103745 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	1037939	I	By CTVC, LLC ⁽²⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On March 17, 2022, the Reporting Person executed a Joinder Agreement pursuant to which he agreed that all shares of Common Stock owned directly are subject to the provisions of a Stockholders Agreement that contains voting agreements. As a result, the Reporting Person is member of a Schedule 13D group that beneficially owns more than 10% of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(2)	The reporting person is a beneficiary through a member trust and disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Isely-Parvanta Dyami C/O NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE 12612 WEST ALAMEDA PARKWAY LAKEWOOD, CO 80228				13D Group Member

Signatures
/s/ Kemper Isely, By Power of Attorney		3/18/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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