** The Co-op will close at 6pm for Inventory on Friday March 31**
Sorry for any inconvenience
** The Co-op will close at 6pm for a Staff Meeting on Monday February 27 **
Sorry for any inconvenience
** INCLEMENT WEATHER CLOSING **
The Co-op will be closed today, Friday, February 25
** INCLEMENT WEATHER OPENING **
The Co-op will be opening at 10AM today, Tuesday, February 28
** The Co-op will be closed today, Saturday, January 29 **
Please take care during the snowstorm.
** HOLIDAY HOURS **
Closed on Easter, Sunday April 17
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Closed on Memorial Day, Monday May 30
** HOLIDAY HOURS **
Closed on Independence Day, Monday July 4
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Closed on Labor Day, Monday September 5
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Closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 24
Closed on Friday November 25
** HOLIDAY HOURS **
Saturday 12/24, Christmas Eve: 8am-3pm
Sunday 12/25, Christmas Day: Closed
Saturday 12/31, New Year’s Eve: 8am-4pm
Sunday 1/1, New Year’s Day: Closed
** HOLIDAY HOURS **
Saturday 12/31, New Year’s Eve: 8am-4pm
Sunday 1/1, New Year’s Day: Closed
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Reservations are open now through Wednesday, 11/24 and will be limited to 10 per day starting Saturday 11/20. To help us fill your order more efficiently and accurately, we ask that you indicate whether you would like us to provide substitutions for unavailable items, either throughout your entire order or for individual items. Also, use the order-level and item-level instructions to communicate details about your order. This helps us help you better! Click here to place your online order.
Welcome to the Willimantic Food Co-op!
Our store is open to members and non-members alike.
The Co-op is no longer requiring masks for staff or shoppers.
The 2021 Annual Report is now available!
Vote for your Board of Directors by May 21
Annual Meeting of Members on May 22
Click here for more info
We hope you will find what you are looking for here and, please, come see us at the store! The Willimantic Food Co-op is a member owned and operated food store. We carry a full line of grocery items, produce, cheese, juices, grains, spices, vitamins, dairy products, homeopathic remedies, and paper goods.
- Members pay shelf price and have the option of working at the store to receive an additional discount.
- Non-members pay 10% above shelf price.
- We accept Credit and Debit Cards (MC, Visa, Discover). We also accept SNAP Benefits.
Employment at the Co-op
Click here for full job description.
Our Co-op turns 41!!!
41 cakes, 10% off everything in the store…
But as you might have guessed, that won’t be happening this year.
Instead, we will be giving every member (who has paid in all of their $120 in equity or are current on their payments) a 10% off coupon to use on a shopping trip of your choice. It will be programmed into the register, so all you have to do is tell your cashier that you would like to use your Birthday Coupon.
We have also set up an email account video@willimanticfood.coop where you could send a short video – you could sing Happy Birthday, say what you love most about the Co-op, or what it means to you. You could bake a cake and share a photo of it! We’ll put it all together and post it on our website.
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COVID-19 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR CUSTOMERS
As a grocery store, the Co-op is an essential business serving the public many hours each day. We are committed to putting reasonable procedures in place to limit risk to our staff and customers.
To aid in minimizing the spread of the coronavirus and for the safety of anyone and everyone in our store, we will no longer allow anyone in the store without a mask.
Currently COVID-19 is a recognized threat in the workplace. Under applicable law, businesses are allowed to consider reasonable modifications and accommodations when there is a direct threat in the workplace to ensure the safety of our staff, customers, and vendors. We are committed to providing everyone access to the Co-op’s goods and services. For our customers who are not able to wear a mask or need additional support for any reason, we are offering the following accommodations:
Curbside Pickup
The WebCart Curbside Pickup program is available for anyone to use and serves as an accommodation for our customers who are at high-risk and for those unable to wear masks. For customers who attest that they are unable to wear a mask due to a medical condition or disability and thus cannot shop in the store, we will waive the picking fee, regularly $5 per order (picking fee is also automatically waived for shoppers paying with SNAP benefits).
Please click on the “CURBSIDE PICKUP ONLINE ORDERING” button on this page, where you will find instructions for placing a curbside order. If you have questions, need technical support, or do not have access to a computer or the internet, call the store at 860-456-3611, and we will assist you in placing an order for curbside pickup.
WebCart orders can be placed online 24/7, and there is generally a 24 hour wait time, depending on order volume. Orders may be picked up anytime the store is open, 9am-7pm every day.
If you need something outside the parameters of this service, please call the store at the number above and let us know what you need. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.
The hearing impaired may request email, written or text communication with our staff in the store or through our Curbside service.
Other barriers and requests:There is no one-size-fits-all accommodation, so if you are encountering challenges in accessing our services, please call 860-456-3611 and ask for a Manager and let us know what you need so we can work with you to find a resolution.
Open 9am-7pm Every Day
Masks Required
Limited Number of Shoppers
Social Distancing at All Times
Curbside Available for a $5 Fee
(Fee effective June 11, automatically waived for SNAP shoppers)
As much as I would like to say everything will be like it was before, that just isn’t possible. The Bulk Department is very important to our members and a big part of what makes the Co-op the Co-op! It is also where you will see the biggest change as we reopen our store. We have chosen to have our staff fill your bulk food needs and not allow shoppers into that aisle. There is no realistic way that we could keep up with the recommended sanitizing protocol for all of those bins, jars and scoops. We also will not be allowing you to refill your own containers – it is just too easy to unwittingly spread the virus this way. We realize that this is sad, given the huge amount of work we all had been doing to reduce plastic and other waste in our shopping routine. It breaks my heart when I see the signs telling us how many 5 cent rebates we gave for the containers we reused. We worked really hard. My hope is that one day we can continue that work, but right now is not the time. The Wellness department is also a challenge, particularly the middle aisle that is filled with a zillion small bottles! We have decided to close that aisle to shoppers – it is just too narrow to have more than one person in it at a time. We will have it fully staffed at all times to be sure that these products are available to you, and that a Wellness staff person will be there to answer any questions. We ask that when you come to do your shopping you keep in mind and respect the safety of our other shoppers as well as the staff by following the guidelines that we have put in place. To achieve this, masks are required by everyone, always. Six-foot social distancing is required. Handle as few things as possible, particularly in the produce department. We will be limiting the number of people in the store at any one time, so we ask that you come by yourself and with a list. Our store is small, which is one of the things that we love about it, but that also makes keeping our distance difficult. We have instituted a regular cleaning and sanitizing routine throughout the day and hand sanitizer will be available in many locations. The café area will be closed – instead it will be used for our Curbside order holding area. We will continue to offer the Curbside Co-op option to people who need it. Because of the additional labor, we will now charge a $5 fee. The way we have been doing Curbside was clearly the right thing to do once we closed the Coop to shoppers, but it is not sustainable financially. We are prepared to change how we do things as our reopening plays out. Please let us know what works for you and what doesn’t. Know that we are working hard to meet your needs for food and safety! Alice Rubin, General Manager
Update to Co-op Mask Policy
Effective Wednesday, May 19, 2021, based on updated guidelines from the CDC and the State of CT, fully vaccinated people will be allowed to shop in the Co-op without a mask. However, because we are unable to monitor shoppers for proof of vaccination and because of our small space, we encourage everyone to wear a mask inside the store and trust everyone to act in the best interest of fellow shoppers, Co-op staff, and the public health. Read More...
Until further notice, employees will continue to wear masks while at work regardless of their vaccination status.
If you are not comfortable shopping inside our store in light of these changes, we encourage you to shop online with Webcart. Curbside pickup continues to be available.
We will continue to monitor state and local Covid positivity rates along with CDC and state guidance and will make changes as necessary.
The CDC now states:
“Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.”
The State of CT new rules advise:
Outdoors:
- Masks not required
Indoors:
- Vaccinated not required to wear masks
- Unvaccinated must continue to wear masks
- Businesses, state and local government offices and events may choose to require universal masking
- Masks will still be required in certain settings such as healthcare facilities, facilities housing vulnerable populations, public and private transit, correctional facilities, schools, and childcare
** NEW STORE HOURS **
OPEN 8 AM – 8 PM Every Day
Join us for our Annual Meeting on Sunday May 23! Click HERE for info
Update to Co-op Mask Policy
Effective Tuesday September 14, 2021 all shoppers are required to wear a mask in the Co-op, regardless of their vaccination status. This policy is based on a Mandate from the Town of Windham. Thank you for your cooperation. Read More...
Until further notice, employees will continue to wear masks while at work regardless of their vaccination status.
If you are not comfortable shopping inside our store in light of this change, we encourage you to shop online with Webcart. Curbside pickup continues to be available.
We will continue to monitor state and local Covid positivity rates along with CDC and state guidance and will make changes as necessary.
