Welcome to the Co-op!
Adamant Co-op Receives a Face Lift!
(and a Tummy Tuck)
The Adamant Co-op recently received a $35,000 Preservation Grant — made possible by a partnership between the Freeman Foundation and the Preservation Trust of Vermont. The grant will cover some of the costs of exterior paining, electrical and plumbing (!) upgrades, chimney repointing, roof work and woodwork and window repairs. Electrical upgrades and the exterior painting are well underway.
Get Involved!
There are all kinds of ways that you can help the Co-op. A few possibilities:- Grab a paint brush and help paint the exterior (even an hour or two helps.)
- Volunteer at the store on weekends. A great way to meet people and help the Co-op.
- Glue "Mostly Local Labels to the bags. This can be done at home, and is oddly satisfying.
- Help mix the Mostly Local mixes. A handful of people get together a few times a month to mix up the ingredients in Janet's Health Department approved kitchen. It's slightly messy and lots of fun.
- Take the cardboard boxes into the recycling center occasionally.
- If you don't have time to volunteer, we always appreciate cash donations, and they're tax deductible.
Who We Are
The Adamant Co-op doesn't fit
neatly into any category. Since its founding in 1939 it has served the
surrounding area as grocery store, post office, art studio and home of
the infamous Black Fly Festival.
The
Co-op is the hub of a vibrant community, joining us together as we stop
for conversation while picking up our mail, volunteer in staffing the
store, leave notes for
each other in the community box, pick up a gallon of milk, or indulge
in a quick chocolate fix. Surrounded by waterfalls and ponds, and next
to the Adamant
Music School and QuarryWorks
Theatre, the Co-op is a
wonderful destination for a meandering bike ride or drive.
The Co-op sells basic groceries
and an eclectic combination of foods to suit the varied tastes of the
neighborhood: an impressive selection of wines, one of the best
selections of chocolates west of Switzerland, fresh baked cakes and
pastries, (if you're lucky you'll find Beth Ann's sweet rolls, known to
sustain life for weeks, or Eva's fudge brownies, before they fly out
the door), scrumptious take out meals, and a wide array of local
products such as syrup and honey, home made pickles, prize winning
eggs from farms 
down
the road, jams, and local seasonal produce. You'll find a request clipboard
hanging from a wooden supporting beam--if we don't have it, just ask.
Janet Macleod's studio is above the store and she is always glad to show visitors around.
This year the community built a screen porch addition to the Co-op and it is a wonderful place to sit and watch the local goings on, human and non, or attend one of our Friday Night Cookout & Music evenings. Sodom Pond, across the road, (yes Sodom, the village was once so named, inspired by the disreputable goings on at the old quarry) is home for a rich bird, beaver and turtle population.