We are proud to offer website links to Fiddleheads Member Owned or Associated Businesses, Services and Organizations which complement the mission and philosophy of Fiddleheads Natural Food Cooperative.
Merchants, Goods, and Services:
Barun Basu Associates - Architecture, planning, facilities programming at 26 Broad St., New London. www.barunbasu.com
Bean and Leaf - A downtown New London Coffee Shop that roasts their own Fair Trade Coffee and hosts poetry readings and musical performances. www.bean-leaf.com
Beltane Farm - Goat cheeses, raw and pasteurized goat’s milk. www.beltanefarm.com
Blue Slope Farm - Franklin, Connecticut - Raises and sells Goat and Veal, as well as producing Maple Syrup and operating as a working farm and working farm museum with special events for families. They also sell straw, hay, wood chips, compost and manure at the farm. www.blueslope.com
CCi - Computer Commerce Inc. - Complete computer commerce solutions for small and mid-market companies. Computer repair and service. www.gocci.com
18th Century Restoration Carpentry - Paul McMasters and crew restore old houses no one else wants to tackle, make custom cabinetry, wood work, trim, and make custom wood furniture. www.18thCenturyCarpentry.com
18th Century Purity Farm - Located in Moosup CT, 18th Century Purity Farm raises a full variety of fruits and vegetables, and specializes in heirloom apples. They also have their own preserves and applesauce. Their website lists the Farmers Markets they cover including Fiddleheads. www.purityfarm.com
CT Farm Fresh Express - Will deliver natural farm products from several of our Farmer’s Market vendors right to your door. www.ctfarmfreshexpress.com
Dagmar’s Desserts - Dagmar Ratensperger makes some of the best Austrian and Bavarian pastries you will ever enjoy. They are pure bliss. Available at the Spring Farmers Market. www.dagmarsdesserts.com
Doc’s Plumbing - Residential and Commercial Service Plumbing - A name you can trust and 24 hour service with 35 years experience. www.docsplumbingct.com
Falls Creek Farm - Falls Creek’s primary area of interest is horses, but a strong second business is growing and providing fresh organic fruits and vegetables to regional fine dining establishments and to consumers. Falls Creek Spring specialty is asparagus. www.fallscreekfarm.com
Flavours of Life - The Fair Trade Store, a retailer of clothes, jewelry, crafts, and food from around the world. www.flavoursoflife.com
 Footsteps Farm - The Floyd family lives on a Stonington Farm built in 1792 and provide humanly raised grass fed pork, chicken, turkey and beef from heritage breeds of farm animals such as the Scottish Highland Cow pictured nearby. www.footstepsfarm.com
Fortuna's Sausage Co. of Charlestown RI offers their own homemade Dry Sausages (Soupy, Pepperoni, Coppa, Caccitorini, Abbruze, Baby Genoa), Fresh Sausages, Pasta Sauces, and imported Italian speciality products via the internet. Fortuna's has received several awards for their sausage as well as rave reviews from celebrities, chefs, and ordinary folks alike. www.fortunasauage.com
Four Mile River Farm - All natural beef, pork, and eggs. A family owned and operated free range farm featuring cattle, pigs, and chickens. All animals are raised without antibiotics, growth stimulants, or hormones. www.fourmileriverfarm.com
Green Irene - Provides consumer advice and tips on green living, green home makeovers, GO GREEN parties, and over 100 Green Home products. www.greenirene.com
Hidden Brook Gardens LLC - A certified organic farm in Ledyard CT growing fruit, vegetables and herbs. Special focus is on heirloom varieties. www.hiddenbrookgardens.com
Millix Family Farm in Willington has yummy home baked desserts including award winning pies, fresh eggs, and a neat photo gallery on their website. www.millixfamilyfarm.com
Nature's Edge Farm - Located in Canterbury CT, Nature’s Edge makes natural soaps, bath products, and soy candles. Also carries eggs, and spring garden seedlings. www.naturesedgefarm.com
Neva’s Way Vapor Steam Cleaning provides a green cleaning solution to kill mold, dust mites, bacteria, fungus, and other microscopic and not so microscopic uglies. This method can be used inside and outside your home and works well on upholstery, carpets, and mattresses. For more information contact: SusiebyTheSea@hotmail.com
Organic Lawn and Land Care is available in Eastern Connecticut through Go Organic LLc of Thompson CT. Check out their website at: www.GoOrganicLLc.com
 Perennial Harmony - Annuals, perennials, roses, shrubs, trees, wreaths, house plants, seeds, organic garden supplies, and natural pest control specialists. www.perennialharmony.com
Pot of Green - For your complete floral needs. Stonington Shopping Plaza, Rte 1, Pawcatuck CT. www.potofgreenflorist.com
Shayna B. and the Pickle - To end the confusion right now the name comes from the names of the owners two labrador retrievers. Shayna B. and the Pickle specializes in tasty wheat and gluten free pastries and desserts. www.shaynabandthepickle.com
Treehugger - An organic beauty salon in downtown New London right next to Bean and Leaf. www.treehuggerorganic.com
Urban Eden offers a variety of ecologically friendly products including soaps, body care products, and hand crafted magazine page earrings. www.urbaneden.etsy.com
Wayne’s Organic Garden - Connecticut’s first Certified Organic Farm was started by Wayne Hansen in 1989 in Oneco CT. Wayne grows a wide variety of vegetables using time tested organic farming practices. www.waynesorganicgarden.com
The Arts
Hygienic Arts - New London’s residential art cooperative and public art gallery located in the historic former Hygienic Restaurant which was built as a whaling provision store and crew’s quarters. www.hygienic.org
Judy Holder is a local artist and Coop member. Her oil paintings can be found on. www.judyholder.blogspot.com
Mystic Paper Beasts Theater Company - Masked entertainment, roving's and performances, are offered by this troupe which is renowned regionally, and which presents shows to museums, festivals, libraries, and schools. Contact Marya at mybeasts@aol.com. www.mysticpaperbeasts.org
Spirit Gallery is a fine art gallery and tattoo studio located at 207 Bank Street in New London. They host yoga classes twice per week in the gallery space and occasional painting workshops as well. www.spiritgallerytattoo.com
Alternative Heath Care
Body and Mind Therapeutic Massage - Debra Carberry, BSW and Certified Massage Therapist - 321 Main St., suite 2, Niantic CT. bodyandmind.vpweb.com
Health in Harmony Holistic Center in Mystic CT has a variety of Holistic Health programs and approaches. www.health-in-harmony.com
Julianne Eanniello is a Westerly based Reiki Master, Accredited Journey Practitioner, and Reconnection/Reconnective Healing Practitioner. She is also an accomplished photographer and has note cards, prints, and other media displaying her work available. www.holistichealthctr.com
Kim Abraham - Yoga Instruction, Thai Bodywork, Reiki. www.ybyogi.com
Wellness Concierge Center of Natural Health and Healing - 27 Clara Dr. in Mystic, CT. Provides a full range of alternative health care services including acupuncture, cranial-sacral therapy, chiropractic care, naturopathy, reflexology, and holistic salon services. www.wellnessconciergecenters.com
Yoga Studios
Blissworks - Yoga and healing arts for all levels of experience. www.blissworksyoga.org
Mystic Yoga Shala - Heated power vinyasa, bikram, forrest, and basic styles. www.mysticyogashala.com
Restaurants
2 Wives Brick Oven Pizza is the place for a variety of gourmet pizzas, salads, etc. in downtown New London. Great food, beer, and wine in a stylish contemporary atmosphere with friendly efficient service will keep you coming back. www.2wivespizza.com
Mangetout Organic Cafe at 140 State Street is New London's only organic restaurant. Serving lunch and dinner including desserts, Mangetout also utilizes produce from local farmers. www.mangetoutorganic.com
Cooperative Market Related
A list of Connecticut Raw Milk and Cheese producers with links plus all the news regarding the State and Legislative Raw Milk issues can be found at: chooserawmilk.blogspot.com
Co-op America - Is a not for profit membership organization founded in 1982. Their mission is to harness economic power - the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. Lots of advice and tips on all issues related to things green, including investments. www.coopamerica.org
The Cooperative Grocer - A primary resource for all things related to cooperative grocery operations. www.cooperativegrocer.coop
Connecticut Northeastern Organic Farmers Association - NOFA is a non-profit organization dedicated to ecologically sound and sustained farming, gardening, and agriculture. www.ctnofa.org
Cooperative Fund of New England - A community development loan fund for cooperatives, non-profits, and worker owned businesses. The Cooperative Fund provides a link between socially responsible investors and businesses. www.cooperativefund.org
Coop 500 - A national organization dedicated to helping food cooperatives develop from an idea to a reality. www.foodcoop500.coop
F.R.E.S.H. - A sustainable local food system for New London growing leaders and gardeners. www.freshnewlondon.org
The Growing Green Coop - is a an education and product distribution cooperative recently started for the greater Hartford area. It includes an organic food buying club, farmers market, community greenhouse and garden, group health insurance, children’s programs, community programs and green consultations. www.growinggreencoop.com
New London Local First - Reason one to shop locally owned and operated businesses rather than large chain stores is that approximately 43% of every dollar spent at a locally owned and operated business stays within the local economy whereas only 13% of dollars spent at chain and big box stores stay in the local economy. Find out the rest of the reasons to shop locally at: www.newlondonlocalfirst.org
Rose City Community Garden - Fiddleheads has kindred spirits to the north. A group has formed in Norwich CT and is building a community garden at the corner of Mechanic and West Main Streets. Follow their progress and help out if you can at: www.norwichgarden.blogspot.com
Sprout - Connecticut College student sustainable agriculture, campus garden, and local food organization. sprout.conncoll.edu
SavingOpusOne - is dedicated to the humane treatment of farm animals and exposing the inhumane treatment animals receive at the hands of some “agribusiness” corporations. SavingOpusOne has also developed a packet sized dry soy creamer, the only one on the market at present, which is vegan, Kosher, and lactose free. For more information check out: www.savingopusone.com
 Sustainable Table - Celebrates sustainable food, educates consumers, builds community through food. All the whys and hows are here in this website.
Projects include The Matrix spoof The Meatrix which exposes industrial farm practices and the Eat Well Guide listing 9,000 sustainable food sources. www.sustainabletable.org
Moopheus won’t steer you wrong. Check out the Meatrix!
The Willimantic Food Coop - Our 28 year old friend, neighbor, and role model to the north. www.willimanticfood.coop
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