Fresh, local food - a heartbeat away
Together, we are building a community-owned grocery store in Downtown Schenectady where everyone can shop, and anyone can own.
We will nourish and connect neighbors, farmers, food producers, and more in the Mohawk River Valley.
Become a Member-Owner today to help us open the Electric City Community Grocery - by the people, for the people!
A grocery store by the community, for the community.
Your Electric City Community Grocery will bring more wholesome foods and goods closer to home while cultivating the kind of neighborly connections that help us all thrive.
From our beginning in 2013 when we incorporated as the Electric City Food Cooperative, Inc, we have been proud to be a community-owned, democratically governed, cooperative business. Downtown needs a grocery store, especially one that’s rooted in the community.
We’re taking root!
The market is coming soon! Catch up on our progress, upcoming events, opportunities to participate and how it’s all coming together.
Growing together.
Meet some of our growing community of Member-Owners.
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Melissa MacKinnon
Melissa advances food sovereignty in many ways, including practicing seed-saving, herbalism, and food preservation, as well as serving as Farms Outreach Coordinator with SiCM’s Schenectady Urban Farms.
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Angela Tatem
Angela cultivates community-rooted health and wealth in many ways, both as a mother of two young boys (ages 5 and 3) and as an educator and entrepreneur. Through their organization, You Inc Wealth Education Services, Angela and her husband, Elroy, work to make personal financial education accessible to all.
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Lovin’ Mama Farm
Corinne Hansch & Matthew Leon created Lovin’ Mama Farm to nourish our communities with nutrient dense, delicious, and beautiful food and flowers while tending the land in an ecologically and socially responsible way. They grow 250 varieties of specialty vegetables, herbs, and flowers on 2 acres, plus a greenhouse full of microgreens at their farm in Amsterdam, NY, in the Mohawk River Valley.
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Zeta Klemmer
A recent transplant to Schenectady, Zeta jumped right into action after joining our co-op in October 2023. Zeta’s remarkable sewing prowess and creative talents brought our Holiday Parade float to life, from beet hats to our Heart Beet costumes. As a leader of our Communications Committee, Zeta’s coding and design skills have brought new life to our website.
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Jermaine Wells
Jermaine is an award-winning writer, musician, actor, lecturer and entertainer. Deeply engaged in community life in Schenectady, he serves as Faculty at the Hamilton Hill Arts Center, a Professional Development Expert with The Electric City Barn, and lead singer of the Capital Region’s much-loved Ill Funk Ensemble.
