Chequamegon Food Co-op

Chequamegon Food Co-op Providing local, fresh, natural, and organic products for the Chequamegon Bay community since 1976. The store began to show a profit in 1990.
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The Chequamegon Food Co-op originally started as a buying club for people in the Chequamegon Bay area who wanted to purchase wholesome food in bulk. The success and growth of the club led to the idea of providing the greater community with education about and access to good food. The Chequamegon Food Co-op was incorporated in 1976, the same year the Co-op’s first storefront opened in Ashland. The

store was run entirely on member labor for the first five years. A variety of jobs included making trips to a Madison warehouse for products, baking whole grain bread, running the cash register, and creating and printing a newsletter. After four moves and the hiring of a part-time manager, the Co-op settled at 215 Chapple Ave in 1986. Growing interest in the organic and natural foods market allowed two major renovations of the store: in 1994 and in 2001. In 2001 the Co-op purchased 213 Chapple Avenue and doubled in size. Scanning registers replaced old technology in 2003. In 2011, the Co-op purchased 700 West Main Street with plans to open an expanded store in the future. The new store opened there in the fall of 2014. The original intent to sell wholesome food and create a community required many hands, hearts, and minds. We are grateful to those founding members for their efforts. The Chequamegon Food Co-op strives to:

• Offer exceptional customer service
• Provide a fair and equitable work environment
• Promote local, sustainable food production
• Conduct a financially-sound business

A new freeze dried coffee from Full Keel using All Weather Foods freeze dryer!
06/24/2026

A new freeze dried coffee from Full Keel using All Weather Foods freeze dryer!

06/22/2026
06/22/2026
A fresh delivery from Wildflower Woods for all your pollinator plants!
06/20/2026

A fresh delivery from Wildflower Woods for all your pollinator plants!

Their old family recipe is now Uncle Dom’s Coney Sauce and is being put to the test for production in our commercial kit...
06/19/2026

Their old family recipe is now Uncle Dom’s Coney Sauce and is being put to the test for production in our commercial kitchen today. This is the crew from PDC Products out of Park Falls and their tasty topping sauce.

If your dad is into local gin or more of a Willie Nelson type drink we have him covered for Father’s Day. Try Copper Cro...
06/19/2026

If your dad is into local gin or more of a Willie Nelson type drink we have him covered for Father’s Day. Try Copper Crow Distillery’s fermented whey gin or the juniper and local rhubarb in Vikre's gin.

Win some gifts for Dad! Enter our Father’s Day drawing for your Dad’s health.
06/18/2026

Win some gifts for Dad! Enter our Father’s Day drawing for your Dad’s health.

Buy One Get One Summer Deals are here!
06/17/2026

Buy One Get One Summer Deals are here!

Produce Double Dollars for SNAP card recipients begins this Wednesday! The program continues every Wednesday while the g...
06/15/2026

Produce Double Dollars for SNAP card recipients begins this Wednesday! The program continues every Wednesday while the grant funding allows.

Address

700 Main Street W
Ashland, WI
54806

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 9pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 9pm
Thursday 7:30am - 9pm
Friday 7:30am - 9pm
Saturday 7:30am - 9pm
Sunday 7:30am - 9pm

Telephone

+17156828251

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