Belfast Community Co-op

08/28/2026

50th Birthday Party recap!
🎉 50 Years of Community, Connection & Co-op Spirit! 🎉

What a celebration! More than 250 people came together to mark the Belfast Community Co-op’s 50th Birthday celebration, and even a few sprinkles couldn’t dampen the spirit of the day.

The afternoon was filled with laughter, conversation, music, good food, and plenty of Co-op pride. Guests enjoyed complimentary food and beverages, anniversary cake, sample giveaways and swag, meeting with local vendors and community organizations, and stories celebrating the Co-op’s five decades in Belfast from our workers, Owners, and friends!

We were thrilled to welcome community partners and vendors, while DJ Denis of WERU and Very Greasy kept the music and the dancing going throughout the afternoon. Big thanks to Revision Energy, WERU Radio, Grandy Organics, counter/current/collective, the Northeast Organic Family Farm Partnership, Hoop Mainiac, WBFY Radio, Phoenix Knights Gaming, Waldo County Dems, and our Co-op workers!

Perhaps the best evidence of the day’s success was simply how many people showed up and stayed to celebrate - even with a small threat of rain. Most importantly, the celebration reminded us that the Co-op is about much more than a grocery store. It’s about people coming together to build something meaningful for their community.

A huge thank-you to our staff, volunteers, vendors, musicians, speakers, photographers, and everyone who joined us. As the festivities drew to a close, a vibrant rainbow appeared over the horizon - a fitting tribute to five decades of cooperation and a beautiful promise for the years ahead.

Here’s to 50 years — and to the next 50! 💚🎂🎶

08/26/2026

Co-op Owners: You're invited to tonight's Board of Directors meeting at 6 PM at the Belfast Free Library.⁠
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Join in person or virtually to learn more about what's happening at your Co-op. ⁠
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Register for Zoom: https://belfast.coop/monthly-board-meeting/

08/22/2026

Our 50th birthday is happening now down at steamboat landing!

08/22/2026

It's our 50th birthday party today! Come on down and party with us 2-6, rain or shine! Steamboat landing Belfast!

08/21/2026

Introducing Groovy Garden Gose, a special birthday beer at Three Tides & Marshall Wharf Brewing Company only! In honor of our Birthday Party at Steamboat Landing Saturday 8/22 2-6 pm!

“ In the spirit of collaboration and celebration we worked with our awesome neighbors at Marshall Wharf to bring to life a keg of pure summer vibes! Fresh local mint and cucumbers come together to create an excellent craft beer to be enjoyed right by our beloved Belfast bay. It's a cool and refreshing way to kick off our 50th birthday! Launching today, Friday 8/21 at the Wharf only!”

"I’m a huge fan of our local breweries and I love working with Marshall Wharf. It’s always my priority to showcase local beer first and foremost. Beer brewing can be so creative and I appreciate Kevin for coming up with something so fun and working with us to make it happen. I know it makes so many people happy to see those striking black cans in our cooler and I’m proud to have them there.” Killian, the Co-op’s Beer and Wine Buyer collaborated with Kevin, Marshall Wharf’s brewer.

Kevin described the beer” In collaboration with the Belfast Community co-op, Marshall Wharf brewed up a special beer in honor of the co-op’s 50th birthday. This Gose features local cucumber and mint, is slightly tart, and is a refreshing thirst quencher.” 3.9% abv”

08/19/2026

Saturday, August 22, 2-6pm, Steamboat Landing, Belfast! Music, Food, and Fun: Free for everyone, Belfast Community Co-op’s 50th Birthday Party

Featuring live music by Very Greasy of Rockland and DJ Denis of WERU spinning the hits from the past 50 years. Hear Co-op stories celebrating our 50 years from workers, board, and neighbors in 2 storytelling blocks.

Visit with Co-op Owners, Board, workers, and neighbors. Meet local vendors and community groups: Revision Energy, WERU radio, Grandy Organics, Graze Juices, Colvard Sausage, Northeast Organic Family Farms Partnership, Phoenix Knights Gaming, Hoop Mainiac, and more! Thank you to our co-sponsors & you!

Try samples from local vendors, learn about great community groups, play games, have some snacks, dance, share stories, spend time with friends. Enter our raffle- our ‘Grandy Prize’ winner picked at party! Also, introducing new 50th co-op t-shirts and a some new local collaborations:
Wandering Goat soap limited run ‘Co-op Herb and Spice Blend’ to commemorate 50 years! Find a new special beer at Marshall Wharf, coming soon!

See you on Saturday 8/22 at Steamboat Landing! All are welcome!

Questions: [email protected]

08/13/2026

Congratulations to the Waldo County Woodshed for a record breaking Common Cents donation!
We raised $8,465.07 for the Woodshed, a new all-time record and our highest donation ever! Over 18,803 individual contributions were made over July, every little bit adds up!

Thanks to everyone who rounded up at the register, your contributions help this volunteer run non-profit group that works to provide free firewood for people in need in the Waldo County, Maine area. The Woodshed was founded in 2015 and currently operates from 8 distribution sites throughout the county. Find out more: waldocountywoodshed.org/

08/12/2026

We're proud to partner with this great new pilot program for returnable coffee cups! It is free to borrow containers as long as you return them within two weeks. Borrow as many as you’d like and return them to any of the 11 participating ReuseME locations!

If you’re tired of all the single use disposable products, worried about their potential toxicity, or concerned about plastic pollution in our oceans, soils and bodies - why not!?!

Get ready for your next coffee run to the Co-op by downloading the Recirclable app now (search for Recirclable in the App Store or click the link on the ReuseME page: https://umaine.edu/reuseme/how-to-choose-reuse/

08/12/2026

Only 2 more days to order your freshly harvested wild blueberries!!

Everyone can enjoy the bset of summer all year round - pre-order your 5 lb box of local, organic lowbush blueberries, final day is Thurs 8/13! All orders online through Shop for Me - details: belfast.coop/blueberry-pre-order-2026

Ordering is easy! Simply log in to your Shop for Me account, add your blueberries to your cart, and check out. Your Owner discount will be applied automatically. Not an Owner? Don't worry— you can order, too!⁠⁠

Don't miss your last chance to stock up the berry best of Maine!

08/06/2026

Thanks to the Midcoast Villager for their feature about us and our 50th anniversary celebration! See you on Saturday August 22 at Steamboat Landing! belfast.coop/50years

When the Belfast Community Co-op throws a community-wide celebration on the Belfast waterfront Aug. 22, it will be marking far more than the anniversary of a grocery store.

Story link in the comments.