Everyone Can Shop, Anyone Can Join
Online Shopping & Curbside Available
Use our fully integrated online shopping platform, WebCart, to shop online. You can pick up your order in the store, curbside, or take advantage of delivery if you live within Blue Hill.
We are a welcoming, vibrant community of owners guided by our belief in the importance of healthful, honest food options. Through cooperative principles we support our economy by sourcing locally, and by providing education on food, environmental and social issues.
Our Mission

Our Co-op

Blue Hill Co-op is a cooperatively-owned grocery store that specializes in selling local & organic foods. The Co-op employs 60+ full & part-time staff members and has over 2,600 owners. Everyone is welcome to shop at the Co-op, and, over the years, we have become a community food hub for the entire Blue Hill Peninsula, where people gather daily. Our customers include locals, seasonal residents, and visitors.
Become an Owner

Becoming a Blue Hill Co-op owner comes with lots of great benefits, and joining is easy! Come for the perks, stay for the purpose. Ownership means you’re investing in a community-owned business that supports the local food system and economy.
Share Your Skills

Do you have special knowledge you’d like to share with the community? Are you a local musician, poet, or author? We’d love to discuss the possibility of hosting a workshop, performance, or reading.
Join Our Team

Start a rewarding career in the fast-paced, ethical grocery industry by applying for a job at our co-op. We are committed to maintaining a respectful and caring work environment in which staff can develop professionally.
We believe wholesome food is necessary for our individual well-being and also the well-being of our community. We believe that supporting local farmers and industries also strengthens our communities. We believe what we purchase and carry in our co-op should reflect the values of our membership.
Upcoming Events

Art in the Café
Catharine Lentz
“I have been photographing since being intrigued as a child with my “Kodak Brownie” and Polaroid. As I moved into the teenage years I began working with a 35mm single lens reflex camera and photography became a part of my core…”
In October we raise $1,542.48 for Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust
This month we are raising money for The Gathering

Italian Orange & Carrot Cake
Unlike the American version, Italian carrot cake is light and fluffy. It’s made with a mix of wheat and almond flour – which gives it a beautiful moist crumb – and is lightly flavored with orange zest. This delicious cake needs no more than a light dusting of powdered sugar on top to complete its perfection!

Navel Orange Upside-Down Cake
If you’re looking for a knockout citrus season dessert, look no further than navel orange upside-down cake! Its beautiful appearance will surely wow while the light and moist cake will delight. Throw in a cara cara orange to bring a pink variation to the orange slices.

Spicy Chicken Noodle Stew with Ginger & Gochujang
If you’re looking for a hearty stew to keep you warm and fill your tummy, try this spicy chicken noodle stew. It features the delicious flavors of star anise, ginger, gochujang, and Sichuan chili oil. This recipe is based on a Chinese braised chicken stew but adapted for ingredients found at the Co-op.
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Our Solar Array
Right from the start, we knew that we wanted our new Co-op to utilize the sun’s energy. That’s why our roof is so massive. Our roof is home to 414 panels, which can produce 350 kWh on a sunny winter day (offsetting around 40% of our energy costs). In the summer it produces even more.
In 2024 our solar array generated 142.55 MWh
Since installation we’ve saved 1,104,491 lbs of CO2 emissions, the equivalent of planting 8,345 trees.
Land Acknowledgment
Blue Hill Co-op acknowledges that it stands on the traditional lands of the Penobscot people and we honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations, including the Penobscot and other indigenous nations.
We acknowledge that this land and the area around it is the traditional and ancestral homeland of the Wabanaki Confederacy, including the Penobscot, Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and Abenaki people.
We respect the sovereign relationship between the tribes, states, and the federal government, and we affirm our support for Native Nations and indigenous people.
Through colonization, encroachment, genocide, disease, and violence, this land was taken from indigenous people, causing untold and incalculable harm. Yet, despite centuries of colonial theft and violence, this is still and will always be Indigenous land. Indigenous people are still here, demonstrating innumerable talents and gifts in the midst of continued oppression and colonialism. Indigenous people must be remembered, celebrated, and uplifted.