Putney General Store - Putney, VT

Putney General Store

Opened: 2019 under current ownership, 1796 previously

Owner: Kim and Mike Cosco

Previous Tenants: none

Cooperative: none

Location: 4 Kimball Hill, Putney, VT

Photographed: August 10, 2021

Across town from the Putney Food Co-op is the Putney General Store, continuously operating as a general store since 1796. This small corner grocer isn't a full supermarket, but like the co-op, has a lot to offer in its historic interior even if it measures just about 3500 square feet.

Putney has a general store and a food co-op, and that's actually a great representation of how a lot of small-town Vermont gets their food. The co-op culture is strong here, but so is the enduring tradition of general stores. One thing we haven't really seen yet, though, is a full-scale independent supermarket in Vermont. We'll see one in our next stop while heading north, about 12 miles north along the river from here!