Fountain Acre Foods: a recommended off-the-grid grocery

I thoroughly recommend a visit to Fountain Acre Foods, an off-the-grid Amish-run grocery story. Located in plain sight just off of 27 south of Fountain City, this full service grocery is eight miles north of Richmond.

Besides a range of general grocery supplies, the store has a broad range of organic and bulk products, from the common to the exotic. Some items of interest I noticed on my initial trip included: local grass-fed turkey, homemade apple dumplings and other baked goods, a deli with meats and cheeses cut to order and select prepared items like German potato salad. We also found bulk Swiss Muesli, California figs and dates and chickpea flour ( great in dairy-free fronch toast and crepes! )

If you wish to bike up there from Richmond, the busy parts of 27 can be avoided by taking the Cardinal Greenway to Union Pike. It runs due north and drops you at a quieter part of 27 with wide shoulders.

As of May 5, 2008, their hours were: 8am to 6pm Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm Saturday, and closed Sunday.