https://www.foodworksnaturalmarket.com/about daily 0.75 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/1579633431817-B5VQT39Q5DVXYHIS6JQM/IMG_0430.jpg Why Foodworks? - Championing Natural Foods for 30 years! FoodWorks is proud to serve the Connecticut shoreline in Guilford and Old Saybrook. Our stores carry an outstanding selection of organic produce, grocery, frozen, and bulk items, as well as vitamins & supplements, natural health & beauty care products, pet food & treats, kitchen gadgets, glassware, books, gifts, and more. We also have a full service juice bar with fresh juices and smoothies; a selection of made to order hot sandwiches and a delicious selection of grab-and-go meals including gluten free and raw options. Shopping with us makes it easy to maintain your Vegetarian, Vegan, Wheat & Gluten Free, Raw Food, or Paleo diet. At FoodWorks we also work to support our local communities and donate to non-profit groups that serve the world such as Green Peace, Doctors without Borders, Public Land Trust, Organic Farming, and more. We are committed to working to help make our world a better place. We are also dedicated to doing our best to ensure that natural foods are accessible to all, and to that end, we offer a senior discount of 15% off all items 7-days per week. We also have a Frequent Shopper, Health & Beauty, Vitamin and Juice Cards, which provides for cash off after 10 purchases. FoodWorks Natural Market was founded in 1992 by Ralph and Bonnie Johnson in Guilford, CT. Ralph Johnson became interested in natural foods in the 1970s and started his first business delivering natural foods directly to homes in New York City in 1976. Although that business was unsustainable due to gas shortages, Ralph went one to work at a number of different natural foods stores in New York City before he and Bonnie purchased FoodWorks Natural Market in 1992. The first store was located at 1055 Boston Post Road in Guilford and was expanded a few years later. A second location in Old Saybrook was opened in 1996. Today FoodWorks has two locations in Guilford and Old Saybrook, CT. Ralph’s vision was to help people discover the joy of eating good, clean food and to make natural foods as accessible as possible to the community. He strove to ensure that the products sold at FoodWorks were the cleanest possible and that customers could find variety with an emphasis on local and small batch products. Ralph passed away in August 2019, but FoodWorks continues to be a family run business and his legacy of eating well and consciously lives on. https://www.foodworksnaturalmarket.com/our-products daily 0.75 2020-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/1579638183687-VH42USYO9DHS5NO46NW5/image-asset.jpeg Our Products - Organic & Local Produce Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/1579639554598-KKSJKKP2MFWXAF6EGUGH/IMG_0432.jpg Our Products - Grocery Items FoodWorks carries a full range of grocery items, from canned goods to chips, teas, baking goods and frozen foods. We strive to find the best in natural products. We pride ourselves in carrying the cleanest natural food products on the market with an emphasis on non-GMO, low sugar, and all natural ingredients. We also have a wide variety of gluten-free, raw, vegan and paleo options. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/1579640104531-0JEI5DAQ62VF5H09QEMS/image-asset.jpeg Our Products - Bulk FoodWorks has a full bulk sections including bulk herbs! We also have grains, beans, baking flours, snacks, granola and dried fruits. Take as much or as little as you would like and pay by the pound. Our bulk products are all organic unless otherwise labeled, non-GMO, and labeled when gluten free. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/1579640338649-ZAUUJW6UY9Z44D61ETC5/image-asset.jpeg Our Products - Dairy and Dairy-Free FoodWorks carries a number of diary-free products, which include oat, almond or soy based diary products such as milks, yogurts and cheeses. We also carry organic and local eggs, milks, cheeses and meat products with an emphasis on pasture raised, grass-feed and local dairy and meat producers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/1579641766897-FDYQBA9ZIG3KG1O836XE/image-asset.jpeg Our Products - Vitamins, Supplements & Herbs FoodWorks has a full vitamin, supplement and herb section. We carry all that you need to stay health and explore alternative modes of health and healing. Our knowledgeable staff can guide you through choosing the best products for your health and wellness. All our vitamins, supplements & herbs are chosen with care and with an emphasis on ingredients. We do our best to carry only those brands that are inline with our values, so you can rest assured that the products we carry are the best quality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/1579710045790-TGTL63ZXPHSE4YZ70N4J/shutterstock_397855006.jpg Our Products - Health & Beauty FoodWorks also has a health & beauty section to keep the outside of your body feeling as great as the inside. We carry natural soaps, hair care products, facial care, oral care products, essential oils, and make-up. We strive to ensure that every health & beauty product is made from organic ingredients and is clean, void of any harmful products such as additives and dyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/1579642436282-VTCGG0NDU4JDLDAA6KC5/image-asset.jpeg Our Products - Housewares & Gifts FoodWorks has a small section of housewares and gifts. We carry naturally made and organic yoga clothes, soy and beeswax candles, over two dozen different types of incense, all sizes of sage and combinations of sage, bowls, mugs, and glassware. 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Bonnie took Ralph's order over the phone twice a week for a year and then they finally agreed to meet in New York City. They met for tea at DO JO's on St Marks Place and fell in love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/14b7faea-db7c-483a-9943-1e2c5d9b97e0/The+story+1+%281%29.png Foodwork's History - Bonnie and Ralph were both committed to natural foods and an alternative lifestyle Bonnie became a vegetarian in 1977 and Ralph in 1976. Bonnie had worked at a natural foods restaurant in Rhode Island called the Merciful Lion while in college, and after graduating managed the Alternative Food Coop. She started working at Cornucopia in 1984. Ralph had started a natural foods delivery service in 1975 and a magazine called Black Health in 1979 and then went on to Integral Yoga as the grocery buyer in 1982. After Ralph and Bonnie married in 1987 Ralph went on to simultaneously manage Down to Earth in NYC and Katonah Natural Market in Katonah, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/d54998be-9f82-4d14-9053-1bab7b7aa64a/The+story+1+%283%29.png Foodwork's History - Being so good at what he did it was clear that it was their destiny to purchase FoodWorks from Henry Fleishman in 1992 With two small children the Johnsons moved from White Plains, NY to Madison, CT to make the shoreline and FoodWorks their home and community. The entire family was a regular presence at the original FoodWorks located at 1055 Boston Post Road, Guilford. The two oldest Johnson children could be found playing in the kid's section, helping to stock and price items, or hiding from their parents in the basement. Bonnie helped ring the register and place orders and Ralph built a thriving business with his brilliant entrepreneurial spirit and extensive knowledge of natural foods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/ab4080d7-79d4-4610-86c7-8caf23988a50/The+story+1+%284%29.png Foodwork's History - In FoodWorks, the Johnson family cultivated their passion to serve the shoreline community with the very best of the natural food’s world Eventually, the Johnson’s expanded the Guilford location and opened FoodWorks II in Old Saybrook which is now housed in its own building! Once upon a time there were FoodWorks’ in Rhode Island, Florida, Cheshire & Monroe CT, yet it is the Guilford and Old Saybrook locations that have withstood the test of time. We thank everyone who has been involved over these 30 years! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/e4a4b600-bd01-45fa-ba47-722c142ddcfe/The+story+1+%285%29.png Foodwork's History - For his entire adult life Ralph Johnson was committed to health and healing; his life was dedicated to the service of others He believed in the well-being of humanity: teaching yoga, Tai Chi, studying homeopathy and nutrition; he was a true believer in the power, potential and possibility of healthy living in the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual realms. FoodWorks, through the vision of Ralph and his family, has served the shoreline for these past 30 years. Ralph's mission was to help and serve the world, and through FoodWorks and every other modality he committed himself to, he has succeeded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2745afc77db1531bd26e8e/dbf199e6-180a-4dea-9385-78e7f48901d9/Family.jpg Foodwork's History - We are beyond grateful for the support you, our customers, have shown us. May FoodWorks continue to serve you in the very best of health for the next thirty years! 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