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Save the Redstone General Store!
We need big donors and investors.
How you can help
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Donate – Click here to make a donation.
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Purchase an item – Shop at the store, or buy something from our online store.
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Volunteer – Be part of the community. There are lots of ways to help. Stop by the shop and let us know how you’d like to help.
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Take a Survey –
Local Employer Survey
Community Survey
Redstone Community Center Survey
Click here to share your ideas of how to transform the Wild Hearts Building adjacent to the General Store.
What(who) is the General Store?
The General Store serves as an outlet to the community by increasing the options for food (the food desert concept) and also as a solution for small businesses to help employ and give more local people resources to make a living wage and continue to afford the valley. It is a place where the residents of the Crystal River Valley and visitors to the area can learn and connect through food, art, history and recreation.
What we’re doing/how we’re changing
The General Store, while a viable business, has encountered roadblocks in its growth. We have found that to remain open, we need to change our strategy and position within the community. We are staying a private entity and taking better advantage of grants. We are creating a non-profit arm to expand our footprint.
Why Donate?
The Redstone General Store is a hub for the community providing essential resources, a place to meet and gather, and share love. We have educational experiences, local artists and musicians, home-cooked meals, and operate as an emergency contact point. Without The Store, the closest resources for locals and visitor is in Carbondale, 20 minutes away. You are helping preserve the community by perpetuating our existence as a non-profit.
Testimonials
The RGS is a cosmic center where delicious food, charming products, and, most importantly, community are drawn together to become a place of heart-centered exchange. It is at once restful and lively, cozy and expansive, top shelf and down home. I am grateful to have found a welcoming home for all my parts and faces of expression and am honored to be a friend of the RGS.
The Redstone General Store is the heartbeat and soul of Redstone!! Whether you’re setting out on an adventure for the day, famished from one, in need of some company to lift your spirits or celebrating major milestones, this is the hub where you know they’ve got you. You can count on them to cook delicious food, bring the music and attract interesting people from all over and you can surely find anything from paper towels to your new favorite chapstick, to a solid grocery list for dinner.
The health of a “General Store” is something to be upheld with determination in the face of big box stores and Amazon.
Family, friends, fun, festive, food, fabulous-that’s the Redstone General Store!
Services
Coffee / Hot Drinks
Stop in and enjoy one of our espresso drinks, golden milk, or hot chocolates in the winter while ice skating
Ice Cream
Cool down with an ice cream cone, affogato, or milkshake
Liquor Store
We sell beer, wine, and a selection of fine liquors
Groceries
We have a small but quality selection of fresh, frozen, and dry goods with an emphasis on locally sourced products
Hot Foods
Enjoy a homemade breakfast burrito or one of our daily specials
Catering / Events
We provide family-style meals sourced from what is locally available for the season and can host your event on-site
Gifts
We sell cards, jewelry, local books, and other curiosities
Needful Things
We stock a number of items that you might need for camping or your daily life
Upcoming Events
Get in touch
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Sunday: 8:00-6:00