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Open Hours

Monday-Friday

11am-7pm

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Saturday-Sunday

10am-6pm

La tienda mas cercana que conozco que ofrece liquidos sin empaques es actualmente @willimanticfoodcoop la cual origianalmente descubri buscanco lugares donde se vendiera leche fresca ( escribire mas de esta increible medicina pronto, pero si necesitas , deseas o tienes alguna pregunta acerca de la leche fresca escribeme por DM ) Cuando mi pareja anterior abrio @hopeandthyme tratabamos de ver que necesitaria la comunidad Para ser libre de empaque o package -free y aun no viviamos ese estilo de vida en nuestra casa , al menos no como sabiamos que era posible . En parte porque , aun con todo los privilegios , no teniamos Acceso a los productos , no habia nadie hacienda el trabajo de organizar las fuentes y distribucion de estos productos que pudiera ayudar al salvar el planeta en esta area . Por lo que construir una tienda a la que las personas tuvieran acceso era y sigue siendo crucial . A decir verdad no entendiamos en el momento que significaba accesibilidad ,en muchas maneras . Ese fue el error nuestro , en hacer todo el esfuerzo por traer sostenibilidad , vivir con intencion en una Sociedad capitalista y hacerlo sin las cualidades necesarias . En realidad mi pareja y yo nos mudamos y hablabamos desde una posicion privilegiada en recursos y en especialmente en conocimentos . No teniamos el dineno en el banco ,pero aun teniamos una cantidad pequena en ahorros a nuestro favor ,con lo intentamos de forma sincera , y quiero decir , estabamos todos en esto , creyendo que seriamos suficientes , y que habia muchos como nosotros esperando por los recursos para hacer su parte en parar esta locura supremasista de destruccion y oprecion de los humanos , animales y demas por no decir todos. Fallamos en hacerlo posible . Asi que ayer, finalmente fui comprar mi jabon de lavar los platos sin plasticos , chispas de chocolate , leche fresca , suplementos , fruto de jaque y la primera planta que espero no matar . Maneje una hora en mi carro electrico escuchando un podcast en justicia racial . ( continuacion en comentarios)
The closest I know of for package-free liquid items is currently @willimanticfoodcoop, which I originally discovered after finding them as a resource for fresh milk. (I’ll write more about this amazing medicine soon, but if you need, want, or are curious about fresh milk, please send me a DM.) . When my previous partner and I opened @hopeandthyme, we were trying to figure out what a community would need to be package-free, and yet, we weren’t living that lifestyle in our home to how we knew it could be possible. Mostly because, even with all of our privileges, we didn’t have access to the products. There is currently no one doing the work of organizing the sourcing and distribution of these items that can help save the planet in this area. Which is why building a store that people could have access to felt so crucial. . The truth is, we didn’t understand at the time fully what accessibility meant, in so many ways. That was the failure on our part, in making this effort to bring sustainable, intention living rooted in a capitalist venture framework. & we did it without skill. . In reality, my previous partner & I moved & spoke from a position of privilege in resources, especially in knowledge. We didn’t have money in the bank, yet we had a very small amount of assets to leverage, which we did earnestly, I mean, we were all in, with the belief that there were going to be enough people like us ready & waiting for the resources to do their part in stopping the insanity that is this supremacist destruction & oppression of humans & non-humans alike by all but a select few. . We failed at making it happen. . So yesterday, I finally went & got my plastic-free dish soap, chocolate chips, bulk jackfruit, fresh milk, supplements, & the first plant I’m hoping not to kill. I drove an hour in my electric car, listening to a racial justice podcast. That is my privilege in action. What a neurotypical person could have done in maybe under 3 hours (w a 65 min drive each way), it took me about 6 hours total as a disabled autistic person, including the hour I spent stuck in my car when I arrived & the hour of quiet I had to take to recover from the stimulation. (Cont in comments)
Hope & Thyme was never meant to be a capitalist venture, which is one of the bigger reasons as to why the store failed. Instead, this is a movement of interdependence and impact consciousness. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more information on the transformation of this project, and details around upcoming happenings to organize and grow this community (finally!). ⚓️🌿
More photos of the stuff available at this weekend’s going out of business sale. 🎯EVERYTHING MUST GO! see our previous post for full details!
🚨 GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS SALE 🚨 THIS WEEKEND 🚨 Saturday, June 23 from 10am-2pm & Sunday, June 24 from 10am-12pm ⚓️🌿 Everything must go. We will have several posts here today and tomorrow with all of the STUFF. 😬 There is a lot of STUFF. 😳Help us dig out from all of our own stuff and the stuff from the previous tenants. We are most concerned with making sure the STUFF serves its purpose, so most things will be priced as $ make us an offer $ and we will be taking offers as low as FREE. Check out the comments below for a listing of items available. If there is something you are interested, PLEASE CALL 401-654-4488 or come by the shop; we may not be monitoring responses or questions via social media. We will also be available during the week by appointment to show anything that does not sell. Thank you for helping us ensure our departure from this space has as least of an impact as possible, and that we have the best chance of paying off as much debt as possible as we move into whatever the next phase of our journey looks like. We love you all! 🌟🚀
Only 4 blocks away from our old location on Westminster St 🎯We were able to fit the kombucha on tap system at @hudsonstreetdeli to keep the good stuff flowing. Less waste, less $. Only $3 / pint when you bring your own vessel. . . Amazing news everyone! 🎉@katalystkombucha is now available ON-TAP at Hudson Street Deli! Grab a pint bottle or growler to use over and over again, or bring your own container and fill ‘er up. 😍 Our first step of many towards reducing our community’s impact. 🌏 #zerowasteprovidence #boocheveryday #thehibuscusflavoristodiefor 🌺
Last day open at 1577 today. ☠️ You’ll be seeing us ‘round the block though. 💞
Our last day open at 1577 Westminster will be Sunday, June 10. Our remaining open hours are as follows: Saturday 6/2 & Sunday 6/3: 10am-4pm Monday 6/4: Closed Tuesday 6/5 through Friday 6/8: 3-7pm Saturday 6/9 & Sunday 6/10: 10am-4pm Our perishable inventory is almost wiped out, but we still have bulk dry goods and household cleaners. The photos here show the remaining inventory, and we are also selling off all fixtures, equipment, and supplies in the store. If you have a Thyme Share, we encourage you to come in and purchase goods for the remaining balance. Contact us if you have any questions about your balance during our open hours, either in-person or call us at 401-654-4488. In addition to the open hours above, we are available by appointment nearly any day or time, with a little bit of notice (there are several of us right in the neighborhood that can float over if someone wants to view equipment or other fixtures for sale). It is our main goal to ensure the items of value within the shop move to their next home where they can continue to be of use, so as to remain continuously conscious of the impact we have created by being consumers and retailers. Kombucha on tap from Katalyst Kombucha will be living on at our sister shop, Hudson Street Deli, 4 blocks away at 68 Hudson Street. You will be able to bring your vessel into the deli and refill. Stay tuned for more info on other changes coming to Hudson Street Deli which will make it a destination for zero-waste to-go meals. The first steps are underway to restructure Hope & Thyme as a cooperative and reform as a buying club. If you are interested in contributing to the runnings of the business and/or participating as a consumer in the cooperative, keep an eye out for an invitation to our first “town hall” type forum coming late June or early July. Finally, we have two former-employees-turned-future-cooperative-owners who are looking to generate some part-time income to sustain themselves in this transition. If anyone has any leads on suitable work for a couple of folks with extensive background in retail, merchandising, buying, herbal supplements & wellness, or bookkeeping, (more in comments)....
 

1577 Westminster Street • West Side of Providence, RI • (401)-654-4488