with these  natural bags you can go anywhere you need to go!  whether it's down the road or on a road trip, our signature burlap market bag holds  groceries, laundry, toys...the canvas lunch bag can help you keep  your new years resolutions  in style with a healthy lunch to go.....photos by marili forastieri

a cooking weekend...

everything you need for a weekend of cooking...our extra virgin olive oil, stoneware colander, rosemary and mint sea salts, and our favorite Italian vegetable cookbook for inspiration!

happy valentine's day!

black and white story

we love crisp black and white graphics on these favorites from our collection: from fragrant paperwhite candles ($15) to slate tags set ($18) that you can change your message on every day, to a classic wedgwood tea set in a period designed bandbox ($75), and fresh laundress products ($12.50) for your spring cleaning!

photograph by jeff mcnamara

every day glasses

we use these glasses every day for everything! from every kind of wine, to water with or without sparkle, to a single flower or little bouquet, to a row of votives for the table... artisanal, hand blown glass feels good in your hands and looks at home in a traditional tablesetting or outside on a picnic table ... set of 6 for $48 at our online shop...www.thenewgeneralstore.com
photos by jeff mcnamara

the original general store

growing up on long island, we went to this general store...with the screen door slamming, the coke cooler on the porch, we rode our bikes to get popsicles and our neighbors who had horses, rode down and tied up on the posts to get the newspapers for their dad, check the bulletin board for babysitting jobs...my brother remembers that they had the best penny candy at the counter.

it was a sad day when it was torn down and replaced with a chain gas station.
i remember this as a center of our community, a place where neighbors gathered, news shared, a place that kids went to when ice cream was a treat...this is the spirit of the new general store, where friends and neighbors gather a couple of times a year to have lunch or a cup of cider, to gather by the river and watch the swans in spring, or by the fire in fall to catch up on what's happening...a place to see old friends and meet new ones. and its also a place to be in touch on line with our events, local products for sale, and a way to connect.

we hope you'll follow us at the new general store on long island!