Community Connections Program

Honest Weight Membership connects you with discounts around the Capital District!

Your Honest Weight card does more than provide a discount at the Co-op. HWFC Community Connections gives our Owners special savings from other great local, community-minded businesses*. Participants are listed in alphabetical order, so keep scrolling until you see what you need! "Buy local," support independent businesses, and keep more of your shopping dollars right here in your community. Present your Honest Weight card at these local businesses to receive a special discount:

Best Fitness
911 Central Avenue, Albany
2330 Watt Street, Schenectady
71 Fuller Road, Colonie
Best Fitness strives to provide their members with the finest level of service in the fitness community. The goal is to get you results! With state-of-the-art fitness equipment and a variety of classes and training options, Best Fitness centers are the foundation for a better you!
Complimentary 30 day membership for first time visitors/previous members in good standing

Body Time Massage Therapy(Albany's only Dr. Hauschka Esthetician!)
308A Wolf Road, Latham
Enjoy a Dr. Hauschka Facial with Michele, a certified esthetician who also happens to be a Co-op cashier! The treatment begins with deep relaxations of a foot bath and gentle stretching, and ends with a holistic facial that includes two mask treatments to nourish, nurture and renew. The facial lasts 120 minutes, and results in a radiant complexion and a remarkable feeling of lightness and inner balance. This is an ideal treatment if you are seeking true relaxation and visible transformation.
$25 discount on your first Dr. Hauschka Classic Facial Treatment, 10% discount for returning clients of Dr. Hauschka Facials

Better World Club
America’s Only Eco-Friendly Auto Club
Improve your Car-ma! Join America’s 1st and only eco-friendly Auto Club with 24/7 nationwide roadside assistance for cars and bicycles. 1% of their annual revenue is donated to environmental cleanup and advocacy, and they offer reduced rates to owners of hybrids and other alternative-fuel cars.
25% discount on any new membership and 10% discount on any renewals

Capital CarShare
176 Central Avenue, Albany
CCS is a social enterprise providing a community network of vehicles that allow you to go where you need without the cost, burden, or impact of private ownership. Car sharing is a collaborative method of transportation that is less harmful to the environment and supportive of dense metropolitan living. CCS members have 24/7 access to a fleet of 6 vehicles right in their neighborhood. Other great benefits include gas cards, full-coverage insurance when you reserve a car, and 24-hour emergency service.
*One-time $30 application fee not included. Hourly reservation charges not included
First 2 months of Gold Membership free for new members ($60 value)*

Emack & Bolio’s
366 Delaware Avenue, Albany
This Delaware Avenue treasure offers gourmet ice cream, espresso, smoothies, pastries and hand-dipped chocolates. They also have unique toys and gifts, host make-your-own-sundae parties, and make party cakes and platters for all your celebration needs. Enjoy live music (weekends, year-round), free wi-fi, and the garden patio or the fireplace.
15% discount on your order

Food is Freedom
Capital District, NY. Food Is Freedom is a business that seeks to educate and excite clients about the benefits of prioritizing quality sourced whole foods. Heather is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner trained by the Nutritional Therapy Association on a whole food based approach towards health and wellness. She aims to teach clients how to have a positive relationship with their food rather than how to “follow a diet.” Her approach is based on understanding the bio individual needs of each person and highlights that everyone has unique needs at different stages in their lives. Working with an NTP like Heather means finding balance between eating for nutrients and eating for joy. She believes that everyone deserves to feel at peace in their own body and she prioritizes a holistic approach for this reason. Working with her will include discussions on quality and sourcing of food, sleep, stress, physical movement, energy levels, vitamin and mineral balance and even menstrual cycles. To learn more check out her website at www.foodisfreedomntp.com. Member Owners can enjoy a 10% discount on any service using code HWFC10 at checkout.

Franklin’s 80 Loons
airbnb in Saranac Lake
We're pleased to offer Coop Member-Owners and staff a 10% discount on our Franklin's 80 Loons accommodations in downtown Saranac Lake. We feature a house that can accommodate six persons and also a one bedroom apartment. Message us through airbnb about your connection to HWFC after you have made your reservation and we will make arrangements to give you the discount, we haven't located a spot for an automatic discount.

Function Fitness
47 Park Lane East #7, Menands
Jeff Miller and Function Fitness seek to help people overcome functional limitations by providing them with effective exercise programs. The approach is based on fundamental anatomical, physiological, and biomechanical principles. This program: addresses pain or dysfunction, reduces risk of injury, enhances your abilities, maximizes your potential, and challenges you.
10% off a fitness session

Healthy On Lark
274 Lark Street, Albany
Healthy on Lark is a Farm to Table restaurant focused on serving local food made with love. They source produce from local farms in the Capital Region Community. Their menu includes fresh pressed vegetable and fruit juices, smoothies, a large selection of organic teas and coffees, wraps, salads, soups and baked goods; they also offer gluten free options. Healthy on Lark is owned by Sharon Lastique, a long-time vegetarian and HWFC member, and offers seating for up to 20 people, catering, wellness classes that educate participants about detoxification and healthy food choices, and vegetarian cooking classes. Healthy holiday gift baskets are available, as are gift certificates for juicing programs.
10% discount on your food and beverage order

Indian Ladder Farms
342 Altamont Road, Altamont
Come spend a day at the farm! An easy drive from Albany and just minutes from the villages of Voorheesville and Altamont, Indian Ladder Farms is the perfect place to appreciate nature, fresh foods, and the farm experience. Visit ILF on a beautiful fall day and pick, pick, pick those apples! Indian Ladder Farms apples have been certified as Eco Apples. As an Eco-Apple farmer, the ensure specific growing standards, using a combination of long-standing agricultural practices as well as advanced ecological orchard management methods to minimize spraying and other environmentally disruptive practices.
Ask about our 2022 Discount on Pick-Your-Own

Jai Yoga School 
5 Vista Blvd. Slingerlands
Jai Yoga School is a premiere yoga and wellness studio located in Slingerlands, NY. Our intention is to offer a well-rounded yoga experience. It’s our purpose to provide tools that allow you to take your practice off your mat and out into the world. Whether you are a beginner just starting your yoga practice or already a skillful practitioner, we have options to fit your needs. Our memberships start with single class passes and go all the way up to yearly unlimited memberships. Special rates available for school teachers, health care employees and members of the military.
Co-op Owners receive $10 off our week unlimited pass for new students.

Marketplace at The Sweater Venture
700 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush
5% off full price merchandise / 8% off full price merchandise on Tuesday, can't be combined with other offers.
We are a unique shopping destination, located 5 miles east of Albany in a civil war era church. We feature hand knits and unusual gifts from around the globe. The artisans with whom we work are paid fairly and work in safe environments. We also offer our own line of hand painted, hand stamped, sun dried cotton clothing called SuPlacer. The Sweater Venture, Snowfox and SuPlacer labels are all designed locally and lovingly made in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Nepal.

Organica Garden Supply
484 Central Avenue, Albany
Featuring everything you need to grow, Organica stays current on new products, trends and techniques, and offers expers advice and the highest quality horticultural products on the market. An active community member in Albany's South End, they have growing media, containers, grow lights, garden tools, hydroponics, pest control, nutrients, and more!
10% discount on your order (excluding package deals; maximum savings of $50)

ta-da!
Stuyvesant Plaza (1475 Western Avenue, Albany)
Clifton Park Center (22 Clifton Country Road, Clifton Park)
ta-da! is a specialty retail store offering a wide array of unusual and amusing games, novelty items, toys, retro candy and gifts for all ages. Locally owned and operated (by an HWFC member), ta-da! has two convenient locations in the Capital Region.
10% discount on your purchase (excluding gift certificates and sale items)

Thermal Eyez
1873 Western Ave, Suite 101, Albany
Thermal Eyez provides radiation-free & pain-free breast health screening services. It uses a FDA certified thermal imaging technology and alerts you and your doctor on early stage thermal changes taking place in your breasts so you can safely monitor and make timely investigation if warranted. Other supported specialties are cardiovascular health & pain management. Inflammation is the root of most chronic diseases. We can see it before you feel it!
$20 discount on first health screening, $10 discount for returning clients

Whalen Automotive
1003 9th Avenue (corner of Rte 155 & 9th), Watervliet
HWFC Owners receive a "Get Acquainted" Special-Discount on oil change. Please call the shop for more details and to make your appointment! (518)272-8601

Whalen Automotive is a trusted, AAA-approved automotive service and repair facility, serving our community since 1990. Experience quality repair from people who care. Friendly and polite service, with dependability and integrity!

Honest Weight Food Co-op does not represent the businesses listed above. Honest Weight does not guarantee or warranty any product or service sold at the above businesses.

** If you would like to see your local business here and are excited to offer our members a discount, please e-mail memberservices@honestweight.coop for additional information.