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Black Cat Bulk Goods

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Established in 2022, Black Cat Bulk Goods is a zero waste shop. Bring your own containers to refill or use one of ours!

We sell a variety of food, soap, laundry, and cleaning products in bulk, so you can buy as much or as little as you need. Established in 2022, Black Cat Bulk Goods is a small shop that aims to help people live a more sustainable life. Our products are handmade, fair trade, environmentally conscious and made with natural ingredients. We carry package-free and refillable soaps, cleaning supplies, laundry products and cosmetics made by some of our favorite small businesses, based locally and across the United States. We offer local and organic pantry staples in bulk, like Wild Hive Farm beans, grains and flours, and Sfoglini pasta. We stock books & zines from small publishers, organic seeds from the Hudson Valley Seed Company, and much more!

10/28/2026

Thanks to Eli at High Dive Tattoo & Piercing, we finally got Zack’s beautiful painting up on the side of our building! This also feels like the perfect opportunity to announce that we have a parking lot!

It’s actually been here all along, but has only been accessible to us recently. Despite this lot being for everyone who rents this building to share, one of the tenants upstairs blocked everyone else from using it — for years. She moved out of her office and now you can park here for free!

Our lot can accommodate about 4 cars, but to be honest, the easiest way to get in and out is to park in the driveway instead of hooking all the way around. So come shop here! Avoid the meters! Look at the leaves! Admire Zack’s artwork! Refill your jars!

You can find more amazing artwork by Zack (Zack DelFavero) at Manny's Art Supplies. Support local artists and all the small shops in this wonderful village.

10/08/2026

Did you know one of the many local, farm fresh products we carry is tofu?

Great Joy Family Farm makes us medium and extra firm tofu (top right) with organic soybeans they grow on their own farm in Pine Bush, NY.

We have a fresh batch available every other weekend, including this one! Stop by on Saturday and pick some up. You will not only be supporting our small business and a local family-owned farm, but you will also be avoiding the the plastic packaging you’d find at the grocery store. Bring in a clean, empty container and fill it up, with as much or as little as you’d like!

10/01/2026

Our friends at Dip (the makers of your favorite shampoo and conditioner bars) are sponsoring an event to support shopping small for the month of October! “Dip or Treat!” Anytime you stop by our shop, you can grab a raffle ticket for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Black Cat Bulk Goods to spend on anything you like. (That means the more times you visit us, the better your odds! No purchase necessary.)

Curious about plastic-free hair care products? When we were researching solid shampoo and conditioner bars four years ago, we wanted to find the very best ones, the ones that would make your hair look and feel amazing, without drying it out or giving it a dull appearance. I had so many bad experiences with random bars I bought from various health food stores over the years.

The big difference is that those were soap bars marketed for hair versus high quality hair care products that happened to be in a solid form. Dip is different; Dip is not soap! If you’ve been let down in the past, give these bars a chance. So many of our customers are devoted fans, and, they last a really long time. Now is a better time than ever to try something new.

09/21/2026

This is my favorite time of year, not just because of the cooler weather and change of seasons, but because the students and all are friends are returning and New Paltz is springing back to life!

So many people redeemed their loyalty rewards this weekend, including local artists Ren and Michael. Their grocery trip included bulk honey, extra virgin olive oil, soy sauce, hand and body soap, bamboo toilet paper, quinoa, popcorn, crunchy peanut butter, spices and more! What everyday staples can you refill?

Shopping in bulk at our store not only cuts down on packaging waste, but it can also save you money. Michael remarked that their haul could have easily cost twice as much at the grocery store. While we don’t have the buying power of large corporations, we do try to keep our prices as affordable as possible. You can even compare them online before you stop in; our entire inventory can be browsed on our website.

If you’re not a member of our loyalty program yet, ask about it the next time you come in! I also thought I’d reshare our hours since we have so many new followers. Feel free to ask us about absolutely anything!

09/11/2026

Update! The sidewalk in front of our store is finished and we are back open our regular hours. We’re all stocked up and will be getting a fresh batch of tofu tomorrow (Saturday) morning.

If you find it hard to navigate Chestnut Street, please know that the parking lot beside us (behind Lola’s and the Bistro) is still open and available from Church Street. You can enter and exit right next to Barner Books. If you are walking from Church Street, you can also save some time by coming to our back entrance. You can walk down the steps through the garden at Scry Chapelle (thanks Tom and Amy!)

Unexpected closures, disruptive roadwork and even bad weather can really affect small businesses that run on super tight margins. This store is my job and only source of income. When things like this happen, they really hurt, but I have no choice except to show up and hope for the best. So if you need something for dinner, snacks for the weekend, to refill your dish soap bottle or laundry detergent, know that I am here. The sidewalk is clear, there’s not giant pit blocking our front door and we’d love to see you.

09/10/2026

We had a really great holiday weekend and I came in this morning looking forward to a nice, normal work week, but it looks like that isn’t going to happen. With zero notification or communication of any kind, I guess the Village has decided we’ll be closed tomorrow.

Our building is completely inaccessible. The worker who threw a wooden plank across the three foot deep trench that runs the entire span of our property told me he was doing me “a favor”. I’m certainly not going to ask anyone to walk into traffic, on Route 32, to walk across it. How is this acceptable?

I know it’s fun to complain about roadwork, but this is my livelihood.

09/08/2026

There’s something special about sourcing things directly from the farmers and makers who create them. Last Tuesday, Jim and I took a grand trip around the Hudson Valley.

Our first stop was Maple Leaf Sugaring in Ghent for bulk and bottled maple syrup. I enjoyed seeing their self-serve syrup shop, complete with a system to drop off bottles for refills.

Hudson Valley Hops & Grain in Ancramdale was our next stop. Stuart showed us the cold press system he uses to make the organic sunflower oil we carry in bulk at our shop. He recently purchased a larger machine and is planning on dropping his prices.

After a quick errand at Stone House Grain, we went to Wild Hive Farm in Clinton Corners for flour, beans and grains. We restocked our organic spelt, all-purpose & bread flours, as well as cranberry & pinto beans, and polenta. We also said hello to Raven the cat, who insisted we pet her, despite the sign on the barn. (We were not bitten.)

Our last stop was Laughing Gut Kombucha in Poughkeepsie, where we restocked all our current flavors and added some new ones like Rooibos Ginger, Kukicha Green Tea, and Lemon Balm with Hops.

In a world where people are so far removed not only from where their food comes from but also from each other, human connections feel more important than ever. Nothing magically appears on our shelves. There’s a whole world behind every product, and we’ve chosen each one with care. There’s an entire local economic system being supported when you shop at a truly independent store like ours.

Shopping here will never be the same as shopping at the supermarket. We love seeing you and having a quick chat while you refill your goods. We are thankful for everyone who supports our mission and allows up to keep going and growing.

09/03/2026

One of the best parts of owning this business is getting to try new things! Last night, Jim made a big bowl of veggies with one of our new curry sauces. He served it over organic brown basmati rice. This rice is also a fairly new addition to our shop. Did you know we have seven kinds of bulk rice? We also carry millet, two kinds of quinoa, couscous, wheat bulgur and buckwheat. What’s your favorite grain?

If you’ve been craving a cold, refreshing drink, you might enjoy one of the botanical sparkling waters we picked up from DRAM. Made with real plants rather than “natural flavors”, these come in unique combos like Lavender & Lemon Balm, Holy Basil & Lemon, and, currently the most popular: Cardamom & Black Tea.

08/19/2026

If it were easy to source things without plastic packaging, this store wouldn’t need to exist. We face the same struggle you do every day: the things we want to buy are wrapped in future garbage.

Luckily, most of the food we buy comes in unlined paper bags, which are easy to recycle, and brands like Fillaree and Zerra & Co. | Zero Waste Makeup & Skincare offer their eco-conscious soaps, body care and make-up in refillable packaging they take back and reuse.

Spices and specialty items are much trickier. Kala namak (aka black salt) is something several people have requested, but we couldn’t find anyone selling this sulfur-rich salt in anything other than small plastic bags. If you still want to make a delicious tofu scramble, chickpea omelette, or vegan quiche, what’s the solution?

Ours was buying these glass bottles. While not a perfect solution, we think this was the best option available to us, especially since a little bit of this salt goes a long way. So if kala namak is something you’ve been looking for, please stop by (and tell a friend!). We also sell bulk tofu, chickpea flour, nutritional yeast, and sixty herbs & spices! Enjoy your favorite breakfast without the waste.

08/12/2026

New! Our bulk organic extra virgin olive is one of our best sellers. We recently added some more options with a selection of special oils from Canaan Palestine. Organic and fair trade, these oils are made with hand-picked Nabali and Souri olives grown on family farms. We have artisanal olive oil from Jenin, as well as olive oils infused with lemon and garlic. We also picked up a delicious almond pesto spread (which is vegan) and shatta, a Palestinian hot sauce with an intense heat.

If you’d like to support Palestinians more directly, please know we are still hosting OliveGaza’s fundraiser, where 100% of the sales from items like enamel pins, jars of handmade ramp salt, and stickers are sent to our friends in Gaza to buy food and medical supplies for their community. (You can also send them a donation directly.)

Black Cat Bulk Goods is open Wednesday-Saturday 11AM-6PM, Sunday 11AM-5PM and Monday 1-5PM.

Address

12 N Chestnut
New Paltz, NY
12561

Opening Hours

Monday	1pm - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 6pm
Thursday	11am - 6am
Friday	11am - 6pm
Saturday	11am - 6pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm

Website

https://blackcatbulkgoods.com/

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