Rising to the Challenge: Coop Members Support SNAP Recipients during Shutdown
December 9, 2025 By Lora Kelley On November 1, the Park Slope Food Coop posted on Instagram requesting donations to support members affected by disruptions to SNAP benefits. Within a week, members had given more than $20,000. The PSFC SNAP Assistance Fund was organized to provide relief to those who rely on benefits from SNAP,…
Uphill Battles: The Challenges of Replicating the Success of the PSFC
December 9, 2025 By Kim Velsey When the Park Slope Food Coop opened in 1973, it was one of some 3,000 coops started in the United States during that era, according to Anne Meis Knupfer’s Food Coops in America—part of a movement to bring lower-priced, healthy foods to communities through a noncorporate grocery model. Only…
Want to taste Black history this year? Look for sweet potatoes in the produce aisle
November 18, 2025 By Femi Redwood When I walk into the Coop’s produce aisle and see boxes of sweet potatoes, I see more than a root. I see history. The sweet potato’s journey began in South America, became a survival food for enslaved Africans in North America and later found a lasting place in Black…
Helping Communities Beyond the Coop’s Walls
November 18, 2025 By Emmett Lindner For decades, Lewanika Senghor worked at the Coop in different roles, pitching in with membership coordination, tech support and aiding members. But he and his family were also working tirelessly to help the communities beyond the Coop’s walls. Mr. Senghor, his wife, their daughter and others run the Village…
A New Season of the Coop Concert Series Spotlights Member Talent
November 18, 2025 By Leila Darabi Photo story by Caroline Mardok On a mild September evening in Park Slope, about 30 Coop members and neighbors filled ShapeShifter Lab, the music and arts space located diagonally across from the Coop. Inside, the lights were warm, the bar busy and the crowd ready for the first night…
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