The Banana Trade Has a Sordid History. Why the Coop’s Bananas Are Different
June 16, 2026 By Dan Bergsagel In the United States, we eat a lot of bananas. Each year, over 5 million tons of bananas are imported, about 27 billion bananas in total. That’s 25 to 30 pounds per person each year, the equivalent of each of us eating one banana every four or five days.…
The New Member Who Just Opened a Standout Neighborhood Pizzeria
June 16, 2026 By Zach Schiffman Ben Wexler didn’t grow up in Park Slope, but he might as well have. A born-and-raised New Yorker, he spent the pandemic years running a seasonal pizza business on Peaks Island, off the coast of Maine—all while his girlfriend held down an apartment here and a Coop membership going…
The Shelf Where Everything Is Half Off
June 16, 2026 By Kayla Levy There are many places to begin a shopping trip at the Coop. Some people beeline for the produce section or go straight to the bulk aisle. Others begin filling up a cart at the meat freezer. Others still walk directly back to the end of aisle four, where there’s…
International Trade and Education Squad Report: Why Prices Keep Climbing
June 16, 2026 By Sarah Z. Canner & Stephen I. Klein If grocery prices at the Coop feel like they keep edging up, they are. A lot of what we buy starts as a commodity—basic items like wheat, corn, soybeans, coffee and oil—and those prices are set in global markets, not at the neighborhood level.…
Beer Shift: The Coop’s Collaboration With Threes Brewing
May 26, 2026 By Lora Kelley Beer fans at the Coop know that a tasty selection of seasonal craft brews can often be found on the endcap across from the beer shelves. Lately, that selection includes the first-ever Coop-branded beer. Beer Shift is a collaboration between the Coop and Threes Brewing, a craft brewery…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
Follow My Blog
Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.