Ride your bike (or other wheels) to the coop in May, and get an 8% discount on your whole purchase (valid on all items)!
Illustration: Dorothée Pierrard
Members of cycling advocacy organizations (such as @Transportation Alternatives, @WE Bike NYC, @Time’s Up!, @Recycle-A-Bicycle, @Bike New York, etc.), and people coming to the coop on (non electric) bikes, trikes, unicycles, rollerblades, skates, or skateboards will receive an 8% discount at the 4th Street Food Coop in May. Be ready to save!
Thank you to all the members who joined our annual in-person meeting on Sunday! It was great to see the energy coming from a lot of new members as well as the long-term ones.
Lots of great ideas have emerged to improve our co-op and keep being the best (and only!) member-run, open to the public, cooperative, organic, zero-waste, local, vegetarian/vegan, affordable, and welcoming store in the East Village!
Discover Who Gives a Crap‘s Limited edition 100% bamboo toilet paper!
“These 48 double length, 3 ply rolls stack to create an eco-friendly tree that gives the happiest room of your home the festive treatment. Wrapped with cheerful ornaments and hidden surprises, this toilet paper makes even the grinchiest go to the bathroom with glee.” (Picture: https://us.whogivesacrap.org/)
$1.66/roll. The company donates 50% of its profits to build toilets around the world. More details: https://us.whogivesacrap.org/products/stackatree
As co-operators, it’s safe to say we’re friends of community composting. But recently announced city budget cuts may completely eliminate the NYC Compost Project, Food Scrap Drop-Off Sites, Community Composting, and Outreach for the city’s Curbside Composting / Brown Bin program. Please consider signing this petition to urge NYC’s mayor, sanitation commissioner, and city council to halt the elimination of community compost programs.
Link to the petition: https://www.grownyc.org/petition#newmode-embed-47342-61846
Community composting ensures 8.3 million pounds of organic waste are processed locally and diverted from landfill each year, and provides 325+ community groups with thousands of pounds of finished compost to enrich our street trees and green spaces while preventing flooding and erosion. Furthermore, there cannot be a successful Curbside Composting program in New York City without the outreach, education, and support provided by community composters. Thank you for your support!
Come taste some of our new products (vegan nut-based cheeses, Sunwink drink, seitan, etc.) and our regular ones (delicious Cocojune and Forager coconut and cashew-based vegan yogurts, kefir, vegan butters and veganaise, various kombucha options, sauerkraut and kimchi, natto, tempeh, etc.). Remember we have BULK tofu, black olives, miso, tamari, spirulina, bee pollen… Just look at the bottom of the fridge!
Organic raw Shea butter was delivered from our supplier Vermont Soap (as of May, 2023), imported from Northern Ghana. It is a great moisturizer and can be used for burns, dry and irritated skin, and wrinkle smoothing.
The coop celebrates Bike Month in May! Members of cycling advocacy organizations (such as Transportation Alternatives, WE Bike, Time’s Up, Recycle-a-Bicycle, etc.), and people arriving on bikes, trikes, unicycles, rollerblades, skates, or skateboards (not electric) will receive an 8% discount* at the 4th Street Food Coop until May 31, 2023.
Four Seasons Produce: Apples, Pink Lady — Washington State Artichokes, Purple — California Asparagus — California Bananas, Fair Trade — Ecuador/Peru Blueberries — Peru Broccoli Rabe — Arizona/California Mangoes, Ataulfo — Mexico Peaches, Yellow — California Pears, Red Bartlett — Argentina Shallots — Canada Squash, Kabocha — Mexico Tomatoes, Beefsteak — Canada
Both orders arrived in the morning. All of our produce is grown to meet or exceed organic standards. Cherries, cilantro, and jalapeño peppers are in limited supply and will be ordered for Monday if available.
Co-op hours: Friday: 12 to 7 p.m. Saturday: 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday: 12 to 6 p.m
Broccoli — North Carolina Lettuce, Red Butter — Lancaster County, PA (LOCAL) Mushrooms, Cremini — Chester County, PA (LOCAL) Rhubarb — Lancaster County, PA (LOCAL) Scallions — Lancaster County, PA (LOCAL) Spinach — Lancaster County, PA (LOCAL)
This order from Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative is scheduled to arrive in the morning. Please note that items may be out of stock at the time of delivery. All of our produce is grown to meet or exceed organic standards.
Four Seasons Produce: Apples, Gala — Washington State Apples, SugarBee — Washington State Avocados, Hass — Mexico Bananas, Fair Trade — Ecuador/Peru Bok Choy, Baby — Florida Broccoli — Arizona/California Broccoli Rabe — Arizona/California Brussels Sprouts — Mexico Leeks — California Lemons — California Mangoes, Ataulfo — Mexico Mushrooms, Portobello — Pennsylvania (LOCAL) Mushrooms, Shiitake — New Jersey/Pennsylvania (LOCAL) Onions, Red — California/Nevada Potatoes, Gold — Canada Squash, Butternut — Mexico Squash, Kabocha — Mexico Thyme — Colombia
Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative: Cabbage, Green — Florida Kale, Lacinato — Florida Lettuce, Romaine — Florida Mandarins, Murcott — California Mushrooms, Cremini — Chester County, PA (LOCAL) Oranges, Blood — California Radishes, Baby Watermelon — Lancaster County, PA (LOCAL) Shallots — Lancaster County, PA (LOCAL) Watercress — Lancaster County, PA (LOCAL)
Both orders are scheduled to arrive in the morning. Please note that items may be out of stock at the time of delivery. All of our produce is grown to meet or exceed organic standards.
