At this stop on our journey around the Co-op’s bulk section, we will get to know more about the staple food of more than half the world’s population: rice.

This month we chatted with one of our website content writers, Christopher Lee Kennedy. He’s a designer and educator based here in Brooklyn. 

We're having an open shopping weekend! All are welcome to shop and learn more about Greene Hill’s affordable local, seasonal produce and groceries.

In this edition of Farmer Hot Takes, learn about the Collaborative Urban Resilience Banquet, founded by interdisciplinary media maker Candace Thompson. Thompson forages edible plants from her neighborhood of Bushwick, tests them for toxicity and then serves them to people at free community banquets.

This fall, we welcomed Calixte Kabwa to the Co-op’s board of directors. An original member of the buying club that preceded the Co-op, Calixte has a lot of experience to share as we grow into our new space.

The Co-op’s new refill station, located at the back of the store, is a welcome addition to our bulk section and a big step forward in the goal to minimize our plastic footprint. 

This month we interviewed Ray Jowdy, one of our new board members. He joined the Co-op at our 2018 fundraiser for the new space and has been helping us grow ever since!

At Greene Hill, we value co-ops. That’s why we’re excited to welcome Central Brooklyn Food Coop to Bed-Stuy in the summer of 2020. CBFC promises to support local community producers and provide our neighbors fresh, affordable groceries.

Shaina Garfield lends her design skills to the Co-op, helping our members find their way through the store by creating signs and visual assets for our space. She also moonlights as a cashier, in addition to her work with our Marketing and Wayfinding committees. Sustainability is at the core of her work here and in her career, where she’s designing sustainable burials and rethinking end-of-life rituals.

In this issue of Farmer Hot Takes, we speak to Farm School NYC Program Coordinator Connor Vaughn.e discusses the importance of plant wisdom, traditional ecological knowledge, how to build resiliency within urban food systems, and how members of the Co-op can be part of a broader food justice movement right here in our community.

You may know Bed-Stuy has a rich history of black nationalism and black pride. The East, a community center with a considerable sociocultural impact, was a pivotal site in this political movement beginning in the late ‘60s.

This healthy fudge makes for a perfect nighttime treat or after-school snack! It tastes dangerously delicious but it’s made from 100 percent wholesome, simple ingredients that you can feel good eating and serving to your kids and loved ones.

Walking into the Co-op store to purchase ingredients for my favorite snack, Cacao-nut and Seed Bites, I am greeted in the bulk foods section by an array of fifteen varieties of nuts and six different kinds of seeds.

Have you tried matcha yet? Matcha tea is made from finely ground green tea leaves so you get all of the benefits of green tea, and clear, focused energy.

In this edition of Farmer Hot Takes, learn about some local cheeses available at the Co-op, as well as some of the environmental impacts and challenges of dairy production here in the US.

We are doing an open shopping week from September 15th to 21st. Please free free to stop by to shop and talk to the member-owners if you have any questions.

Now through September 30, join the Co-op and we’ll waive the administrative fee on Avocado and Lettuce memberships. Join now for as low as $150! And if you’re considering the Co-op for the first time, we’re offering Open Shopping to all from September 15-21.

I joined in 2017 when we were still located on Putnam. It now feels like good old memory.

Originating from the land of mushi-atsui (hot-humid) summers, this Japanese recipe is cooling and simple to make out of just a few nutritious ingredients.

Have you ever wondered where Greene Hill Food Co-op’s organic waste goes? Since March, we’ve been partnering with BK ROT, a rad, bike-powered, sustainable, anti-racist educational and political composting nonprofit. For more on their work, read the full article.