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A Food Co-op Comes to Queens

JANUARY 22, 2010

Hoping to bring inexpensive fresh produce to their neighborhood, residents of Long Island City, Queens are working to launch the borough’s first food cooperative.

Local residents will likely be aware of the popularity of food co-ops like the one in Park Slope, Brooklyn (one of the country’s oldest and largest, with over 15,000 members), or the 4th Street Co-op in Manhattan. The surprising news is that Queens doesn’t have one of its own. Cooperatives are a way to bring inexpensive, farm-fresh produce to residents. Co-ops keep prices low because they employ members instead of paid employees, with each member responsible for contributing a certain number of hours each month. Some co-ops are only open to members, while others allow non-members to shop but without member benefits.

Having a food co-op is also a great way to attract residents to a neighborhood. Long Island City was chosen as an ideal location because it’s a transit hub and because of the scarcity of fresh produce options in the area. The Queens Harvest Food Co-op hopes to be up and running by the fall of 2011.

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