We found this mini-van strategically parked just a few blocks away from the Park Slope Food Coop. It was sitting right about where coop members' arms start aching from lugging natural canvas sacks and recycled boxes full of pristine produce and organic meat.
Is this yet another blatant sign of food coop blasphemy or just some street smart marketing in bad market for used cars? See a close up of the sign after the jump.
For those who have never visited, Park Slope is Brooklyn's land of 
I have a coop question... I live in Chicago but have fond memories of visiting friends in Brooklyn and shopping at the coop. Now my in-laws live down Union but they are NOT members... craziness, I know. Is there anyway an out of town visitor can shop there?
wow! As an ex coop member (i quit when i started working in the food biz full time, thanks to my training at the coop!), i find that pretty amazing! I've been missing the coop a bit lately, and am considering re-joining, but nothing beats wandering around Fairway on a Sunday night or random tuesday afternoon when its empty and you can check out every single item. I love spending time in specialty food markets, but the coop was always such an intense experience.
Nicole, strictly observant co-op members would say that there is no way visitors can shop there, but if you have a friend who's a member "show" you the store and buy some things for you, they might not find out, but activity like this is generally frowned upon, at least it was when I was a member. Everyone must be a working member to shop.
Laura, I love your phrase "intense experience." Best way to share my thoughts on it too.
I love the co-op but am always suspended, as I can't ever seem to make my shifts (I know...) has anyone tried the Flatbush co-op? Any good alternatives, for a girl who is, it seems, a co-op wannabe after all? These days I skulk around Union Market with th erest of those co-opers fallen from grace, pouting over spending 6 bucks on a handful of almonds...
Shiftless, maybe you, me and a couple 3-4 more coop wannabes should band togehter. If we each covered for each other, maybe we could find a way to make the work requirement more managable? I've always wondered why the co-op didn't have a better Web-driven way to help people swap shifts and remind them when their next shift is.
The non-coop almond prices really get to me too. I've found the best "open to the public" almond deals at Trader Joe's.