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New York City Food Co-op Collection

A description of the cooperatives' collection at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: RMH
Date: 24 May 2023

Biographical History

Park Slope Food Co-op is one of the oldest and largest active food co-ops in the United States. Located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, the members of the co-op contribute about three hours of work every six weeks in exchange for shopping at the store. The 16th Street Food Co-op has operated under three different names during its 47 years of existence: 10th Street Co-op located in the Midwood neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY in 1976; 16th Street Food Co-op on East 16th St near the Avenue H train station in 1978; and finally the Flatbush Food Co-op located on Cartelyou Road in 1985. In 2008 the co-op moved across the street to their newer and bigger space where it continues to operate. The West Midwood neighborhood is located in Brooklyn, NY.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The New York City Food Co-op Collection includes newsletters, flyers, meeting minutes, and other printed material associated with the 16th Street and Park Slope Food Co-ops and the West Midwood neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY.

16th Street Food Co-op includes printed material, such as newsletters, flyers, and the co-op's meeting minutes

Park Slope Food Co-op consists of a collaborative event flyer with the 16th St Co-op and 4 editions of the co-op's newsletter, Linewaiters Gazette.

West Midwood News contains newsletters of the Brooklyn neighborhood, which is near the 16th St Co-op.

Miscellaneous contains material related to healthy eating, vegetarianism, and newsletters from Gary Null, who is a health food/alternative medicine radio show host.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by co-op and neighborhood.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Subject Headings

Persons

Null, Gary.

Corporate Bodies

16th Street Food Co-op.
Flatbush Food Co-op.
Park Slope Food Coop.

Subjects

Cooperative societies.
Food cooperatives -- New York (State) -- New York.
Healthy living.
Macrobiotic diet.
Vegetarianism.

Places

Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)

Genres and Forms

Booklets.
Fliers (printed matter)
Newsletters.
Printed ephemera.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

New York City Food Co-op Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchased, 2023.

Table of Contents

16th Street Food Co-Op

Park Slope Food Co-Op

West Midwood News

Miscellaneous

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