4th Street Food Co-op

BERLE FARM YOGURT NOW AVAILABLE
Try this delicious European style, smooth, creamy, light tasting yogurt. Berle Yogurt is certified organic and sold in a 1-quart reusable jar (return the jar for a 1$ deposit and for minimizing waste!).
It is seasonal to respect the cows’ rhythm, so it is not available all year. Made in Hoosick Farm, NY.
Learn more about the farm at www.berlefarm.com
Berle Farm

Get ready for the summer with Stream2Sea Suncreen!

Made with EcoSafe Zinc™, Stream2Sea’s Every Day Mineral Sunscreen is tested and proven safe for people and our waters.
This non-greasy & non-comedogenic formula is enriched with an antioxidant blend + turmeric to protect, nourish and restore even the most sensitive skin daily. It is safe to use for destinations with sunscreen bans like Hawaii, US Virgin Islands, and Palau.

Free of oxybenzone, avobenzone, parebens, octinoxate, SLS/SLES.

Details: https://stream2sea.com/products/every-day-active-mineral-sunscreen/

Your berries are happiest stored in the fridge UNWASHED until you're ready to eat!
Keep them fresh and delicious for longer 🍓🥳

Lost In Fridge

Check out our bulk 🌻 - already hulled, , and ! What more could you want from a snack?!?

Sourced through Tierra Farm

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Discover our Canaan fair trade products!
In order to support Palestinian farmers, the co-op has been selling these products slightly above wholesale costs (with no mark-up) since 2020. Already affected by low yields and COVID, Canaan farmers now have to face roadblocks, violence, and one of their country’s saddest times. More info: canaanpalestine.com
Palestine https://www.facebook.com/Canaaan.Palestine

We will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance on Memorial Day. Open on Sunday!

Fresh Bamboo Shoots on sale at the coop!

Thank you Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union for visiting our store and promoting our cooperative model!
If you live in the neighborhood, please check our local food and bulk or package-free non-food products! We are a volunteer member-run cooperative open to all, anyone can shop! Food for people, not for profit!

starts this Wednesday May 1st! Get ready to ride your bike to the coop and get an 8% DISCOUNT on your whole purchase!
Members of cycling advocacy organizations (such as Transportation Alternatives, Time's Up!, Recycle-A-Bicycle, Bike New York, Female Bike Forum by WE Bike NYC, 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 during the whole month of May. Be ready to save!

MAY IS : Get ready to ride your bike to the coop in May, and get an 8% DISCOUNT on your whole purchase!

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 (@ The Empire Skate Club of New York, Wednesday Night Skate NYC), 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 meeting on Sunday! Lots of ideas have emerged to improve our co-op and keep being the best (and only!) member-run, open to the public, , , , local, vegetarian/vegan, and welcoming store in the East Village!
Thank you P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts for hosting!

Our next general meeting is coming up!!
April 14th from 5-7pm at P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts.
Non-working members who are interested in getting more involved are welcome to come as well. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Jade Green Pearl Rice is coming back this week!

Did you know we sell it in bulk? $7.22/lb

This rice is made from organic short-grain rice (a.k.a sushi rice, grown in China) infused with bamboo concentrate. This rice has a moist texture, a delicate taste, and a great light green color from the chlorophyll in the bamboo! Some people recommend not to rince it to keep its maximum flavor & color!
https://4thstreetfoodcoop.org/new-product-jade-green-pearl-rice/

We now have CASSAVA (a.k.a yuca or manioc) and arrowroot flours/powders in bulk!
Great way to embark on your gluten-free baking journey or explore different cuisines.

More details and recipes: https://4thstreetfoodcoop.org/category/products/

Our cassava is organic and produced in Brazil. Available at $4.19/lb.
Arrowroot is also organic and at $4.67/lb (in bulk).

Zero Waste NYC Tootsi Impex Inc.

NEW BULK SNACK: ROASTED SOY BEANS!
We now offer Roasted Salted Soya Beans in bulk. Great as an appetizer and zero-waste snack option. Lightly salted, high in protein and fiber, vegan and gluten-free. Can be mixed with dried fruit and other nuts!
Available at $5.52/lb.
Grown in the U.S. and delivered by Tootsi Impex Inc. U.S.A.
https://4thstreetfoodcoop.org/new-snack-available-in-bulk-roasted-soy-beans/

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Discover our pure soap flakes BULK cleaning and laundry products: https://4thstreetfoodcoop.org/discover-our-bulk-pure-soap-flakes-products/
We even have dishwasher tabs in bulk!

Happy new year to all! Please take a few minutes to share feedback & suggestions in our annual survey: shorturl.at/dNOS9
Thank you!!

Happy new year to all! If you had a Christmas tree, remember to bring it at a drop-off location for Mulch Fest --You can get some mulch in return! Or leave it on the sidewalk until January 13, but NO PLASTIC BAG! Let them grow more trees instead of going into the landfill...

Mulchfest : NYC Parks Recycle your holiday tree with NYC Parks! After the holidays, drop off your tree at a Mulchfest location to be recycled. We will convert your tree into mulch to be used in parks across the city. Find a drop off location in a park near you to recycle your tree.

New Bread Alone Bakery delivery!
Come try their Nine Mixed Grain Bread or San Francisco Sourdough (delivered on December 18).
Bread Alone’s Organic Nine Mixed Grain bread is a whole grain bread reinforced with a healthy dose of cracked grains and seeds to create a wholesome bread with a deep, rich, nutty flavor.
More details: https://www.breadalone.com/nine-mixed-grain

Try our zero-waste, sustainable, skin friendly laundry options!
For clean clothes and a cleaner planet:
Tru Earth laundry sheets or "eco-strips";
Pure Soap Flakes BULK Laundry powder ($8.19/lb, 1 tea spoon per load = less than $0.15/load) or pure Castile soap flakes ($15.56/lb) to make your own cleaning products
Ecos Cleans unscented or magnolia lily BULK liquid laundry detergent ($2.65/lb, approximately $0.20/load)
Vermont Soap and Dr. Bronner's BULK Castile soap



(Illustration: Dorothée Pierrard)

New organic soy "TEXTURED VEGATABLE PROTEIN" (TVP) in BULK!
Embark on a culinary adventure with our latest addition: a bountiful supply of organic SOY TVP in bulk! Brace yourself for VEGAN and GLUTEN-FREE goodness, as the sole ingredient powering this kitchen sensation is none other than premium organic soybeans, all at an incredible $7.34/lb!
More information about how to use our TVP (Bob's Red Mill brand distributed via ACE Natural) here: https://www.bobsredmill.com/blog/healthy-living/how-to-use-textured-vegetable-protein-a-comprehensive-guide (Photo: Bob's Red Mill)
Thank you Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Ace Natural.

Don’t make toilet paper out of trees, make a tree out of toilet paper!
Discover Who Gives A Crap's Limited edition 100% bamboo toilet paper! $1.66/roll at the 4th Street Food Coop!
And the company donates 50% of its profits to build toilets around the world. More details: https://us.whogivesacrap.org/products/stackatree
(Photo: Who Gives a Crap)

Please sign a petition to save NYC compost!! https://www.grownyc.org/petition -embed-47342-61846

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 GrowNYC petition to urge NYC Mayor's Office Mayor Eric Adams, NYC Sanitation sanitation commissioner, and city council to halt the elimination of community compost programs.

Community 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!

Save a bird and try a TOFURKEY recipe with our BULK extra-firm tofu (). You can find it at the bottom of the fridge. Bring your own container(s)!

An example of recipe that you can make with ingredients you can find at the coop, all organic, vegan, almost package-free, and possibly gluten-free: https://frommybowl.com/homemade-vegan-holiday-roast/

All BULK ingredients: Extra-firm tofu, Tamari, Vegetable oil, chickpea flour, balsamic vinegar, etc.

Stuffing & seasoning: Bouillon cubes or “Better than Bouillon” paste, tomato paste, onions, celery, bread (could be home-made with our gluten free flours), herbs, pecans, etc.

(Photo credit: www.instagram.com/postgrrrl)

The days are getting darker and the caffeine is becoming more necessary... Source your daily cup ☕ from our coop-- organic, fair trade, whole bean, bulk by the pound, dark, medium, light, decaf.... we even have a grinder for you! We wish we could post the smell, mmmmmm

Our fridge is full! 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!

Musician Kazu Makino referring to the 4th Street Food Coop: “Ate a grapefruit. This grapefruit looked like a grandma, so wrinkly, and it tasted like gold. I don’t go to normal stores. I go to this co-op in the East Village […]. They go out of their way to find local produce that is really, really the quality stuff. Things that look ugly but taste so good.”
See full article: https://www.grubstreet.com/2023/10/blonde-redhead-kazu-makino-grub-street-diet.html

Discover our new bulk soap flakes, bulk laundry powder, liquid soaps, shampoo, conditioners, and many other options to go in NYC!
All vegan, fragrance-free, and natural.
Zero Waste NYC

Food for people, not for profit!
"Blumenauer’s [D-OR] newest plan, the Food and Farm Act, was introduced earlier this year, as an alternative to the farm bill – the package of food and agricultural policies passed every five years that is up for renewal this fall. His proposal would redirect billions of dollars away from subsidies for commodity farms towards programs that support small farmers, climate-friendly agriculture and increasing healthy food access [and] has won endorsements from prominent food writers such as Marion Nestle and Mark Bittman, as well as dozens of environmental, animal welfare and food justice organizations – representing the growing desire for change in US agriculture."

A Democrat’s obsessive quest to change the way America is farmed and fed Earl Blumenauer has been on a 26-year quest to pass a bill to reform farming to center people, animals and the environment