4th st. food coop

4th st. food coop is the jam!
http://www.4thstreetfoodcoop.org/
4th st. b/t 2nd and 3rd ave in manhattan.
anyone can shop, discounts are available for working and non working members.
open til 10pm almost everyday, key for those that can't make it to a farmers market that closes at 3pm or 6pm.

i've been shopping in this bodega size store for at least a year, and am still constantly finding new products.

they find things as local as organic as possible.
though some things i think could be more local.

but i'm repeatedly impressed with their selection of food available in bulk, as in without packaging.

some more obvious stuff like rices from down south, beans from ny state, flours, nuts, cereals, produce.

but also honey, sucanat and raw cane sugars, ny maple syrup, ny tofu, northeast pickles, ny soy sauce, miso, olive oil, dry pasta, teas, spices, the list goes on.

also a variety of natural liquid and bar soaps available w/o packaging, including dr. bronner's.

all these things can be taken home in reusable compostable biobags, glass jars, and fair trade organic cotton bags, that they sell at very reasonable prices. pretty much everything in there is reasonably priced.

there are more packaging free products than park slope food coop, which is a full grocery store size, and requires a working membership.