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Sprouts:WILL WORK FOR FOOD: THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP |
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WILL WORK FOR FOOD: THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP |
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For non-profit use only. |
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| The story of the Park Slope Food Coop, one of the last remaining member-run food cooperatives in the United States. Christine Black, independent producer in New York City, explores the reasons for its success. |
The staff and members of Park Slope Food Coop |
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This edition of Sprouts originally aired November 20, 2008.
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Co-ops have always been part of the American landscape. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin initiated the first successful cooperative in America, "The Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire."
The Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn, New York City, was part of a wave of food coops that were started in the 1970's. Today, this left-over from the Counter Culture is one of very few remaining member-run food coops in the country. Central to its mission is making high-quality food affordable for ordinary people.
With approximately 14,000 members, Park Slope Food Coop continues an upward growth pattern and demonstrates a model for sustainable socially and environmentally conscious business.
Black explores the reasons for its success and explores this unique model of democracy in business. She also looks at the phenomenon of co-ops and the politics of food.
http://foodcoop.com/
Music by:
Election Day Serenade by Pops Mohammad
Looking for a Leader by Neil Young
Outre Mer by Charlie Hunter
Flight by Cinematic Orchestra
Sprouts is a weekly program that features local radio production and stories from many radio stations and local media groups around the world. It is produced in collaboration with community radio stations
and independent producers across the country. The program is coordinated and distributed by Pacifica Radio and offered free of charge to all radio stations.
For information, or if you would like to feature your work on Sprouts, contact Ursula Ruedenberg at ursula@pacifica.org. |
Produced by independent producer Christine Black in New York City for Pacifica Radio
Assistance from Doug George, Courtney Smith, and Ursula Ruedenberg
Sprouts is coordinated by Pacifica Radio |
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| Agriculture | Economics | Environment | Agriculture | Food and Nutrition |
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2012-06-27 |
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