Windsor Terrace Food Coop

Well, there seems to be some dispute among the groundhogs, but the snow was melting today, anyway, and at 33 degrees, it felt like springtime! Hoorayyy!!

We’re all navigating winter as best we can and are certainly looking forward to spring, but meanwhile, your friendly neighborhood co-op is ALWAYS chock-full of delish fresh stuff for you, and this week we also have a brand new delivery of local handcrafted beeswax Sunbeam candles — Valentine’s Day specials to brighten things up and spread good vibes and smiles all around!

Come on in! All are welcome to shop anytime, and if you haven’t joined yet, you can sign up right in the store whenever we’re open! Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Well, what kinds of resolutions did you make for this brand new year? Hopefully, you resolved to JOIN YOUR FRIENDLY LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD CO-OP… and that means US! Hooray!

And why should you join our small yet mighty co-op? Well, because you want to support:

• A fair, ethical, and sustainable food system not governed by corporations and greed
• Local small farmers and producers
• Kind treatment of people, animals, and the earth
• A community-owned and operated store right in your neighborhood that offers great food at affordable prices
• A gathering place that brings together people who share these values and who strive for a more just society!

We are always OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, so come on in and shop anytime (and remember, we offer a 3% discount if you pay with cash!), and while you’re at it, sign up right in the store!

Membership is a one-time investment of $100 for an individual, $60 for students/seniors, $175 for dual/family (more than one member sharing shifts), and free for those using EBT. Being an active member entails doing a 2-hour shift every 5 weeks (easy!), and that entitles you to a 5% discount if paying with a card and an 8% discount if paying with cash — sweet! The discount more than makes up for your investment in no time at all!

And remember — joining a co-op means you’re not only a member, you’re an owner, and all members have a say in what happens at the store! So if you haven’t done so already, please stop in anytime we’re open and check out the store, meet our managers and other member-owners, and get involved! We’re looking forward to meeting you!

Happy New Year, co-op friends and neighbors!

We are getting a load of great stuff in on Tuesday, December 30, so we have decided to add extra holiday pop-up hours and share the co-op spirit even more this festive season!

Here are our hours for this week:

• Tuesday, December 30: OPEN 3pm – 6pm
• Wednesday, December 31: OPEN 10am – 4pm
• Thursday, January 1: CLOSED
• Friday, January 2: OPEN 12pm – 6pm
• Saturday, January 3, and Sunday, January 4: OPEN 10am – 5:30pm

Happy Holidays to all, and see you very soon!

We hope you’re looking forward to peace, love, and light during these festive days!

To brighten things up even more, we have beautiful local hand-dipped natural soy and beeswax Sunbeam candles waiting for you — they make perfect gifts, so come pick some up!

And we have loads of local meats, cheeses, and lovely local produce for your festivities, too, plus special holiday pastries, gingerbread cookies, free-trade chocolates, and baking supplies galore — flours, sweeteners, bulk nuts, dried fruits, spices… we are here with all you need to make your holidays even more special!

Here are our holiday week hours:

• Thursday, December 25, CLOSED
• Friday, December 26, 12pm – 6pm — we may close a bit earlier if it’s very stormy!
• Saturday, December 27, 10am – 5:30pm
• Sunday, December 28, 10am – 5:30pm
• Thursday, January 1, CLOSED
• Friday, January 2, 12pm – 6pm
• Saturday, January 3, 10am – 5:30pm
• Sunday, January 4, 10am – 5:30pm

Peace, love, and Happy Holidays to all! See you soon!

Hope you’re all feeling thankful and festive during this beautiful time of year — we sure are, and we’re stocked up with all the best this season can offer, too! On top of all our usual great stuff, we also now have Sunbeam natural soy and beeswax candles straight from Ithaca, NY, to light up the season even more — come pick some up!

Here are our holiday week hours:

Tuesday, November 25, 12pm-8pm — pop-up Tuesday! This is pick-up day for those who pre-ordered turkeys and pies, and we’ll also be open for business as usual with all your faves, plus a few extra pies from Noble Pies family bakery in Warwick, NY! Don’t delay — come on down and get em!

Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28 — CLOSED

Saturday, November 29, and Sunday, November 30 — 10am-5:30pm (new slightly later weekend hours — hooray!)

We are so grateful for our community, and we hope you are, too — come celebrate community at the Co-op! See you soon!

Well, the holiday season is upon us, and we are ready!

We have loads of seasonal produce, including apples, pears, and squash, and this week we even have persimmons! They look like an apple-tomato and taste like an apricot! Originating in China, they have since become the “national fruit” of Japan, and are now grown throughout the world — this week, ours come from Happy Dirt in Durham, NC! They’re crisp and juicy, so they’re good for eating raw as well as for baking — see our Persimmon Pudding Cake recipe on our Recipes page! All ingredients are available for you at the co-op!

We have everything you need for your other holiday baking projects, too, including both gluten-free and local organic flour and other grains, ethically-sourced pure vanilla extract, plant-based food coloring, a wide range of sweeteners, including local honey and bulk maple syrup, organic sugar, molasses, date syrup, chocolate, and cocoa powder, loads of bulk organic nuts and dried fruits, and a full range of bulk spices! Come on in and stock up!

And remember that we have a request sheet, so you can ask us to stock what you’d like — we’ll do our very best to get it for you!

Happy holiday season, everyone, and go, Co-op!

Well, summer is definitely upon us, and we are ready for it here at your friendly neighborhood food co-op!

First and foremost, we are thrilled to report that we have started receiving super-fresh local produce straight from The Campaign Against Hunger‘s urban farms right here in Brooklyn and Queens — photo below! If you’re not familiar with this amazing organization, they are a non-profit based in Bed-Stuy that is dedicated to supporting the community by offering an array of anti-hunger and anti-poverty services as well as employing local youth. They’ve lost a significant amount of federal funding, so we’re really looking forward to helping them out during these difficult times and bringing their wonderful fresh produce straight to you!  And meanwhile, please be sure to visit their website at https://www.tcahfarms.org/ to learn more about them, and don’t forget to check out our full produce list every week here on our website, too — it’s under the What’s in Store tab!

And speaking of fresh goodness, we are loaded up with everything you need for your festivities this weekend — picnics, BBQs, beach trips, hanging with friends and family, whatever you have going — we have all your revelry covered! And we are open on July 4 from 9am-3pm!

Here are our hours this week:

• Thursday, July 3, 3pm-8pm
• Friday, July 4, 9am-3pm
• Saturday, July 5, 10am-5pm
• Sunday, July 6, 10am-5pm

See you soon!

Gotham Greens

Have you tried the gorgeous butterhead or greenhouse crunch lettuce that we’ve been stocking at the coop lately?  Or the super delish vegan pesto or green goddess dip?  These awesome products come from Gotham Greens, an urban agriculture initiative that started out in a greenhouse on a rooftop in Greenpoint, right here in Brooklyn!

Gotham Greens has a truly inspiring story that fully complements our goals at the coop!  The initiative began with a few intrepid folks rethinking the relationship between high quality food, environmental sustainability, and urban environments.  Their unique solution?  Repurposing rooftops to grow produce hydroponically!  In this way, they contribute to the communities in which they’re based while also challenging the status quo and imagining new possibilities for food production, consumption, and all the variables in between.  Their farming methods use minimal resources, their greenhouses are powered by solar and wind energy, and their products are distributed locally, further reducing their environmental impact.  We’re excited to support them and get the word out about them – you can learn more about them on their website!

Things are blooming here at your friendly neighborhood open-to-all food coop! What’s especially exciting is that we’re actively inviting local producers to join us in bringing wonderful local goods straight to YOU!! And if you’d like to be even more on top of happenings at the coop, please stop by the store anytime we’re open or email us at wtfcstoremanagers@gmail.com and we’ll add you to our mailing list on the spot!

So, in case you haven’t heard, we’ve recently partnered with local cocineros to bring you fresh vegan, vegetarian, chicken, and beef arepas, with an awesome guasacaca sauce, every Friday! They usually arrive around 1pm, so put that in your calendars!

We’ve also recently partnered with our neighbor Malicka’s Bakes to bring you delicious s’more, cookies and cream, and double chocolate hazelnut cookies every Friday! NOM! Come on down and scoop some up!

Most of all, in these difficult times, this is a great opportunity to show your support for these local entrepreneurs and help them along in their endeavors to provide great quality products to their neighbors! Big co-op and neighborhood love! See you soon!