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Q: Can anyone shop at the Coop?
A: Both members and non-members are allowed to shop at the coop. However, non-members will
pay slightly higher prices for goods.
Q: Do you have to live in the South Bronx to join?
A: No. We welcome members from all neighborhoods, boroughs, cities and states.
Q: How much does it cost to join?
A: All members must pay a ONE-TIME, non-refundable joining fee of $120. Senior Citizens and
those who receive certain kinds of income-based assistance, the joining fee is $40. Students pay
$60. Each adult member of your household will be
asked to make these member payments. Extended payment plans are available
upon request.
Q: Does the Coop accept coupons and/or Food Stamps?
A: Yes. The Coop accepts manufacturers' cents-off coupons for any product that we sell. We also
accept food stamps.
Q: Does the Coop accept WIC?
A: Thus far the coop does not accept WIC. However, we are working to work with program directors
to accept WIC members in the future.
Q: What does the Coop carry? Does the Coop carry organic food? Does the Coop carry only
organic food?
A: The Coop carries a wide variety of products to serve a diverse population with a variety of needs.
We sell an excellent selection of organic and conventionally grown fruits and vegetables, groceries,
health food, vitamins, household items, pet products and house wares.
Q: Do all members have to work at the Coop?
A: Every member of the Coop must work at the Coop. The work requirement is 3 hours once every
four weeks. At this rate, every member works 13 times per calendar year.
Q: What if I am disabled?
A: The Coop has many different types of work available to accommodate people of
differing preferences and abilities. If a member has specific need, we will work
with that person to find a suitable assignment. Members are exempt from
working if they are dealing with a permanent or temporary condition that
makes them unable to work.
Q: Why do all members have to work?
A: One of the Coop's goals is to provide food to the member-owners that is both low priced and high
quality. Low prices come primarily from saving money in the area of payroll expense. Payroll is the
biggest expense of any store, including this one. The fact that our members do about 75% of the
work, thereby keeping our payroll low, is the main reason that the members of this Coop pay low
prices. Another goal accomplished when members are doing 75% of the work of the Coop is a
feeling of being a member-owner that one cannot get from merely investing one's money.
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