The formidable Park Slope Food Co-Op is losing members to little-known newcomer Greene Hill Food Co-Op faster than you can say Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions. The Daily News reports that of the more than 60 to defect, the latest is none other than handsome heartthrob and alleged shift-shirker Adrian Grenier. Last week, after rumors surfaced that the A-lister had been kicked out of the notoriously stringent co-op for slacking off, Grenier took to twitter in an attempt to set the record straight: more ›

Wow, just when the Park Slope Food Co-op thought things had settled down after the Israeli food debacle: Celebrity member Adrian Grenier was just kicked out! According to The Daily, it's because he didn't work his shift. more ›

This morning was business as usual at the Park Slope Food Co-Op following last night's contentious meeting. Supporters of a boycott on Israeli products were handily defeated, with 1,005 members voting against and 653 voting for a full referendum on the issue. Today, most members were just happy to put the issue behind them, and on Union Street, the ubiquitous Park Slope stroller pushers have replaced anti-Israel picketers. more ›

Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio is defending your right to buy seltzer, matzo and kosher goodies imported from Israel at the Park Slope Food Co-op. Late last month, members of the food co-op finally decided to schedule a vote on whether to vote to ban Israeli-made food products. And DeBlasio is piling on to make sure Park Slope doesn't forsake Israel. more ›

When it comes to the potential ban on Israeli products at the Park Slope Food Co-Op, everyone has an opinion. Even Glenn Beck. With the big vote (to decide if they should vote) coming up fast, the former Fox News host went and expressed his displeasure with the idea at a Crown Heights fundraiser for a museum in Jerusalem last night. more ›

Our long local nightmare is almost over. After years and years and years of debate the issue of banning Israeli products at the Park Slope Food Co-Op is finally coming to a vote. Well. A vote to decide if it should come to a vote—this is the Co-op, after all. more ›

Remember waaaay back in February 2009 when the Park Slope interwebs got all upset about the thought that the Park Slope Food Co-op might ban Israeli products? The story is by no means dead, and today the Observer goes deep into the issue. “I think they’re latching onto it like slogans," one opponent of the ban told the pink paper. "Like true believers, it’s the cool thing to do. You know, ‘I’m a progressive, and it’s a progressive cause,’ so I think that’s how it’s coming through, very thoughtlessly.” more ›

Yes, putting in your time at the Park Slope Food Co-op is important. But you know what else is important? Castle with Nathan Fillion. At least that seemed to be the reasoning of one volunteer. A tipster e-mailed FIPS on Monday night about a strange sign he saw on the door of the Co-op. He writes: more ›

BREAKING: The Park Slope Co-op voted in favor of banning the Williamsburg kosher food company Flaum Appetizing Corp. this week, due to allegations of illegal practices. Flaum's owner, Moshe Grunhut, is refusing to pay the $260,000 in back pay to the 17 workers he allegedly fired illegally for complaining they were under compensated for overtime. Grunhut insists he fired the workers due to their status as illegal immigrants, and doesn't owe them anything. more ›

Aaron Naparstek, Streetsblog founder, has a personal blog post about that Park Slope institution, The Park Slope Food Coop. The food coop, which has flirted with banning bottled water and Israeli food products, makes $40 million a year, but has frustrated/ surly workers and the finest in community fliers. more ›

The Park Slope Food Coop isn't too happy about the new Co-op in town: Barneys. The department store is slated to open on Atlantic Avenue this year, and general manager of the food coop, Joe Holtz says they have illegally coopted the word co-op! The misuse of the term is considered a violation of state law, and a misdemeanor could have the retail giant facing a fine of... 500 bucks. more ›

Do you feel ashamed and guilty because you haven't been fulfilling your duties as a member of the Park Slope Food Coop? Have you been missing shifts, drinking bottled water, or purchasing Israeli products? Do you feel like horrible person because of it? Here's a way to repent — wear a t-shirt announcing the fact that you've been "suspended at the Coop." more ›

This weekend, the NY Times has a long confessional-style feature from a Park Slope Food Coop member who was suspended after she fell behind on her hours. Yes, Alana Joblin Ain wasn't able to keep up with the 2.75 hours required every four weeks to keep her as a Food Coop member in good standing, "Flushed, defeated and taken aback — I knew I owed the co-op some work, but I didn’t know I had been blacklisted — I slunk around the corner for a takeout burrito. But no amount of mushrooms and spinach could diminish my shame and guilt." more ›

Prospect Heights mom and Park Slope Food Coop member Yvonne Brechbuhler got a little something extra in a head of organic lettuce she recently brought home: a little green frog “no bigger than the tip of her pinky finger," according to the Daily News. Brechbuhler discovered the frog (pictured) only when she took out the lettuce to make a salad – after it had been in her refrigerator for three days. She insists that her fridge has no frog infestation and speculates the frog hitchhiked in the lettuce from South Florida, presumably seeking fame and fortune in the big city. more ›