One of the most exciting food developments in Queens is the coming of the Queens Harvest Food Co-op, which happens to be the first food co-op to be developed in the borough of Queens. I was involved in the very early stages of this project, so I know the efforts are heartfelt and determined by those involved.
According to their website:
The Queens Harvest Food Co-op is a new community driven venture into the world of fresh, high-quality food at affordable prices. They will be a member-owned and controlled market that puts community before profits. Anticipated opening in the Queens Plaza area in 2011.
The location of the co-op will greatly benefit western Queens’ low-income populations by being near the Queensbridge Houses and other housing developments nearby. This will provide access to real, quality food to people that would otherwise not be able to easily find it.
The Co-op is participating as a host of the upcoming Queens Green Drinks, details of the event can be found here. I am hopeful to attend so if you are local to NYC, perhaps I’ll see you there!
I will be very interested to see the co-op plans progress and excited to shop there once it’s up and running!
