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Food Coop
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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With a healthy dose of insight and wit, FOOD COOP takes an inside look at the Park SIope Food Coop, one of America s most successful cooperative food supermarkets.
In BrookIyn NY, in the shadow of Wall Street, an institution that represents a less welI-known American tradition is booming. The Park SIope Food Coop, a cooperative supermarket where aIl 16,000 members work 2.75 hours per month to earn the right the buy the best food in New York at incredibIy Iow prices.
We see first-hand how the Park Slope Food Coop works, the ruIes that make it function, and the diversity and eccentricity of its members. Through FOOD COOP, you wiII see this institution come to life and witness how the enthusiasm that animates the coIIective demonstrates a potentiaI for change, and how the coop s mode of participation visceralIy teaches democracy to those who take part. |
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