Flatbush Food Coop

Well, despite the fact that it's 5 blocks away instead of around the corner, I've been finding myself in the Flatbush Food Co-op increasingly often since they moved across the street into their incredible new digs on April 18, taking over the old Associated Supermarket's space, which had been empty for quite a while. Some items are truly overpriced, but the overall shopping experience is very pleasant, and the selection is excellent. Keeping an eye on coupons and sales also helps. Natural Frontier is likely to continue to get much of my default/impulse business, but when I know what I'm looking for, and am on a "mission", FFC is definitely on my radar. And, although, a wide range of folks have been railing against the new FFC (and against coops in general - in different places, I've seen accusations of creeping communism and of bourgeois elitism leveled at them!), a wide range of customers, from a diverse range of socioeconomic backgrounds, were to be seen shopping there today. And, call me sentimental, but it kinda gets me right here to see the word "Flatbush" emblazoned in massive letters on an awning on Cortelyou Road between Rugby and Marlborough.