The Windsor Terrace/Kensington Food Coop is Still a Thing

Windsor Terrace may wind up with even more fresh food than it bargained for.

The Windsor Terrace Food Coop is forging ahead, despite last week's announcement that Walgreens would be sharing its Prospect Avenue storefront with a new and improved Key Food, putting an end to the neighborhood's status as a food desert.

A meeting will be held on March 13 at Knights of Columbus Hall, located at 1511 10th Ave., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Participants will be updated on the coop's progress and discuss next steps.

Organizers have been careful to note that the coop was never intended to serve as a replacement for a grocery store. Rather, the idea is to offer several alternatives for fresh food a la Park Slope, a neighborhood almost overflowing with options.

Jack O'Connell, who helmed the inaugural meeting, said at the time that the concept of the coop should be as much about community as it is about the products it peddles. 

“It fills an objective of providing good food, but there was a lot of talk about participation and participatory community," he said. "That’s exciting stuff.”

What do you think? Does the neighborhood still need a food coop? Or is the incoming Key Food enough? Tell us in the comments.