After 50 years, Park Slope Food Co-op founder Joe Holtz is retiring

WNYC News | Oct 17, 2024

The Park Slope Food Co-op is a Brooklyn grocery store owned by community members, each of whom have to work shifts in exchange for being able to shop there. It's one of the oldest and largest food coops in the country.

But Joe Holtz, one of the founders of Park Slope Food Co-op and its longtime general manager, is retiring after 50 years of working. He talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about his tenure at the coop and what's next.

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