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Food Coop (U*) + ScreenTalk  

Eat The Screen

,Cinema 3
Still from Food Coop

Take a peek inside the legendary Park Slope Food Coop. 

How many supermarkets do you know where people queue up for 40 minutes at the check-out? Where they’ll travel for two hours on public transport to get there?  

Founded in Brooklyn 1973, the Park Slope Food Coop now has 16,000+ owner-members. Each works roughly 3 hours a week, in return earning the right to shop. The quality of food is outstanding; prices are up to 40% cheaper than elsewhere. Is this, some claim, ‘the greatest social experiment’ in the USA?  

Join us after the film for a discussion with the director, Tom Boothe – also founder of the Paris food coop La Louve – and Arthur Potts-Dawson, chef and co-founder of London food coop The People’s Supermarket, chaired by Tim Lang, author of Feeding Britain: Our Food Problems and How to Fix Them, and Professor of Food Policy at City University of London's Centre for Food Policy. 

Tagged with: Cinema Eat The Screen

France 2016 Dir Tom Boothe 97 min digital 

Cinema 3

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.