How Many Beans in the Jar? Congratulations to an Impressive Winner!

The Co-op tabled during La Mama Theater‘s 65th Anniversary block party last month, and we played the game “How many beans are in this jar?”. Adults and children guessed numbers from 23 to more than 10,000 beans. The answer was 359, and the winner guessed 362, only 3 beans away!! They will receive an assortment of products from the Co-op as a prize.

Thank you to all the players and passers-by, and if you haven’t done so, come visit our store! Anyone can shop, and we offer many discounts even for non-members.

Our annual working members’ general meeting

Great to meet many working members last month to discuss how the coop works and how we can improve things going forward. Ordering, signage, communication, outreach… Please get in touch at drygoods@4thstreetfoodcoop.org if you want to be more involved in the coop’s back-of-the-house operations.

Coop working members at Many Hands Workshop (May 17, 2026)

@Working Members, please join our general meeting this SUNDAY, MAY 17th

The meeting takes place at Many Hands Workshop from 5-8pm

Come meet your fellow coop working members, hear from our board and working groups (Communications, Dry Goods, Produce, Membership, Scheduling, Accounting & Finance), and become more engaged in the coop.

If you are not a working member but interested in learning about the coop and/or becoming more involved, you are welcome as well!

May is BIKE MONTH: Visit the Co-op on wheels and get a 8% discount!

The coop celebrates Bike Month in May! Members of cycling advocacy organizations (such as Transportation Alternatives, WE Bike, Time’s Up, Recycle-a-Bicycle, etc.), and people arriving on bikes, trikes, unicycles, rollerblades, skates, or skateboards (not electric) will receive an 8% discount* at the 4th Street Food Coop until May 31, 2026.

Illustration: Dorothée Pierrard

Try our toothpaste tablets!

Come try our zero-waste, vegan, cruelty-free toothpaste tablets from The Humble Company and Un-Paste! Fluoride-free and fluoride options available. $10.20 for 125 tablets. And if shoppers like them we will be offering bulk/refill options!