Brooklyn Packers cuts out the grocery store to bring NYC fresh produce from independent farmers, foragers, and makers.

From https://www.brooklynsupportedagriculture.com/what-is-bsa : Brooklyn Packers is a worker-owned, Black-led food sourcing, packing, and distribution cooperative. They form a conduit between farms and the city, building Brooklyn food sovereignty. As a part of the greater New York City solidarity economy, BSA: guarantees worker-owners the same salary and equal company voting rights; buys from small, local farms and food businesses that produce food sustainably; and facilitates community access by only charging for labor (i.e. we never mark up food).

Steph Wiley is a worker-owner of Brooklyn Packers and a longtime food justice activist. Steph has over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience and has been a member of Just Food’s board, the New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives (NYC NoWC) Advocacy Council, and the NYC NoWC Training Collective. Steph co-founded Brooklyn Packers with Shawn Santana in 2016. Along with his work at Brooklyn Packers, Steph is helping to develop a network of cooperative homesteads. He believes that aligned movements working together in solidarity is the best way to seek justice for all in our lifetimes.