About Us
A Little History
The Hungry Hollow Co-op was begun as a buying club in 1973 by a group of parents associated with the Green Meadow Waldorf School. Their original intention was to work cooperatively to provide the healthiest food available at the lowest possible price.
We are committed to selling biodynamic and organic produce and environmentally sound household products and to supporting community-based activities beyond the confines of the store.
Our Mission
We, the owner / members and the staff of the Hungry Hollow Co-op, are dedicated to providing, at a just value, the healthiest foods available, in an atmosphere of warmth and friendliness.
We encourage the production and use of biodynamic and organic foods and products that promote health in individuals and the local and worldwide environment.
We strive to cultivate a rich community life, locally and regionally, through education and participation in the cooperative form of business.
We seek to serve an ever-growing and diverse community of people by providing access to the healthy foods, products and quality of life we espouse.
We support the responsibility of business to positively transform society and the use of profit to fuel socially minded initiatives; we seek mutual responsibility and fairness in our relationships with suppliers, staff and customers.
Meet Our Board
Scott Dunn
Board Secretary: Rolando Guerra
Rolando Guerra and and his family are longtime residents of the community. He has been an educator for over 20 years, servicing the elementary students in a bilingual setting, as well as adults seeking a high school diploma.
Rolando recognizes the need to support small business and farmers. He believes it is important for his family to know where his food is coming from and how it is grown.
Board President: Martha Francis
Martha Francis is a 1984 Green Meadow graduate. She worked at the Co-op in the 1990s and then served on the Board. She returned to serve on the Board in 2023.
Board Member: Ann Kinney
Ann Kinney is an artist, photographer, teacher and environmentalist. Originally from New Jersey, she has lived and been active in Rockland Since 2016. She has been a member of the Board since 2019 and is also a Master Gardener Volunteer at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Rockland, Co-president of the Clarkstown Garden Club and a Board Member at the NJ Botanical Gardens Skylands Association.
Board Member: Allan Daniel
Allan Daniel was born and raised in Manhattan but has lived in northern NJ for 33 years. he graduated from the Horace Mann school before attending the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Allan is both a dealer and collector of American folk art and served on the board of the American Folk Art Museum in NYC. He and his wife, Kendra, have shared their diverse art collections in exhibitions in the US and Europe. The art has been featured in books and periodicals. The couple have a pollinator friendly farm in Massachusetts. (above) celebrating his 90th birthday.
Board Member: Donald Samick
Donald Samick grew up in Tenafly, NJ. After high school he worked in a luncheonette and soon advanced to be a manager with a staff of 14, learning all the essentials of running a business. He also took courses in business administration. Donald was very successful, but he felt unfulfilled and so he enrolled at the Brooklyn Institute of Design and Construction, studying architecture following a dream.
One day he stopped for a meal at the Tenafly Diner on his way home and ran into his former baseball coach. Donald shared that he was looking for work to help pay for his tuition. The coach mentioned that the Lamb Studios, where he worked in selling stained glass windows and church interior designs, were looking for an assistant draftsman. The next day, with his drawings in tow, Donald was interviewed by the chief designer, George de Ris, and hired “on the spot”. It was due to this connection that Donald was introduced to Anthroposophy and Waldorf education.
Donald worked at the studios until the death of the owner. By 1970, at the young age of twenty-six, Donald found himself owner of the Lamb Studios, which he operated for over fifty years.
Today Donald Samick is retired. He has four children, which all went to Waldorf School, first to Green Meadow and later to the Hawthorne Valley school.
Meet Our Board
Peggy Doyle
Scott Dunn
Board Secretary: Rolando Guerra
Rolando Guerra and and his family are longtime residents of the community. He has been an educator for over 20 years, servicing the elementary students in a bilingual setting, as well as adults seeking a high school diploma.
Rolando recognizes the need to support small business and farmers. He believes it is important for his family to know where his food is coming from and how it is grown.
Board Member: Ann Kinney
Ann Kinney is an artist, photographer, teacher and environmentalist. Originally from New Jersey, she has lived and been active in Rockland Since 2016. She has been a member of the Board since 2019 and is also a Master Gardener Volunteer at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Rockland, Co-president of the Clarkstown Garden Club and a Board Member at the NJ Botanical Gardens Skylands Association.
Board Member: Allan Daniel
Allan Daniel was born and raised in Manhattan but has lived in northern NJ for 33 years. he graduated from the Horace Mann school before attending the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Allan is both a dealer and collector of American folk art and served on the board of the American Folk Art Museum in NYC. He and his wife, Kendra, have shared their diverse art collections in exhibitions in the US and Europe. The art has been featured in books and periodicals. The couple have a pollinator friendly farm in Massachusetts. (above) celebrating his 90th birthday.
