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Volume LL, Number 16 August 17, 2017 Beer at the Coop July 2017 General By Peter von Ziegesar Meeting ith such variety available, By John B. Thomas covering a wide range of top- Whow does the Coop keep side from the usual busi- ics pertaining to the Coop’s track of beers that seem to have Aness, the July General operations, growth and prod- all the flavors of ice cream? Meeting provided a forum for uct sourcing policies. A wide- Perusing the shelves of cans members to discuss intensely ly lauded request came from near the entrance and bottles the values of the Coop com- a member named Caroline by the bulk aisle, a puzzled munity through a discussion who asked if the Coop could shopper can find “mixed malt of a proposed change to the look into changing the nature saison brewed with blueber- retirement policy, as well as of the front desk position to ries,” a “mole” malt beverage a preview of potential future be more welcoming. General that includes chili pepper, choc- growth of the Coop that is Coordinator Elinoar Astrinsky olate, cinnamon and vanilla being assessed by the Second replied that it is a priority of beans in the recipe (and then is Location Study Committee. the staff as well, and that inter- aged in bourbon bottles), a hard ested parties should contact cider flavored with passion fruit, Open Forum the GCs. a “Not Your Father’s” ginger ale After the perfunctory expla- Another request came that’s 5.9% alcohol by volume, a nations, the July General Meet- from Krista asking if the beer called La Roja du Kriek in ing began with an Open Forum CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 which sour amber ale is mixed with cherry juice, a mint choc- olate stout and another stout brewed (in Hawaii, of course) with coconut water.

“There are so many crazy PHOTO BY PETER VON ZIEGESAR things happening in beer these Aaron Sechler, a member of the Beer Squad, stocking ales, days with one-time releases porters and IPAs on the tall can shelf. and artisanal beers that I rely on the beer squad to keep me a staff member who splits his ears to the ground. That’s anoth- informed,” says Kusi Merello, time between the yogurt and er difference between beer and Receiving Coordinator and Beer beer shelves. Their reign has yogurt. Yogurt doesn’t change Buyer since 2015. She refers to coincided with an explosion of much; beer is more about the the 45 or so Coop members new beers and choices for the latest thing.” whose primary job is to stock Coop. “It’s always changing,” Kusi estimates that the the shelves for beer. “My person- says Kusi. “The most popular Coop sells between $800,000 al favorites are IPAs, saisons and brands are River Horse, Victory, to $850,000 worth of beer annu- lagers, but you have to be care- Brooklyn and Sierra Nevada, but ally. Taking the average price of

ful of beers these days. Big Ass we are stocking more and more a bottle at $2.50, that means PHOTO BY INGSU LIU Money Stout 2 Imperial Stout by locally brewed and New York that Coop members drink over Coop members debate the retirement policy. Evil Twin has 16% alcohol!” area beers now.” 300,000 bottles and cans of beer Kusi has been at her job Brian says the main differ- and other malt beverages a year, Next General Meeting on August 29 since 2015, when the longtime ence between beer and yogurt or 4 million fluid ounces. That’s The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held and well-beloved Coop beer is that what people buy in beer a lotta suds! on the last Tuesday of each month. The August General buyer, Matthew Marvel, passed is seasonal. “There are types of Aaron Sechler is a member Meeting will be on Tuesday, August 29, at 7:00 p.m. at St. away. “It was not an easy time, beer that are popular in season. of the Beer Squad whom Kusi Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth but I’d bartended and wait- Light beers go up in the sum- and Brian often turn to in order and Seventh Aves. ressed and had a sense of the mer. So do cans,” he says. “The to stay current with the quickly The agenda is in this Gazette, on www.foodcoop.com and industry so I ended up taking Coop is always looking for good changing beer scene. “I’m very available as a flier in the entryway of the Coop. For more the job on.” Kusi shares her purveyors, certain brewers we familiar with fancy beer,” he information about the GM and about Coop governance, position with Brian Robinson, like. It’s a matter of keeping our CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 please see the center of this issue. IN THIS ISSUE The Coop Puzzle ...... 2 Beautiful Bouquets the Organic Way ...... 4 is now Coordinators’ Corner ...... 5 Classifieds ...... 5 open until International Trade Education Squad Report ...... 6 Safe Food Committee Report ...... 7 8:00 p.m. Welcome ...... 9 Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement . . 9 on Sundays! Calendar of Events ...... 10 Letters to the Editor ...... 12

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Beer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Crossword Puzzle says, chatting while stocking 123 45678 9 10 11 12 13 ales, porters and IPAs on the tall can shelf. “I’ve been drink- 14 15 16 ing it for a long time. I guess you 17 18 19 could say I’m obsessed with it. Often I’ll email Kusi to ask her to 20 21 order a particular specialty craft 22 23 24 25 26 27 beer that I’ve tasted or heard of and then we’ll talk about what 28 29 30 seasonals are coming out.” 31 32 33 34 35 36 Aaron enthusiastically fol- lows the wave of new craft beer 37 38 39 40 41 42 makers that have sprung up 43 44 45 46 in the boroughs, brewers who often open their doors once 47 48 49 50 51 52 a week to long lines of waiting 53 54 55 56 57 58 patrons who appreciate high- ly hopped fresh ales. Unfor- 59 60 tunately, only a few of these 61 62 63 64 65

beers are represented on the ILLUSTRATION BY PAUL BUCKLEY Coop shelves, he says, since 66 67 68 most of the small, local brew- Starting next year, crop insur- craft breweries, wineries and 69 70 71 eries self-distribute exclusively ance for barley will be available distilleries in every corner of to nearby restaurants and their in 44 counties of New York State, the state, creating jobs and Across 2. Olympic speed skater Davis own tasting room customers. up from only four counties spurring economic activity in 1. Buffoon 3. Some Balkanites Some of these local brews are today, allowing more farmers to the process.” 4. “Sounds likely to me” 4. Big-screen movie format 9. Was reflective 5. ____ Draper, “Mad Men” character so highly prized that a trading grow barley for beer making. The Under Cuomo’s previous 14. Revolutionary Guevara 6. “However ...” culture has sprung up in which new directive came apparently Farm Brewing Law, passed in 15. Yap, so to speak 7. Hawke of “Boyhood” serious collectors will wait in through the lobbying efforts of 2012, many craft breweries have 16. Ferrell’s cheerleading partner on 8. What a criminal may be on “SNL” 9. Speedy two-wheelers line for a particularly well-craft- Governor Andrew Cuomo, and been receiving substantial state 17. Much-filmed swinger 10. Knife, e.g. ed ale, then ship bottles around U.S. Senators Charles Schumer subsidies, and have also been 20. E-mail folder 11. Half a school year: Abbr. the country to other collectors. and Kirsten Gilibrand. allowed to serve beer to cus- 21. Otherworldly 12. Stat for Clayton Kershaw 22. Aid in getting a grip 13. Cacophony Among the smaller high-quality “By providing a safety net for tomers by the glass, as long as 23. Film-cropping technique often used 18. Actresses Kravitz and Saldana local breweries whose products more malt barley producers, we they follow a ramping schedule for TV that Turner Classic Movies proudly 19. “____ No Sunshine” (1971 hit) can be found on Coop shelves are providing New York farm- of using NY State–sourced hops eschews 23. “Don’t shoot!,” e.g. 28. Housecat’s perch 24. Enigma machine decoder Turing are Single Cut Beersmiths and ers with the ability to diversify and barley malt in their beers. 30. Where Moses got the Ten Command- 25. It’s worth 100 smackers Barrier Brewing Company, both what they grow, while helping Until the end of 2018 at least ments 26. ____ Burr, major role in “Hamilton” located in Queens. to meet the demand of this 20% of so-called “farm brew- 31. Angkor ____ (Cambodian temple) 27. Young hijos 34. Copier paper buy 29. Tax org. In New York State, a recent state’s booming craft beverage ers’” beer ingredients must be 36. Bereft 31. Site that promises “Better information. development coming from the industry,” Governor Cuomo grown in NY State. In 2019, that 37. ____ Period (time in Japanese Better health” United States Department of said in June. “Make no mistake: proportion rises to 60%, and by history) 32. “Goodbye, mon ami!” 38. Bay Area city, informally 33. “____ is human ...” Agriculture may add to the cur- this is a win-win that helps our 2024 no less than 90% of hops 42. “____ bad!” 35. Juilliard deg. rent boom of craft breweries. agricultural sector help new and all other beer ingredients 43. “Boyfriend” singer, to fans, with “the” 39. Costa ____ must be grown in-state. The 45. Congressional staffer 40. Score after deuce 46. Coast Guard rank: Abbr. 41. Below zero: Abbr. Associated Press has estimated 47. ____-Webster (dictionary publisher) 44. “It’s a no-____!” that that New York barley farm- 51. Short smokes? 48. Not long from now ers will have to increase their 53. “Girls on Film” band 49. Nav. bigwigs 55. Comedy Central host Daniel 50. Pillowcase material production at least 15-fold to 59. Retort to “You are not!” 52. Heed a red light meet the demands of NY State 60. Johnny Depp role of 2013 54. Bodybuilder’s dirty secret, informally brewers and distillers during the 61. “Yes, let’s!” (or this puzzle’s theme) 56. Simmering, say 66. Highly competitive, as a personality 57. Fab Four surname next decade. 67. Perfect 58. Winnie-the-Pooh’s favorite food The farm brewery trend is 68. Unrefined material 60. Bathroom powder already showing itself in Brook- 69. Actor/comedian Denis 61. The Cardinals, on scoreboards lyn. The Strong Rope Brewery in 70. “Bye Bye Bye” boy band 62. “____ Como Va” (1971 Santana hit) 71. Like Oscar Wilde’s humor 63. Put ____ fight Gowanus, which has a New York 64. Crucial State farm brewery designation, Down 65. Suffix with Ecuador or Euclid already uses 90% New York 1. When “Double, double toil and trouble” is chanted in “Macbeth” State malt and 100% New York State hops. They serve fresh, Puzzle author: author: David David Levinson Levinson-Wilk. Wilk. For answers, For answers,see page 12 see. page 12. hoppy ales by the glass and some ciders five days a week at the brewery’s Red Hook neigh- These changes are for the their President Street location. borhood. One of the Brunts, a better, according to Aaron. “The Overall, there are current- so-called “wet-hopped” pilsner, first wave of beer is over…the ly perhaps 30 brewers in the boasts hops grown in the back- mega-beers of the ’90s,” he says. five boroughs whose beer is yard of the nearby Brooklyn “Giant brewers like Sam Adams only sold locally and some- Crab restaurant. can’t compete with the small- times only in-house. You have Carroll Garden’s Other Half er, more nimble ones for qual- to belly up to the bar in order also produces beers only for ity any more. They are getting to appreciate their unique fla- the New York area, mostly squeezed out.” vors and hoppy hops. Even the what it calls “double IPAs”— And more and more this 13-year-old Sixpoint Brewery of highly hopped and tangy. The change is being reflected in Brooklyn, which has a wide dis- Bridge and Tunnel Brewery in the display of beers on Coop tribution network, has jumped Ridgewood, Queens, special- shelves. “In the last two years on this bandwagon with a new izes in stouts and porters that we’ve seen a much greater vari- line of beers known as “The can best be drunk at the brew- ety of beer here at the Coop,” he Brunt,”—which are released ery’s own taproom, although says. “We now work with every raw and unfiltered and are it’s also available in a few other single quality distributer…we available only to drinkers in Queens restaurants. didn’t before.” n

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as to whether or not the exist- Item 2: Increase the Size of the ing policy was in fact ineffec- Second Location Study Committee tive, and if so, if the proposed A proposal was brought solution was the right one. forward to increase the size For example, what happens of the Second Location to a member who is 75 but Study Committee by up to has only 10 years of service? four members. The Second Would he or she be eligible Location Study Committee for retirement and covered was established in Decem- by the new policy? There was ber 2016 to assess the fea- no general consensus on if sibility of the Coop adding there is currently a problem a new location and possibly with the existing policy and make recommendations. The if the proposed solution was Committee initially com- the right one. prised nine members and General Coordinator Her- three General Coordinators. pel did provide some data Jonathan Farber, a mem- to ground the discussion in ber involved in the Com- reality. Herpel stated that mittee, discussed the the Coop has approximately need for up to four new 17,000 members presently. Of members, describing the those, 692 are “retired” and sheer amount of work that an additional 1,900 are on the Committee needs to disability, temporary disabil- accomplish in its 18-month

PHOTO BY INGSU LIU ity or parental leave. Or put timeframe. Specifically, Members voting to increase the size of the Second Location Study Committee. one way, “14,500 members they are looking for some- are working so that 17,000 one to help organize the General Meeting described as “quite good at Linewaiters’ Gazette on this members can shop.” Committee, a community the moment.” Second, the topic, which can be found While the mood of the organizer and a good writ- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Coop received a membership online in the June 22, 2017 attending members seemed er who can liaise with the Coop could add a second dividend of $114k from the issue. Members can find more to be in favor of both a retire- General Membership. look-up computer, and add National Cooperative Gro- information online at coop- ment policy and amending it Several questions were the information from the cers (on which the Coop will ites.wordpress.com to more fairly acknowledge raised by members in atten- look-up computer online. need to pay taxes). the service of members to the dance about the progress of General Coordinator Ann [I]t became clear that the Coop, there was a small but the Committee to date. Far- Herpel stated that the sec- Produce Report vocal minority who felt the ber and Holtz made mem- ond request was in the Astrinsky presented some Coop as a community also policy shouldn’t exist at all. bers aware that an article works, and that she would exciting news to Coop mem- needs to decide from a moral In addition to exhortations would be in the Linewaiters’ ask IT about the first. bers: that as of July 30, the standpoint whether or not it to make a fact-based propos- Gazette on August 3 detailing Coop member Eileen Coop will be open until 8:00 feels that allowing members al and ultimately decision on the work of the Committee. asked if there was a commit- p.m. on Sundays, instead of to ‘retire’ from working after this topic, it became clear An amendment was put forth tee tasked with looking into 7:30 p.m. Doors will close a specified period of service is that the Coop as a communi- to have the General Meet- if carcinogens (agents that at 8:00 p.m., shoppers are ty also needs to decide from ing vote on and approve may cause cancer) are pres- expected to be on line by consistent with the values of a moral standpoint whether members, which failed over- ent in beauty products that 8:15 p.m. Additionally, the the Coop community. or not it feels that allowing whelmingly. The proposal to the Coop carries, and rec- Maintenance Squad(s) will members to “retire” from increase the Committee by ommended an app—Think now only get started once Item 1: Clarification of Retire- working after a specified peri- up to four members passed Dirty—for Coop members the Coop is closed, starting ment Policy od of service is consistent overwhelmingly. interested in learning more at 8:30 p.m., with another An item was brought for- with the values of the Coop The meeting was swiftly about the safety of their squad beginning at 9 p.m. ward for discussion regard- community. brought to a close afterwards. n beauty products. Astrinsky The Inventory Squad will ing a proposal to amend the responded, encouraging start at 8:15 p.m. Coop’s retirement policy. For Eileen and all Coop mem- Astrinsky also provid- those who are unaware, the bers with knowledge about ed an update on new shift Coop allows members to the environmental, social, opportunities in receiving “retire” from work shifts at economic, health or other on Saturday and Sunday. the age of 65 with 20 years of aspects of specific products Due to exceptionally high continuous service or at 60 Special Ordering to reach out to the various demand (the Coop sells a with 30 years of continuous buyers— in order to make case of produce every minute service. Temporarily Suspended them aware, and educate the on the weekends), the Coop Miles Manning, a squad Coop community as a whole. has added two new produce- leader for 24 years, felt that �� focused Receiving shifts on the current proposal (retire- Coordinator Reports Sundays at 12:30 p.m. and ment from work shifts at Finance Report 3:00 p.m., and will start the age 60 with 30 years of ser- We will not be taking General Coordinator Mike same shifts on Saturdays in vice and 65 with 20 years) is Eakin began his remarks by the fall. Additionally, there incomplete, and proposed a special orders reminding Coop members continue to be openings sliding scale of age and years that he will be retiring and for morning shifts starting worked for those between the that there is an open position between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. ages of 60 and 65 (so 61 and until after Labor Day for a Finance General Coordi- 28 years, 62 and 26 years, and Vitamins/Supplements special orders nator. Interviews for the posi- International Trade so on). are suspended indefinitely tion will start in September. Education Squad A vigorous debate ensued There were two main Following up on their June both on the effectiveness of points of interest in Eakin’s presentation on President the current retirement poli- No special orders on fresh baked goods presentation. First, that the Trump’s aim to renegotiate cy, the merits of the proposal standard metrics the Coop NAFTA, the International in addressing any gaps, and Orders for bulk or produce by the case must be placed directly with uses to evaluate its finan- Trade Education Squad pro- whether or not a retirement a bulk or produce buyer cial performance are hold- vided additional commentary policy should exist in the first ing steady. Namely, the on the process. Bart DeCoursy place. In terms of the effec- gross margin as of July 17, of the ITES Squad also recent- tiveness of the current policy, 2017 is 17.29%, which Eakin ly published an article in the several questions were raised

Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 4 August 17, 2017 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Beautiful Bouquets the Organic Way Casey is a farming nerd. “I love puzzles,” he said. “I love making things fit together— problem solving, complexity. The farm is a giant puzzle. You don’t know if you should start with the outside borders, get the borders, or do you grow from the inside out? Turns out both are true—we solve it from all angles! It’s easy enough to harvest a tomato because there’s color in it, but how many buds should open so can I harvest a snap- dragon? What color does the center bloom on a sea holly need to be before the auxiliary buds won’t droop? It definite- ly keeps us on our toes.”

Harvesting flowers grown in the fields. PHOTO BY MICHAEL J. COHEN “When you buy local flowers, By Pat Smith It Began with a ut flowers may not imme- Roadside Stand you’re supporting fewer flower Cdiately spring to mind Why start with flowers? miles, just like food.” when we think about organ- “Missy had experience there, —Casey Steinberg PHOTO BY SUSAN STEINBROCK ic produce. Too many of the and we felt like that was a Casey Steinberg, owner of Old Friends Farm, which bouquets sold on the street product in the area that was supplies the Coop with fresh bouquets. look as if they’ve been sourced not fully represented,” Casey Pretty Shouldn’t from another planet and said. “There’s a lot of vegeta- Be Poisonous who can’t do what you’re doing Close to Home spray-painted seasonal col- ble farming around here, but How does growing flowers right now—walking around “When you buy local flowers, ors. But to Casey Steinberg there weren’t a whole lot of compare to raising food crops? and seeing what the culture you’re supporting fewer flower of Old Friends Farm, organic folks focusing on flowers on a “Ultimately, there’s not a lot of is, what the cultivation is— miles, just like food. You have a flowers and organic vegeta- large scale. It felt like a good difference,” Casey said. “Flow- to have a reason to trust that better sense of the farmers and bles aren’t so different from niche for us. We started with ers are a little more particular. we’re doing what we say.” their practices. You’re keep- each other. “One of them you a little roadside, self-serve There is a disconnect between ing all that money local. It’s an eat, and one of them you eat stand in front of the Snyders’ the local organic food move- Battle Against Beetles investment, financially, environ- with your eyes,” he said as we house, and we picked up a ment and the conventional How does the farm han- mentally, and in our communi- walked around the 28-acre couple small farmers mar- flower industry, which can be dle pests? “It depends on the ty. I have friends in New York, organic farm outside of kets. We slowly added salad nasty. It feels hypocritical and crop,” Casey said. “Salad is who will send me pictures when Amherst, MA that he and his greens and then veggies. That shortsighted to say what I eat really tricky; we have a lot of they go shopping and they find friend Missy Bahret own and was a quarter-acre and now needs to be organic, but the flea beetles, little tiny black something with our label on it. manage together. They are two we’re on almost thirty.” flowers I’m going to hand to the beetles that will chew every- Some of those folks have been of the “Old Friends” for whom Did they come from farm person I love, or that I put on thing into Swiss cheese. That’s to the farm. They know our the farm is named, along with families? “No, neither of us my table that touch food don’t why we cover the greens, but crew. I think that connection a couple who inspired them were farmers, and that’s true matter. Or I’m going to treat that creates problems—it’s is important in ways that we early on. “When we got start- of almost all of our crew,” this piece of land with integrity hot under there, and greens don’t even necessarily know. ed we had some neighbors, Casey said. “We grew up with because it’s growing food, but like cool temperatures. There’s As soon as the disconnect hap- Mary and Dana Snyder, who outdoor-active parents—gar- not that piece of land because a puzzle piece right there. And pens, you start caring less, and were both 80-some years old,” dens, landscaping, all that. it’s growing flowers. To be gen- we’ve got Colorado potato there’s less accountability. Any Casey said. “They were literally We’re first-generation farm- uinely respectful of the environ- beetles, cucumber beetles, of your Coop customers could our oldest friends. They lent us ers. If you ask most farmers ment, it should all be cultivated woodchucks, you know, you pick up one of our bouquets, a little quarter-acre to grow our why they’re doing it, they’ll with the same integrity.” can sprain your ankle in a look at the tag, and send us an first flowers, and a barn where like say it’s to foster a connec- “Worker conditions in the woodchuck hole. We have dis- email saying, hey, what flower is they let us prep for market at tion between food and com- conventional flower industry eases, just like everybody else. this? And they’ll get an answer night. They were inspirational, munity. That cliché is very true have been pretty toxic,” Casey One benefit of being at the directly from us. I think that salt of the earth folks.” for me, too.” said. “We can’t blame the top of the hill here is there’s connection is socially and envi- workers in Brazil, or Ecuador, always a breeze, which is really ronmentally important.” or Israel, they’re good people, helpful against disease, keep- they have families, they need ing new air in circulation.” It’s Awe You Need the money. However, we can Are there pests specific to Why are flowers import- support a producer that’s doing the flowers? “Oh, yeah, calla ant? “They remind us, either it responsibly, and trying to lilies, Japanese beetles love consciously or subconscious- turn as much of that income as them,” Casey said. What does ly, that there is magic in the possible back to their employ- he do? “We try to harvest as world,” Casey said. “That there ees, and back to the land. Part frequently as possible. A calla is beauty and complexity of our philosophy is the pri- lily is sort of the epitome of the beyond us. It’s necessary that oritizing of our workers and a perfect flower. If you have a lit- we keep flowers in our lives to healthy work environment. We tle dot on a calla lily, no wed- have some sense of the wonder want farmers for life, we don’t ding planner is going to buy it. of nature and our connection to want to burn people out.” So, we cull a lot. If you walked it. There’s beauty in food, too, “We are 100% Certified down those beds, you’d see but there’s different magic in Organic, certified by Bay State the pathways are strewn with looking at a bunch of carrots.” n Organic Certifiers. We’d be lilies, because they’re not sal- doing those practices, keep- able. We could create a huge Flowers from Old Friends Farm are ing those records anyway, but structure, and put tobacco net- delivered to the Coop on Monday being certified is a way of being ting over them but it’s a step and Thursday. Visit the website,

PHOTO BY MICHAEL J. COHEN held accountable, and it’s a we can avoid if we’re on our oldfriendsfarm.com and follow them Flowers growing in the greenhouse. way to convey to the customer harvesting game.” on Instagram @oldfriendsfarm.

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COORDINATORS’ CORNER Bylaws Amendment for August General Meeting By Lisa Moore and Ann Herpel fied General Coordinators. officers, a role defined in the Article III.2 reflects the Gen- from member initiatives and he General Coordinators In December 1995, the bylaws, the General Coordi- eral Coordinators’ respon- staff responding to questions periodically review the General Meeting voted to give nators employ firms to facil- sibilities that fall under the or concerns. The best results TCoop bylaws to make sure the GCs authority to deter- itate the operations of the umbrella of being the Coop’s occur when we work togeth- they align with the Coop’s mine the size of the hourly Coop. Some examples are Chief Administrative Officers er. These amendments help practices and best serve the staff that includes hiring and RAC Mechanical, the Coop’s “to employ such other firms.” strengthen and clarify the Coop’s institutional structure. terminating staff as needed. HVAC service provider; York Coop improvements result Coop’s governance system. n Recently a member posed a Amendment to Article III.2 International, our insurance question to us regarding lan- reflects this authority granted broker; and FUSE, our time guage in the bylaws and upon by that GM decision. and attendance and payroll To Submit Classified or Display Ads: review, we realized that clari- As chief administrative provider. The amendment to fication was needed. The pro- Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Clas- posed bylaw amendments, sified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at $30. printed in this issue, are the (Classified ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” category result of our review and will are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form. Clas- be discussed at the August seeking new members! sified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads General Meeting. Join the Committee and must be camera-ready and business card size (2” x 3.5” hori- In 1977 when the bylaws zontal). were written, the Coop only help set the monthly Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the had one level of employees, General Meeting agenda. elevator in the entrance lobby. namely General Coordinators, and the language of “coordi- Requirements: nators” or “paid coordinators” in the bylaws refers to this one Attend monthly Committee meetings category of employee. In sub- on the first Tuesday of the month at sequent years, additional lev- 8:00 p.m. els of staff were added to the Coop’s organizational struc- Attend at least five General Meetings ture but the bylaws were not per year changed to specifically refer Have a cooperative spirit and willingness to the original understand- ing that “coordinators” refers to work in a collaborative committee to General Coordinators. The environment amendments to Article III.1 Be interested in the ongoing business of and Article V.1 update the lan- guage to correspond to speci- the Coop Have a good attendance record If interested, contact Ann Herpel at 718-622-0560 or [email protected]. The Committee will interview applicants before submitting candidates to the GM for election. We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects the diversity of the Coop’s membership.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE EDUCATION SQUAD REPORT

Beginning NAFTA 2 Negotiations offending government. But for a cut of any judgment. instead of helping companies The firm now stands to take By Susan Metz co than U.S. producers sent Promotion Authority, the leg- resolve legitimate disputes home over 40 percent of the he New York Times reported south to Mexican markets. islation (aka Fast Track) that over seized assets, ISDS has award…. Investors sought Ton Monday, July 17 that Mexican workers receive low passed by a few votes in the increasingly become a means $1.6 billion in the case, but the Trump administration met wages. Goods imported from House during June 2015. It for rich investors to speculate in a 400-page ruling, the ISDS the second internal deadline Mexico are less expensive expires in June 2018. on lawsuits, winning huge tribunal issued $324 million on the path towards produc- here and therefore attractive The Canadians say they awards and forcing local tax- in awards.” ing an updated North Amer- to U.S. consumers. (Small expect that U.S. Congress payers to foot the bill... Transparency during nego- ican Free Trade Agreement trade deficits between the members will play a signif- A suit was brought by tiations and removing ISDS (NAFTA 2) between the U.S., U.S. and Canada have not icant role. From two papers Spanish investors against from NAFTA 2 will be imme- Mexico and Canada. NAFTA been an issue.) Low wages published by Canadian cen- Argentina under a bi-lateral diate priorities for the Trade 1 was negotiated under GHW in Mexico attract U.S. invest- trist think-tank, the C.D. Howe FTA for nationalizing a bank- Justice movement. Refer to Bush, ratified by Bill Clinton ment, and salaries are ‘har- Institute, “The President and rupt airline. “Speculators Bur- CoopITES.wordpress.com for in 1993 and went into effect in monized’ down for workers in Congress have joint author- ford Capital agreed in 2010 to articles and to CoopITES on 1994. Ample evidence of neg- the U.S. Notably, unionized ity over trade…(so) Govern- pay $13 million in legal fees Facebook for breaking news ative consequences is readi- factories are closed and man- ments of Canada and Mexico for the case, in exchange and upcoming activities. n ly available, and thoroughly ufacturing jobs switched to will need to secure support documented in “The Selling maquiladoras near the border in Congress.” The Canadians of ‘Free Trade’: NAFTA, Wash- where salaries and working remind us, “The U.S. Constitu- ington and the Subversion of conditions are appalling. tion Commerce Clause in Arti- American Democracy” by John Controlling currency cle I, Section 8 confers upon R MacArthur (2001). manipulation is the other new Congress the power to regu- The Summary of Objec- proposal. This means pre- late Commerce with foreign tives for NAFTA Renegotia- venting Mexico from raising Nations and among the sever- tions was released 30 days the number of the pesos we al States, and with the Indian after the announcement of would get in exchange for a tribes’, although within recent Trump’s decision to go for a U.S. dollar. Experts agree this times that authority has been second version and 30 days is not relevant now. turned over to the execu- before the negotiations are If the U.S. Trade Representa- tive branch and devolved to scheduled to start on August tive (USTR), Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade Representa- 17. Although the breadth of insists on either of these two tive (USTR), a presidential objectives is impressive, it new proposals, negotiations appointee.”…Canadians also tells little about the admin- will go nowhere. Intervening note “U.S. interests press ecokvetch istration’s priorities. Critics political considerations will Congress to weigh in on their i]ZZck^g dcbZci Va and supporters of the process also slow down NAFTA 2, and behalf during NAFTA 2 talks, agree that the content of this perhaps stop it entirely. (so) they (Congress members) X dbb ^ i i ZZWa d \ document is vague. Mexico will vote for their will have the means, motive Many sections are hold- president next summer. Over and opportunity to…voice overs from the old agreement, several elections Andres concerns…so that negotia-  a few are adapted from what Obrador, a progressive pop- tors will not be able to ignore I^ed[i]Z the three countries agreed ulist, has built a serious Capital Hill.” during the negotiations of challenge to Mexican pow- Secrecy of negotiations the Trans-Pacific Partnership ers elite. Canada will choose will still be an obstacle for (TPP). Two new proposals are their national leader during Congress members. “Even BDCI= non-starters because Cana- the summer of 2018. Inter- for U.S. Members of Congress da and Mexico have already national trade impacted our with exclusive constitutional said that they will not be dis- 2016 presidential election, authority over trade, it took cussed. Investor State Dis- and the issue will do so again years of demands to manage Prescription and non- pute Settlement (ISDS) is not during the primaries and the to convince the USTR (under Tip Title mentioned. 2018 mid-term congressional Obama) to allow them to see prescription drugs are One new goal of the U.S. is elections. draft TPP texts. To date, this to heal the trade deficit with If the U.S. keeps demands access remains very time lim- releasedLorem ipsum into thedolor environmentsit amet, Mexico. 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SAFE FOOD COMMITTEE REPORT

Plow-to-Plate Movie Series Presents: es “one bout of flu and that’s the end of me.” Portrait of a Garden: Everything Has Its Time While Jan and Daan are singularly focused on and By Adam Rabiner, master and chief gardener, English subtitles). Jan, an the full names of every single spend most of their time Safe Food Committee Jan Frerites. author of several books on one of the numerous botan- together discussing the spe- ot since My Dinner with While Rosie Stapel’s horticulture that reflect his ical life forms under culti- cific techniques and skills Andre have I heard debut feature documentary obsession with preserving vation; and there are some necessary for a particular Nthis much conversation in was filmed over four years, knowledge, explains that prun- doozies: Swiss Chard (Vul- plant to thrive, occasionally a movie. But while Andre it appears to take place over ing is all about maintaining can), Parsley (Italian Giant), their chats drift to the famil- Gregory and Wallace Shawn a single 12-month span. The the proper balance between Celery (Tango), Cucumber iar themes of our Plow-to- rambled about theater and film is organized like a cal- growth, fertility, and the quali- (Tyria), Brussel Sprouts (Clo- Plate series. But the snippets the nature of life, the mono- endar, opening in early Jan- ty of the harvest. “Every kilo of dio), Tomato (Sparta), Endive of talk that stand out are maniacal focus in Portrait of a uary with the two snipping apples is at the expense of a (Nuance), Lemon (Villa Fran- those that express their close Garden is gardening and agri- away at an espalier growing meter of shoot growth.” ca), Lime (Tahiti), etc. friendship forged over count- culture. The conversational- flat along a wall. They are fol- This initial small talk sets Using the fleeting months less seasons and their heart- ists are 60-something Daan lowing “the rules of reasoned the tone for the film. In the as an organizing princi- felt appreciation of nature van de Have, garden boss pruning,” (la taille raisonnée) ensuing months, each of ple, draws attention to the that extends beyond the and owner of an estate that developed by Louis XIV’s Ver- which chronologically intro- passing of time as seasons earth they stand on and work goes back to 1630 and his sailles gardeners. duces one of the film’s 12 change but also its cyclical- with, as when Daan asks, 85-year-old friend, employee, While they cut, they casu- chapters, the two engage in ity and scarcity (effects such “Don’t the clouds look and tutor of 23 years, pruning ally talk shop (in Dutch, with an endless discussion over as slow and fast motion and wonderful Jan, as they race repetitive rounds of prun- fade-ins and outs, as well as across the sky, don’t you ing, thinning, weeding, and the film’s full title, further think?” PLASTIC PACKAGING COLLECTIONS clipping the plants, flowers, draw out this theme). Jan, in “Yes.” trees, fruits and vegetables particular, is keenly aware of Portrait of a Garden is 2nd Wednesday of every month 3:45-6 p.m. that, like young children, how precious each hour is. also a moving portrait of a require constant and stead- Reminiscing about the day friendship. n 4th Saturday of every month 1:45-4 p.m. fast attention. Indeed, as he and Daan met 23 years the two discuss a particu- ago, and the derelict state of See upcoming events, past reviews Expanded Plastic Collection lar mulberry bush’s growth the buildings and grounds, and a comprehensive list of films and response to an earlier he confesses he underesti- shown at www.plowtoplatefilms.com for Coop members round of pruning, they sound mated the labor involved and which can now also be reached via a Please be prepared to show your Coop membership card. like proud parents boasting is disappointed that it has link on the Park Slope Food Coop’s about a child. Daan admits taken so long to establish the home page at www.foodcoop.com. Plastic bags/wrap/packaging from most products that much of what he has garden’s current condition. Portrait of a Garden screened sold at the Coop—food and non-food. learned in the garden has At another point he confess- on Tuesday, August 8. Thin plastic film wrap—from notecards, tea boxes, influenced how he runs his pre-packaged cheese, household items, pet food, juice packs, etc. business and raised his fam- COMMUNITY CALENDAR ily. Plastic roll bags distributed by the Coop—please use roll While not every viewer will Community calendar listings are free. bags only as necessary, reduce usage whenever possible, and share the pair’s fascination Please submit your event listing in 50 words or less to re-use any bags you do take before recycling. with gardening, the master [email protected]. NO food residue, rinse as needed. and the willing apprentice Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Only soft plastic from Coop purchases. are clearly enthralled. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. Daan: “Don’t we have any- thing more important to do SUN, AUG 27 We continue to accept than thinning out plums?” Jan: “Like what?” (Laughter). 7 p.m. Book launch for “Adios, Motherfucker,” by Michael Ruffino, in the following from all Daan: “Exactly.” conversation with Anthony Bourdain. Tickets $20. Includes a copy of Another organizing fea- the book. Powerhouse @ the Archway, 28 Adams Street, Brooklyn. community members: ture of the film is displaying Pre-sort and separate according to the categories below. Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes (any brand/size) Baby food pouches and caps (any brand) Energy bar wrappers (any brand) Water filters (Brita and other brands) and other Brita branded filter products Plastic re-sealable food storage bags, small Coop bulk bags, cling wrap Cereal and cracker box liners (any brand) D SHOES OE Please protect your feet and Food residue and paper labels OK. -T No shopping bags. N toes while working your E Donations in any amount are welcomed to help offset P

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I Interested in joining the squads that run the Wednesday/Saturday collection, N wearing sandals or other or in starting a third collection time as your workslot? H S Contact Cynthia Pennycooke in the Membership Office. K open-toed footwear. For more information about Terracycle, visit terracycle.com R O Questions about items we accept should be e-mailed to [email protected] W W R Thanks for your cooperation, H OU ILE DOING Y The Park Slope Food Coop

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Friday, September 15, 8:00 p.m.

The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215, 718-622-0560. Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist or other- wise discriminatory. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles and letters from members. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Gazette will not knowingly publish letters, articles or reports that are hateful, racist, sexist, otherwise discriminatory, inflammatory or needless- ly provocative. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, letters and committee reports from members that follow the published guidelines and policies. The fol- lowing is a summary—please see the detailed guidelines for each type of submission on the Coop website: www.foodcoop.com. All submissions must include author’s name, phone number and e-mail address, conform to the following guidelines and to the Fairness, Anonym- ity and Respect policies. Editors will reject letters, articles and reports that do not follow the guidelines or policies. Submission deadlines appear each edition in the Coop Calendar section. For topics that generate a large number of submissions (letters or Member Alex Kramer is calling a Articles) serially and continuously over an extended period of time, the Gazette will not necessarily publish all submissions, but the editors will use their edi- barn dance at the Society torial discretion to select a small number of submissions (whether letters or Member Articles) from each side as representative of that viewpoint of the for Ethical Culture on issue. The selected submissions will also adhere to the current guidelines of civil discourse and should serve to advance the discussion in new ways. September 15! Come You may submit on paper, typed or very legibly handwritten, or via e-mail with friends and family to [email protected] or on disk. Letters: Maximum 500 words. and learn to dance the Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. A Voluntary Article is held to a “do-si-do,” “rip and snort,” higher standard than a letter and must meet at least the following criteria: A Voluntary Article must analyze the topic it is discussing; it must present and more. Dance to the accurate, verifiable corroboration for factual assertions; it can criticize but not attack Coop practices and personnel; if critical it must present positive rhythms of award- solutions; it cannot be solely or mainly opinion. It must strive to make a winning bluegrass positive contribution to the understanding of the reader on a topic. If a sub- mitted Voluntary Article is substantially opinion, it must be re-submitted, and old-time musicians under 500 words, as a Letter to the Editor, possibly to a future issue. Edi- tors will reject articles that are essentially just advertisements for member Eli Hetko on guitar, banjo and mandolin; Laurie Woods on guitar; businesses, those of family and friends of members, solely expressions of opinion or that do not follow the guidelines and policies. Lily Henley and Duncan Winkel, on fiddles; Jonah Bruno on Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. Reports must follow the banjo; Jim Whitney on double bass; and Zoe Christiansen on published guidelines and policies. LETTERS, ARTICLES AND REPORTS SUBMISSION POLICIES accordion/piano. Every dance will be taught and beginner-friendly. Letters must be the opinion of the letter-writer and can contain no more than 25% non-original writing. All submissions must be written by the writer. Letters or articles that are form letters, chain letters, template letters or letters prepared by someone other than the submitting member will be rejected. Letters, articles and reports must adhere to the Fairness, Anonymity and www.facebook.com/ProspectConcerts Respect policies. They cannot be hateful, needlessly inflammatory, discrimina- tory libelous, personal attacks or make unsubstantiated claims or accusations 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] or be contrary to the values of the Coop as expressed in our mission statement. Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. All submissions must be legible, intelligible, civil, well and concisely written with Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 accurate, attributed, easily verifiable statements of facts separated from opinions. Letter and article writers are limited to one letter or article per issue. PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215 (btwn 6th & 7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560 Letter and article writers cannot write gratuitous serial submissions. Edi- tors may reject submissions to consecutive editions of the Gazette on the This Issue Prepared By: same topic by the same writer. Editor-Writer Guidelines: All submissions will be reviewed and, if neces- Coordinating Editors: Erik Lewis sary, edited or rejected by the editor. Writers are responsible for the factual RETURN POLICY content of their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to contact Alison Rose Levy and communicate with writers regarding any questions or proposed edi- The Coop strives to REQUIRED FOR ANY RETURN keep prices low for our torial changes. Writers must be available to editors to confer about their 1. The Paid-In-Full receipt MUST Editors (development): Dan Jacobson m embership. Mini- submissions. If a writer does not respond to requests for editorial chang- be presented. mizing the amount of Carey Meyers es, the editor may make the changes without conferring with the writer, 2. Returns must be handled returned merchandise or reject the submission. If agreement between the writer and the editor within 30 days of purchase. about changes does not occur after a first revision, the editor may reject is one way we do this. Reporters: Pat Smith If you need to make a the submission, and the writer may revise and resubmit for a future issue. John B. Thomas FAIRNESS, ANONYMITY AND RESPECT POLICIES return, please go to the CAN I EXCHANGE MY ITEM? In order to provide fair, comprehensive, factual coverage: 2nd Floor Service Desk. No, we do not “exchange” items. Peter Von Ziegesar Fairness You must return the merchandise and re-purchase what you need. 1. The Gazette will not publish hearsay—that is, allegations not based on Art Director (development): Michelle Ishay the author’s first-hand observation. Illustrators: Paul Buckley 2. Nor will we publish accusations that are unnecessary, not specific or are CAN I RETURN MY ITEM? not substantiated by factual assertions. The Gazette will not publish gratu- Michael J. Cohen itous personalization. That is, no unnecessary naming of Coop members in polemical letters and articles. Writers must address ideas not persons. Produce* Bulk* (incl. Coop-bagged bulk) Photographer: Ingsu Liu 3. Submissions that make substantive accusations against specific indi- Cheese* Seasonal Holiday Items viduals, necessary to make the point of the submission and within the Books Special Orders NEVER Photoshop: Adam Segal Fairness, Anonymity and Respect policies will be given to those persons to Calendars Refrigerated Supplements RETURNABLE enable them to write a response, and both submissions and response will Juicers & Oils Preproduction: Claudia Reis Sushi *A buyer is available during the week- be published simultaneously. This means that the original submission may days to discuss your concerns. not appear until the issue after the one for which it was submitted. 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They may not be personally derogatory and unused in re-sellable condition or insulting, even when strongly criticizing an individual member’s actions. Puzzle Master: David Levinson-Wilk The Gazette is a collaboration among Coop members. When submitting, The Coop reserves the right to refuse returns on a please consider the impact of your words on the writers, editors and produc- case-by-case basis. If you have questions, please contact Index: Len Neufeld tion staff who use our limited workslot time to try to produce an informative a staff member in the Membership Office. and cooperative publication that reflects the values of our Coop community. Advertisement: Mary Robb Printed by: Tri-Star Offset, Maspeth, NY. Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY August 17, 2017 9

WELCOME! A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.

Emmett Anderson Scarlett Chen Laila Garroni Nicole Kaufmann Julia Mead Jonathan Perelmuter Rosie Silber-Marker Nikki Appel Amy Clark Ruth Gastel Alade Kinard Charles Meredith Catherine Phelps Anna Solow-Collins Judy Arnold Alexis Coe Tom Goddeeris Uta Knigge Aaron Miller Mark Phillips Amit Sood Jhedi Ayala Madeleine Crum Diana Gold Britt Kroll James Miller Kate Reese Robert Spinella Michael Benowitz Luiza Dale Barbara Golub Ben Kuyper Rachel Miller Andre Renaud Jr Kevin Stanton Simcha Best Liora Danan Guadalupe Gonzalez- Martine Lafond Olga Morgan Jeremy Reynard Sam Strickland Nityah Bhorra Melinda Daniels Lomena William Lang Ryan Morgan Donald Rider Anjna Swaminathan Amelia Brady-Cole Ryann Dear Jacqueline Herrera Branson LB Michelle C Morris Susan Robohm Jennifer Sydor Emily Brandenstein Andrea DenHoed Gabriel Hetland Jennifer Lee Lauren Mosness Samuel Ross Gabriela Tilevitz Kerri Brewer Babitha Dhuler Ellen Hindson Seung-Min Lee Miki Noam Sarah Ross Thomas Yu Emily Brown Eviana Englert Margaret Hollinbeck Max Levine Niels Christian Nohr Siddhartha Roy Michael Zelenko Anthea Bruffee Clemmie Faust Hui Hsin Huang Rachel Lipkind Andersen Lucinda Royte Kenneth Bruffee Andrea Fey Betsy Jacobson Sima Litvak Rebeccah Noyes Erik Samuelson Michael Bruffee Laura Fisher Hannah Joseph Danping Luo Mary Ellen Obias Jessica Samuelson Nicolas Buechse Evan Fresco Andrea Juda Ernest Malecki Ace Pak Jeff Secor Bill Burnside David Galsurkar Richard Kahn Claire Mardian Archana Palaniappan Karin Shankar Wei Hsiu Chang Jay Gandhi Sarah Kao Sebastien Marrow Arpan Patel Bryana Shevlin

ALL ABOUT THE COOP CALENDAR GENERAL MEETING New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure Attending an Orientation is the first step toward TUE, AUGUST 29 From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. all of the three weekly New Member Orientations. monthly General Meetings have been at the center of To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com or contact the the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop Membership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622- TUE, SEPTEMBER 5 incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required 0560 during office hours. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 7:30 p.m. to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the Have questions about Orientation? Please visit Submissions will be considered for the September 26 www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop” tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board page for answers to frequently asked questions. General Meeting. to have open meetings and to receive the advice of the The Coop on the Internet members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, Gazette Deadlines which is required to act legally and responsibly, has www.foodcoop.com LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: approved almost every General Meeting decision at Aug 31 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Aug 21 The Coop on Cable TV Sep 14 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, Sep 4 the end of every General Meeting. Board members are Inside the Park Slope Food Coop elected at the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the The fourth FRIDAY of the month at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Coop’s bylaws are available on foodcoop.com and at Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 (CableVision), 84 (RCN), CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: 44 (Verizon), and live streaming on the Web: www. Aug 31 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Aug 23 every General Meeting. bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. Sep 14 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Sep 4 Next Meeting: Tuesday, Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop August 29, 7:00 p.m. and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General Meeting Location The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President Street, between has been our decision-making body. At the General ber-owned and operated food store—an Meeting (GM) members gather to make decisions and alternative to commercial profit-oriented busi- Sixth and Seventh Aves. set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for-workslot-credit ness. As members, we contribute our labor: program was created to increase participation in the working together builds trust through coop- Coop’s decision-making process. How to Place an Item eration and teamwork and enables us to keep Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see prices as low as possible within the context on the Agenda the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. of our values and principles. Only members If you have something you’d like discussed at a General • Advance Sign-up required: may shop, and we share responsibilities and Meeting, please complete a submission form for the To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your benefits equally. We strive to be a responsible Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack near the name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby or sign- and ethical employer and neighbor. We are up at foodcoop.com. The sign-ups sheet is available all a buying agent for our members and not a Coop Community Corner bulletin board on foodcoop.com month long, except for the day of the meeting when you selling agent for any industry. We are a part of and at General Meetings. Instructions and helpful informa- have until 5 p.m. to sign up. On the day of the meeting, the and support the cooperative movement. tion on how to submit an item appear on the submission sign-up sheet is kept in the Membership Office. Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please We offer a diversity of products with an form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday see below for details. emphasis on organic, minimally processed of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the and healthful foods. We seek to avoid prod- last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please • Two GM attendance credits per year: ucts that depend on the exploitation of others. Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- call Ann Herpel at the Coop. We support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. We respect the environment. We strive Meeting Format • Squads eligible for credit: to reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, Food Processing, world we share with other species and future Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Submit Open Forum items Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, and FTOP generations. We prefer to buy from local, • Explore meeting literature committees. (Some Committees are omitted because earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try covering absent members is too difficult.) Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for to lead by example, educating ourselves and members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. • Attend the entire GM: others about health and nutrition, coopera- In order to earn workslot credit you must be present tion and the environment. If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the for the entire meeting. We are committed to diversity and Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. • Signing in at the Meeting: equality. We oppose discrimination in any Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Financial Report • Coordinators’ After the meeting the Chair will provide the Workslot form. We strive to make the Coop welcoming Report • Committee Reports Credit Attendance Sheet. and accessible to all and to respect the opin- Agenda (8:00 p.m.) The agenda is posted on • Being Absent from the GM: ions, needs and concerns of every member. foodcoop.com and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. We seek to maximize participation at every It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Meeting evaluation • Board you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please level, from policy making to running the store. do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. We welcome all who respect these values. of Directors vote • Announcements, etc.

Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 10 F August 17, 2017 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY PC C uesd r Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in parentheses are suggestions. More information on each item may be available at the entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials avail- able between 7:00 7:15 p.m. Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple) 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave.

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e ord o reors Cddes Preseos ues of such General Coordinator, another General Coordinator, with the greatest Discussion: “Presentation by candidates for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates” seniority of those General Coordinators present, shall serve. uure ed oroaug 29 For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please seePSFC AUG General Meeting the center pages of the eate Gazette 2.The corporation authorizes the General Coordinators to employ such other The Agenda Committeetue minutes 7 and pm the satatus of pending agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. persons or firms for such purposes and upon such terms and conditions as Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in paren- the General Coordinators shall deem appropriate unless otherwise decided or theses are suggestions. More information on each item directed by the Board. may be available on the entrance table at the meeting. ARTICLE VI: MEETINGS We ask members to please read the materials available Current Wording: between 7 and 7:15 p.m. 2. The Board of Directors shall meet at least ten times each year on such Meeting location: St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between dates as it shall appoint and at such other times as it, by resolution, shall Sixth and Seventh Aves. fix. The membership shall be given notice of each such meeting prior to such I. Member Arrival and Meeting Warm-Up meeting. The directors shall inform those members who shall be present II. Open Forum of the nature of the business to come before the directors and receive the III. Coordinator and Committee Reports advice of the members on such matters. The portion of the Board of Direc- IV. Meeting Agenda tors meeting that is devoted to receiving the advice of the members shall be Item 1: Request for Permission to Conduct Survey (15 minutes) known as the General Meeting and is not in any way intended to be one of Proposal: The Second Location Study Committee is requesting permission to the “meetings of the membership” that is referred to elsewhere in these by- conduct a survey of the membership related to the possible opening of a sec- laws. The members who gather to give advice to the directors may choose to ond location of our Coop. —submitted by Second Location Study Committee vote in order to express their support or opposition for any of the issues that Item 2: Wine Coop (30 minutes) have come before the meeting. Discussion: Proposal to form a committee to assess whether to create a wine 3. A quorum for all meetings of the directors shall be one-third of the direc- coop. tors. A quorum for all meetings of the membership, including the annual meet- By forming a committee we hope to assess: ing, shall be 100 members of such body. Each member is entitled to one vote. • Would a wine coop benefit members (creating a survey to assess member Proposed Wording: interest) 2. The Board of Directors shall meet at least ten times each year on such • Would the wine coop be financially sustainable (estimate funding required dates as it shall appoint and at such other times as it, by resolution, shall and business case) fix. The membership shall be given notice of each such meeting prior to such • What purchasing procedures should the wine coop follow meeting. The directors shall inform those members who shall be present of the • How should the wine coop be funded (with loans from members or from the nature of the business to come before the directors and receive the advice of food coop directly) —submitted by Christopher Terrell the members on such matters. The portion of the Board of Directors meeting Item 3: Amendments to Coop Bylaws (45 minutes) that is devoted to receiving the advice of the members shall be known as the Discussion: To amend Articles III, V and VI of the Coop’s bylaws to better General Meeting and is not in any way intended to be one of the “meetings of reflect the way the Coop operates. Amendments are as follows: the membership” that is referred to in Article VI section 3 of these bylaws. The ARTICLE III: BOARD OF DIRECTORS members who gather to give advice to the directors may choose to vote in order Current Wording: to express their support or opposition for any of the issues that have come 1. There shall be a Board of Directors consisting of five persons elected by the before the meeting. membership at the annual meeting, and one of the paid coordinators, ex officio. 3. A quorum for all meetings of the directors shall be one-third of the direc- Proposed Wording: tors. A quorum for all meetings of the membership, including the annual meet- 1. There shall be a Board of Directors consisting of five persons elected by the ing, shall be 100 members of such body. Each member is entitled to one vote. membership at the annual meeting, and one of the General Coordinators, ex —submitted by the General Coordinators officio. V. Board of Directors Meeting ARTICLE V: EMPLOYEES VI. Wrap-Up. Includes member sign-in for workslot credit. Current Wording: For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center 1. The corporation shall employ one or more coordinators upon such terms pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the and conditions as the directors shall, by resolution, approve. The Coordinators status of pending agenda items are available in the Coop office. shall be Chief Administrative Officers of the corporation and shall administer the affairs of the Corporation subject to the direction of the directors. The directors may, by resolution, authorize the Coordinators to take such action as they shall deem necessary for the good of the corporation as cannot well await sep 5 the next meeting of the directors, subject to ratification by the directors, and tue 7:30 pm Agenda Committee Meeting may, by resolution, confer such other powers and duties on the Coordinators as they deem proper, to the extent permitted by law. The Coordinator with great- The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- est seniority shall be a member of the Board of Directors, ex officio, provided, ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by however, that in the absence of such Coordinator, another Coordinator, with the and talk with committee members face-to-face greatest seniority of those Coordinators present, shall serve. between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an 2.The corporation may, by resolution, employ such other persons or firms item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the for such purposes and upon such terms and conditions as the Board shall General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission deem appropriate. Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. Proposed Wording: The September General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 7 p.m., at 1. The corporation shall employ one or more General Coordinators upon such St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves. terms and conditions as the directors shall, by resolution, approve. The Gen- eral Coordinators shall be Chief Administrative Officers of the corporation and shall administer the affairs of the Corporation subject to the direction of the directors. The directors may, by resolution, authorize the General Coordinators sep 7 Food Class: to take such action as they shall deem necessary for the good of the corpora- thu 7:30 pm tion as cannot well await the next meeting of the directors, subject to ratifi- Sauerkraut & Kimchi cation by the directors, and may, by resolution, confer such other powers and Join Chef Sung Uni Lee as she introduces you the cen- duties on the General Coordinators as they deem proper, to the extent permit- turies-old technique of making sauerkraut and kimchi. ted by law. The General Coordinator with greatest seniority shall be a member Increasingly popular for their pungent taste and revered of the Board of Directors, ex officio, provided, however, that in the absence for their probiotic content, you will be surprised at how For more information on these and other events, visit the Coop’s website: foodcoop.com All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend workshops. Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

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easily you can make your own ferments. Lee currently works with clients, one- on-one, to help build their kitchen literacy and find a natural ease and grace sep 15 Film Night within the art of food preparation. Applying techniques and knowledge from fri 7 pm her two-decade-long culinary career in restaurants, retreat centers, catering, and teaching, she loves to empower people to create good food that you can Film to be announced. feel good about. Participants are encouraged to bring an 8-oz. glass container To book a Film Night, contact Gabriel Rhodes, to take home a sample. Menu includes: purple kraut; kimchi seasoning paste; [email protected]. salting cabbage; basic vegan kimchi. ASL interpreter may be available upon advance request. If you would like to request an ASL interpreter, please contact Jason Weiner in the Membership Office by August 24. Materials fee: $5. To inquire about leading a Food Class, contact [email protected]. sep 15 fri 8 pm Barn Dance Friday, Oct 19, 8:00 pm Alex Kramer is calling a barn sep 8 Wordsprouts: The Movement to dance at the Society for Ethical fri 7 pm Culture on September 15! End Solitary Confinement Come with friends and family Friday evening music at the Good Coffeehouse, brewing a new beat

On an average day in America, more than 80,000 peo- Wool & Grant. Two veteran singer/songwriters withand learn to dance the “do-si- a mutual passion for songs, stories, harmonies and guitars. Bev Grant and Ina May Wool create a musi- cal alchemy of fire and feistiness, wisdom and wit, do,” “rip and snort,”rocking clear- and more. Dance to the ple are held in solitary confinement—spending almost Park Slope local singer and eyed political guitarist Mamie Minch sounds songs along something like a well-fleshed- with a window out 78-rpm record. She’s known on to their rhythmsaround town for her Piedmont-of award-winningtravels—on the bluegrass and old-time every hour in utter isolation for months, years, even style fingerpicking chops, her big road and around deep voice and her self-penned the heart. antique-sounding songs. She’s WORDSPROUTS played music all over the world decades—and most are removed from the general pris- musiciansand Brooklyn, with all kinds of Eli Hetko on guitar, banjo and mandolin; Laurie Woods on gui- excellent people, including Dayna Kurtz, the Roulette Sisters, Celebrate Father’s Day and meet Brian Gresko, on population without any legal process or justification. tar; JimboLily Mathis and CW Stoneking.Henley and Duncan Winkel, on fiddles; Jonah Bruno on banjo; www.ProspectConcerts.tumblr.com

53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] Wordsprouts is proud to present a night of readings and discussion about this PerformersJim are ParkWhitney Slope Food Coop members andon receive doubleCoop workslot credit. bass; and Zoe Christiansen on accordion/piano. the editor of the just-published anthology on Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215 (btwn 6th & 7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560 practicefatherhood which When I First Held the You United Nations has deemed torture. First, we’ll hear from Every dance will be taught and beginner-friendly. Jean Casella about her powerful anthology Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the Park West (at 2nd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a from SolitaryTriumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Confinement Experience of Fatherhood. , followed by a reading from Five Omar Mualimmak, a survivorBecoming a father can be ofone of the mostsolitary profoundly exhilarating, terrifying, working to end it along with mass incarceration. Then monthly musical fundraising partnership of the Coop and the Brooklyn life-changing occasions in a man’s life. In this incomparable collection of Julia Steelethought-provoking essays, 22 of today’s Allen masterful writers get straight towill the heart of perform from her acclaimed play Mariposa & the Saint, Society for Ethical Culture. modern fatherhood. From making that ultimate decision to having a kid to making it basedthrough on the birth, to tanglingletters with a toddler mid-tantrum, andreceived eventually letting a teen from a woman held in solitary confinement. Allen will discussloose in the world,how these fathers explore everythe facet of play came to be, and the impact it has made as a tool for fatherhood and show how being a father changed Friday, June 13 socialthe wayjustice. they saw the world—and themselves. The7:00 p.m. atnight the Coop will end with a call for action, including practical FREE steps Brianyou Gresko is the editorcan of the anthology Whentake I to encourage legislatures to place limits on the use of soli- Non members Welcome tary inFirst HeldNew You: 22 Critically Acclaimed YorkWriters Talk State prisons and jails. We hope that you will join us for what sep 17 About the Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood. His work Recipe for Happiness is surehas appeared to in Poets & beWriters Magazine ,a Glimmer Trainmoving Stories, and The Brooklyn Rail, and informative night!. sun 12 pm and online at The Huffington Post, Salon, TheAtlantic.com, The Los Angeles Review of Bookings:Books, and many other sites.John Donohue, [email protected]. Do you feel like you are not enjoying your days as much as you could be? Refreshments will be served. Would you like to hear some proven ideas of how to easily find joy in your All Wordsprout participants are Coop members. daily routine? From your personal life, to the workplace, from family, to Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected] social gatherings, from your community to interacting with strangers, this Views expressed by thesep presenters do not necessarily represent9 the Park Slope Food Coop. simple recipe for happiness will help you feel happy (or happier) in almost sat 2 pm Babywearing any setting. Come join me for a light-hearted and inspiring evening. Shirley Politzer has been a Coop member for more than 10 years. She believes our A Deeper Look at Woven Wraps, aka “Wrap Geekery.” Join us in this workshop community is one of the most special places in the world for the way we get where we will examine babywearing’s woven wraps—the materials used, the to interact with our neighbors who share so many of the same values. She not structures employed and commonly seen—and why modern woven-wrapping only connects people to relationships and jobs, but also to themselves! She looks and feels the way it does today. We’ll also look at innovations new and has presented her recipe for happiness to several groups in Brooklyn over the old—and look at where it has lead. We hope that this session will equip you PC C uesdpast rfew years. Through her presentations, she provides new, fun and easy Items will be taken up in the order given. with the knowledge to then understand how to make wearing more comfort- Times in parentheses are suggestions. waysMore information to on each experience item may be available at the entrance happiness table every day. She strives to make the most out of at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials avail- able so you can be confident and self-sufficient in your wearing journey. Main able between every7:00 7:15 p.m. moment and enjoy life to the fullest while inspiring everyone around her Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield speaker: Katherine Moriwaki serves as a volunteer educator with Babywearing Temple) to274 Garfield do Pl. atthe 8th Ave. same. Her motto is, “If you don’t ask, the answer is NO!”

International of NYC. Workshop is moderated by Coop member Evonne Cho, e ul slr Coee leo ues who serves as a chapter volunteer with Babywearing International of NYC. Election: The committee will present four members to be re- elected.submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

e ord o reors Cddes Preseos ues Discussion: “Presentation by candidates for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates” uure ed orosep 26 For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see Move Better, Feel Better, the center pages of the eate Gazette PSFC SEP General Meeting sep 10 The Agenda Committee minutes and the satatus of pending agenda items are availabletue in the 7 office pm and at all GMs. sun 12 pm Live Better! Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on Introduction to the Feldenkrais Method. Learn about practical approach to how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the eliminating pain and tension based on the Feldenkrais method of somatic center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda education. Thanks to its non-corrective nature, this work is more gentle Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda and more effective than massage or physical therapy. It is designed to items are available in the Coop office. facilitate lasting improvements by meeting each person where they are at Meeting location: St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between and helping them naturally discover more ease and freedom of movement. Sixth and Seventh Aves. In this workshop you will have an opportunity to experience the benefits of the method firsthand through group exercises and personalized hands-on mini-sessions. People of all levels of fitness and ability can benefit. Igor Shteynberg, Feldenkrais Practitioner and a Coop member, whose goal is to help people feel better naturally and enjoy their daily life without being distracted by pain and tension. His clients appreciate his ability to relate to their concerns, as well as his patience and care in helping them improve how they feel on a daily basis.

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IN RESPONSE TO agriculture that can provide June 22, 2017 edition of Linewait- hard edge profits on the backs nature of these beasts. PETE LIMON LETTER food security and health around ers’ Gazette, “The Gazette will not of the less well off. In every sense, the Coop is the world. knowingly publish letters…that While all these entities are the opposite of this phenom- DEAR EDITOR: They call for a ban on pat- are…inflammatory or needless- substantially different in form enon. It is more than a con- This is written in response to ents of life forms and living ly provocative.” However, in the and function, the derived strat- travening model. It is a way to a letter by Pete Limon that processes which threaten food same issue, a letter by Naomi egies of each define a predatory bring a human face to business. appeared in the July 20 edition security, sanction biopiracy Brussel stated that SodaStream market. The adage “your money It has its own difficulties, but it of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. In the of indigenous knowledge and is “manufactured under exploit- or your life” has never had a embodies what many corpo- letter, Pete accuses the Coop of genetic resources and violate ative conditions in the Bedouin more poignant ring. rate contexts lack today. If our promoting anti-science views basic human rights and dignity. region of Israel.” She offered no In this environment, instead only goal is seeking maximum in the blog http://gmodangers. They want more support on evidence of exploitation or that of an overriding concern for returns for shareholders, we’re blogspot.com/. that appears on research and development of Israel had a “Bedouin region” secure appropriately priced on a sinking ship. Fewer and a sign about GMO’s in the Coop. non-corporate, sustainable agri- separate from the rest of Israel. I products, housing and/or ser- fewer shareholders and more Interestingly he fails to cite culture that can benefit family asked that my letter not be pub- vices designed to meet human and more people is the defini- any of these views in his letter. farmers all over the world. lished but circulated among the needs, a global financialized tion of inequity. To help correct his oversight, let I would be interested which editors so that all editors of the edifice is emplaced. The rise of Growing the Coop in a larg- me print here a few points made of these references Mr. Limon Gazette would see and recognize inequity underscores the phe- er location will go a long way in the blog and I’ll let you decide considers anti-science. this issue. nomenon. in offering an alternative that if they are anti-science. Sincerely, In the August 3, 2017 edition, The GOP actively feeds it, works as a means of retaining 1. An article notes that Mon- Greg Todd, you again stated that guidelines while the Democrats wring a sensible humane model for santo, the maker of Roundup on behalf of the GMO Squad of for the letters “should not con- their hands. Politicians are affordable healthy food. Here, herbicide also manufactured the Environmental Committee tain hearsay or unsubstantiated either unwilling or unable equity reigns. Agent Orange, PCBs, aspartame accusation” and “not contain to throw off the oppressive Rodger Parsons and saccharin, all now removed language that is…inflammato- from the market due to scientif- MY NEW BOOK ry…or needlessly provocative.” ic evidence showing them to be TO THE EDITOR: Again you published a letter toxic to humans. My new book The Jewish FBI Agent by Naomi Brussel in which she Crossword Answers 2. A report on a conference is now available. wrote that Sodastream is “pro- in Missouri highlighting the The Jewish FBI Agent is a duced by exploited Bedouin A S S I D B E T M U S E D dangers of GMOs. Among the story about finding a source of workers.” Substantiation was C H E M O U T H O T E R I speakers was Robert Kremer, precious opal, and tracing its again lacking and her language, T A R Z A N T H E A P E M A N a microbiologist with the Uni- trip to Harry Winston, where a to some of us, is inflammatory versity of Missouri, who listed very expensive piece of jewelry and provocative! Although let- I N B O X A L I E N a range of negative impacts was created. The necklace even- ters were supposed to not con- V I S E P A N A N D S C A N from glyphosate (Roundup) tually ends up the property of a tain issues that were covered in herbicide, including harm digital wunderkind. The neck- the past, this letter writer was S I L L M T S I N A I to beneficial soil microbes, lace, along with a painting by able to publish two letters with W A T R E A M L O R N increase of soil pathogens Sisely, that turns out to be Nazi unsubstantiated, inflammato- such as fusarium fungal toxins, stolen art disappears from the ry and provocative statements E D O S A N F R A N T O O and immobilization of nutri- Plaza Hotel safe. that made the same point about B I E B A I D E E N S ents such as manganese. Two New York detectives, the Linewaiters guidelines. The 3. An article suggesting aided by agents from the Israeli editors are NOT FOLLOWING M E R R I A M C I G S doctors should advise their secret security force, try to ascer- THEIR OWN GUIDELINES. D U R A N D U R A N T O S H patients against eating GMOs. tain the location of the owner of In cooperation, The article notes that The Amer- this painting. He shows up in a Lila Rieman I A M S O T O N T O ican Academy of Environmen- South American country, but is S O U N D S L I K E A P L A N tal Medicine (AAEM) called not able to give any information T Y P E A I D E A L O R E for a moratorium (of GMOs) in in his current state. Eventually, HERE, EQUITY 2009 based on their review of the investigators seize a cache REIGNS L E A R Y N S Y N C W R Y the research. According to their of Nazi stolen art along with a former president, Dr. Robin Nazi fugitive. TO THE EDITOR: STATEMENT ON THE Bernhoft, the Academy “rec- But, the Sicily painting is Modern corporate structures ommends that all physicians still missing. The trail leads to are by nature predatory. The COOPERATIVE IDENTITY should prescribe non-genet- China, where an ingenious and cautionary tone of the article DEFINITION ically modified food for all risky plan, leads to it’s recovery. on the Amazon/Whole Food A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united patients, and that we should The book ends with a Seder merger in the August 3, 2017, voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural educate all of our patients on and an unusual Jewish-Bud- Linewaiters’ Gazette lays out some needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically the potential health dangers, dhist wedding. of the probabilities. The food controlled enterprise. and known health dangers of Throughout the book are supply system is in flux and the GMO food.” snippets of Gilbert and Sulli- model for exploitation is the VALUES 4. An open letter signed by van patter songs, adding some 8000-pound pallet on the load- Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their 813 scientists in 2013 citing the comedy to this serious, but ing dock. founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of dangers of GMOs. Among the joyful book. It is available on Wal-Mart, with its strategic honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. concerns expressed: Kindle and a paperback copy placement of megastores that The scientists are extreme- can be purchased for $6.95 begin with artificially low prices PRINCIPLES ly concerned about the haz- from Amazon. to kill off the competing busi- The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put ards of GMOs to biodiversity, Al Ettlinger nesses, is the model of concern. their values into practice. The International Cooperative Alliance food safety, human and animal The US Pharma is another and adopted the revised Statement on the Cooperative Identity in 1995. health, and demand a morato- the for-profit Health Care sys- They are as follows: 1. Voluntary and Open Membership rium on environmental releases GAZETTE tem is yet another. The New York GUIDELINES 2. Democratic Member Control in accordance with the precau- real estate market is so egre- 3. Member Economic Participation tionary principle. gious, it has created a growing 4. Autonomy and Independence They are opposed to GM TO THE EDITORS: problem of homelessness. 5. Education, Training and Information crops that will intensify cor- On June 22, 2017 I wrote a letter Mark Greenberg’s article in 6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives porate monopoly, exacerbate to the editors complaining that the August 17, 2017 article in 7. Concern for Community inequality and prevent the they were not following their The New York Review of Books artic- Reference: ica.coop essential shift to sustainable own guidelines listed in the ulates how the system builds

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