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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume CC, Number 3 January 31, 2008 Your Coop Questions Kombucha Answered Here Latest Craze in Health Drinks By Ann Pappert By Hayley Gorenberg why members have to go to ot too long ago wheatgrass was the go-to the second floor service desk juice, quickly followed by pomegranate. at that point.” But in the last year kombucha has To head off trips upstairs N due to checkout discrepan- become the new craze in health drinks. cies, Mancuso advises mem- bers paying with debit cards who want to review their receipt before paying to tell the checkout worker they plan to pay at the cashier. “The checkout worker will suspend their transaction, give them a receipt and then the member can step to the side to review the receipt. If there is an error at that point, they can take the receipt to the cashier, or even back to any checkout station, where BY LISA COHEN PHOTO the receipt will be resumed Kombucha is the Western the two brands sold at the and corrections made. The name for a type of tea fer- Coop. GT’s Kombucha started

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROD MORRISON BY ROD ILLUSTRATIONS customer then goes to the mented by a culture of in 1995 when GT Dave’s cashier to pay. “You can still microorganisms. Used in mother started drinking it he Park Slope Food Coop’s membership pay with your debit card this Asia for thousands of years, while undergoing treatment way; you’re just adding back the Chinese called it the for breast cancer. GT started is filled with inquiring minds. What do that extra step of going to the “immortal health elixir,” brewing kombucha in his T we most often want to know? Conversa- cashier,” says Mancuso. because it was believed to aid kitchen. Soon he had cus- tions with Coop members and staff provided in digestion and healing. It tomers throughout his Cali- also became popular in Rus- fornia neighborhood. These answers to a clutch of our most frequently sia and Eastern Europe. days, GT’s Kombucha is a asked questions: Although kombucha sur- multi-million dollar busi- faced in the U.S. decades ago, ness, sold in virtually every What’s Going On at the cies after paying by debit card there were few companies state in the country. Entrance Desk? at a check-out aisle: “The way marketing the drink and its Now that the Coop accepts the old system worked was use was mainly limited to How It’s Made debit cards, some functions that a transaction was started people who brewed their Some people believe, mis- of the entrance desk have at the checkout and then own. takenly, that kombucha is changed, and some members completed at the cashier, But all that changed with made from a mushroom. In might still be confused about which meant that there was the advent of commercial fact, kombucha is a symbiotic this. Due to space and securi- the ability in between to producers, like GT’s, one of CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ty issues, members must now make corrections (errors were go to the second floor to han- usually caught while waiting dle bottle returns, refunds, on the cashier line),” explains Next General Meeting on February 26 parking validation stickers, Karen Mancuso, an Office The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the visitor sign-in and cash regis- Coordinator. “The way the last Tuesday of each month. The next General Meeting will be ter receipt errors. This way new system works is that if a Tuesday, February 26, 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Elo- members staffing the member wants to pay with a him Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Pl. entrance desk can focus on debit card at the checkout, The agenda will be available as a flyer in the entryway of the check-in and security. the transaction is completed “One more thing that peo- Coop on Wednesday, February 6. For more information about the A bit of technical insight at the checkout. Once it’s ple might not know,” says GM and about Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. explained why one cannot completed you can no longer Mancuso, “If a member finds correct checkout discrepan- make any changes, which is CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 IN THIS ISSUE

Valet Bike Parking at the Coop ...... 4 A Guide to Action ...... 5 SUN, FEB 3 The Coop will be closing early at 5:00 p.m. In Defense of an Apple ...... 6 due to our annual Coop-wide inventory Meet the Artists...... 6 A New Twist on the Twinkie Defense ...... 7 Coop Coop Hours, Coffeehouse, ...... 8 Thur, Feb 7 •Food Class: Mama’s in the Kitchen 7:30 p.m. Workslot Needs, Coop Calendar, Mission Statement Event Fri, Feb 15 •The Good Coffeehouse Cello Everybody! 8:00 p.m. Governance Information ...... 9 Sat, Mar 8 •Kids Variety Show: 7:00 p.m. Community Calendar ...... 10 Highlights Sun, Mar 30 •Pub Night: 7:00 p.m. Puzzle ...... 10 Look for additional information about these and other events in this and future Letters to the Editor ...... 11 issues of the Gazette. Energy Medicine: Any Proof? ...... 13 Classified Ads ...... 15 08-01/31 p 01-09.qxd 1/30/08 10:50 PM Page 2

2 January 31, 2008 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Board of Directors Your Coop Questions Answered Here CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 many people were to write a recycling squads should con- a mistake on their receipt after letter each week to the tact the Membership Office Election they’ve paid, they have 30 degree that it taxed our to find out about available days to bring their PAID IN resources, cost the Coop workslots. For more informa- FULL receipt to the second money by forcing us to tion on the Coop’s recycling The General Meeting & The Board of Directors con- floor service desk to get a expand the paper to many program, write to plasticrecy- the Board of Directors ducts a vote at the end of credit (which is good for more pages or something like [email protected]. every GM whether to From our inception in 1973 another 30 days).” that, we’d most likely have to accept the advice of the to the present, the monthly confront the issue of a more members that night. Mem- It’s Childcare, Not General Meeting has been restrictive letters policy, but bers of the Board are Expressing Yourself in Daycare the decision-making body the way it stands we can be as The most frequently asked required to act legally and the Gazette of the Coop. Since the How many letters from the open as we are, so we are.” questions about childcare on responsibly. Coop incorporated in 1977, same member will the Gazette the second floor can be we have been legally Openings print? Noticing the frequency More Plastics Recycling? addressed through a basic required to have a Board of with which some writers get The most frequently asked understanding that childcare Directors. We have one full three-year their names in print led to an question for this story was, at the Park Slope Food Coop term open this year. inquiry about the policy on “Why doesn’t the Coop recy- is a member-run service pro- The Bylaws of the Park letters to the editor. cle plastic more often?” viding free childcare—up to Slope Food Coop state: Candidate Deadline “Gazette policy, set by the The answer is, we are. Cur- four hours at a time—for “The portion of the Board If you wish to place your editorial committee, is to rently, the Coop accepts plas- Coop members who are work- of Directors meeting that is name into nomination, you print all letters we receive, no tics for recycling on the third ing or shopping in the Coop devoted to receiving the must declare your candida- matter what the topic, as Thursday, second Saturday building. Childcare workers advice of the members cy by Saturday, March 1. long as they meet the letters and last Sunday of each are not licensed. The service shall be known as the Gen- Please submit a statement guidelines,” writes Gazette month. The good news: The is designed for members eral Meeting…The mem- of up to 750 words to Coordinating Editor Steph- weekend recycling shifts have whose children can handle a bers who gather to give GazetteSubmissions@psfc. anie Golden in an email. “We been expanded by two hours. low-key stint companionably advice to the directors may coop. Please include a small feel this openness is impor- (For exact times, look for the with other children and the choose to vote in order to photo for publication in the tant, since it’s the newslet- listing published in each adults overseeing the room. express their support or Linewaiters’ Gazette and the ter’s role to be the ‘voice of issue of the Gazette.) “The most important gen- opposition for any of the member proxy mailing. the people’ and not exclude The Coop’s recycling effort erality to remember is that issues that have come anyone’s voice. It’s true that extends to plastics that the families who use the child- before the meeting.” Deciding the result is that some letters City does not collect; any care room must work around and Voting do stray pretty far from the plastics designated for pick- the rules of the room—the Duties of the Candidates will Directors have the opportunity The Board of to present their plat- Directors is com- form at the March 25 prised of five elect- General Meeting. ed Coop members and the senior Gen- Every member will eral Coordinator receive a proxy pack- present. Mem- age in the mail in late bers serve three- May. Members may year terms. Members vote by returning their of the Board are expect- ballot by mail or by bring- ed to attend GMs monthly. ing it to the Coop. Members MORRISON BY ROD ILLUSTRATION They receive Coop work may also vote at the Annual credit for their attendance. Meeting on June 24. Coop, but since there are not up by the City’s recycling childcare room does not work many letters and we have the efforts should first be divert- around the rules of individual space, we can handle it.” ed there. families,” according to the Some logistical quirks Referring to the codes manual forwarded by mem- The Diversity & Equality Committee (DEC) is dedicated having to do with rotating stamped on most plastic ber Jessica Greenbaum, who to improving human relations and communications four teams of editors through containers, the Coop accepts coordinates trainings for through impeccable interpersonal interactions, poli- Gazette workslots also con- non-bottle shaped #1, #2 childcare workers. “Families cies and procedures in the Coop. tribute to a different and #4 plastic and plastic who argue with childcare approach to letters, Golden film (plastic bags, dry clean- workers about enforcement The goal is to work toward preventing and eliminating discrimination in continues. “The Gazette can’t er bags, etc., but not cello- of the rules risk losing the the Coop and to promote the ideal of equal and respectful treatment really be compared to other phane), all of which are sent privilege of using the child- between all Coop members and paid staff regardless of each individual’s newspapers, since we as edi- to a Brooklyn recycling cen- care room.” different identity. The DEC also aims to provide advocacy for individuals torial coordinators don’t ter. The Coop also accepts #5 Rules dictate a maximum who feel they have experienced discriminatory practices in the Coop. have the same kind of editori- plastic (yogurt containers, of five children for any child- al control that editors of etc.), which is some of the care worker to watch at a Voicemail (888) 204-0098 other publications have. Due most versatile plastic for time, with a room maximum to the workslot system the recycling. That plastic is sent of twelve children for three E-mail [email protected] eight editors are not working to a recycling center in Mass- workers. The maximum may in a single office with a hier- achusetts that is extremely be dropped to a lower num- Contact Form DEC Contact forms are available in the literature rack archical structure. strict about what it will ber if the workers feel that or Letter: in the ground floor elevator lobby. Place a completed ”There is also the question accept. Only clean and dry restricting the number of chil- form or other letter/note (anonymously if desired) in a of coming up with a criterion containers, no residue, dren is necessary to maintain sealed envelope labeled “Attn: Diversity and Equality that would enable eight edi- labels, plastic or foil can be “safety and serenity,” accord- Committee” and use one of the three methods listed tors working separately to left on these containers. For ing to the guidelines. Work- below to get it to the committee. make reasonably consistent all recycling, members are ers’ children have priority judgments about deciding asked to stay with their plas- over shoppers’ children. Par- Mail Park Slope Food Coop which letters not to print, or tic while a squad member ents must stay in the building Attention: Diversity & Equality Committee how many letters from one helps them sort. Never just while their child is in child- 782 Union Street person is too many,” says drop off your recycling. care, and parents may only Brooklyn, New York 11215 Golden. Squad leaders would love drop off two of their children In the end, it seems that to offer even more recycling at one time. Mail Which is located in the entryway vestibule the minimal filter applied, times, but they explain that Parents of children who Drop Box on the ground floor under the flier caddy. given the few that do come absorbing the recent increase can’t confine themselves to in, may keep a lid on Pando- in hours, a dearth of drivers quiet play may be called to Membership The DEC has a mailbox in the Membership ra’s box. “Who would like to with large vehicles who can remove their children. (No Office Mailbox Office on the second floor of the Coop. develop a clear, fair-minded, transport recyclables to their jumping on furniture or easy-to-interpret judgment destination, plus a lack of climbing poles allowed!) And about what content can be space to store collected plas- no adults other than the excluded from the Gazette?” tics on-site at the Coop limit childcare workers—with the Golden challenges. “Step how much plastic recycling exception of nursing mothers right up. “ the Coop can handle. or those feeding infants— Her fellow coordinating Coop members interested may stay in the room for any editor, Erik Lewis, concurs. “If in getting involved with the extended period. ■ 08-01/31 p 01-09.qxd 1/30/08 10:50 PM Page 3

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Kombucha suggest that it was helpful When Teresa must be taken to prevent against a range of disease- realized how much contamination. The key CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 causing bacteria. money she was elements when brewing colony of bacteria and yeast Teresa, who drinks between spending at the your own are the cleanest (known as SCOBY) that grows 8 and 16 ounces of kombucha Coop on bottled possible environment, in sweetened tea. Sugar (or a day, says that it boosts her kombucha, she proper temperature and honey) is added to black or energy. And it seems to help started making her low pH. green tea and combined with a her immune system. “If I’m own. For her kom- Your hands and any- kombucha culture. The culture coming down with a cold it bucha she brews 3 thing that will come into reminds many people of a seems to shorten the cold’s quarts of tea in a contact with the culture pancake, albeit a somewhat duration.” soup pot, adds a must be spotlessly clean. slimy one, which might be how cup of sugar and Experts recommend people got the idea that kom- Making Your Own six tea bags, and using only food-grade bucha contained mushrooms. Because ready-made kom- then lets it cool to glass containers for brew- When the ingredients are bucha is expensive to buy, room temperature. ing. Metal, plastic or mixed together and allowed to people who develop a taste From there it goes ceramic containers can

sit in a warm environment, the for it frequently become into a large glass BY LISA COHEN PHOTO leach dangerous by-prod- mixture begins to ferment, home brewers. Making your jar with the culture Kombucha enthusiast Teresa Theophano ucts and contaminate the converting the sugar into own is relatively easy. and is covered shows off her home brew. batch. The right pH organic acids. Fermentation Each new batch of kom- with a tea towel ensures favorable condi- also produces a variety of other bucha produces an addition- and left in a warm place. Tere- ed and slightly sour. “I scoop tions for the culture to grown beneficial nutrients, including al culture, which can be used sa says her apartment is warm out what I want but leave and inhibits the growth of B vitamins and probiotics. to make another batch. Many enough to leave it on the some from the original pot mold and bacteria. home-brewers give away cul- kitchen counter, for about a that becomes the starter for Additional recipes for Not Your Average Drink tures, and kombucha cul- week. the next batch.” kombucha can be found at Kombucha is unlike any tures are also commercially At the end the drink Although home brewing the Coop and on many other drink you may have available. becomes naturally carbonat- kombucha is simple, care internet sites. ■ tried. It might be carbonated, like so many other drinks, but how many bottled drinks Thursday, How to Contact the Disciplinary Committee have a vinegary odor or slimy Feb. 7 globs floating in the bottle? Because of its naturally 7:30 p.m. e at the Coop sour taste, it’s not for every- The Disciplinary Committee is responsible for the review, one. Some commercial pro- investigation, and disposition of all submitted complaints of ducers add fruit juices or member misconduct. ginger to mask the taste. Coop member Teresa Guest Chef Linda If you would like to submit a complaint, please contact us. Theophano first tried kom- Mama’s in the Kitchen Monastra is a graduate bucha a year ago. For her, the Simple and Healthy Meals to Prepare of the Natural Gourmet taste wasn’t a drawback. In o for Yourself After You Have a Baby Institute for Health and fact, it added to the appeal. Email: [email protected] “I really like the slightly Culinary Arts and now sour taste. But I know that works as a freelance other people may not agree,” chef specializing in C she says. When she gave some to a friend to try, she vegetarian cuisine. Linda Letter Drop Off: Written reports may be left in the DC mailbox located to the left as you enter the Membership Office. took one sip and spit it out gave birth to her first and asked her how she could child in August and has drink it. N Cleary, the Coop has a lot spent several months U By US Post: Park Slope Food Coop of members who agree with MEN perfecting the art of Attn: The Disciplinary Committee nd Teresa. When Edible Brooklyn ith Dried Cherries a 782 Union St Brooklyn NY 11215 • Oatmeal Muffins w cooking with one hand ) Magazine ran a story on kom- lmonds (vegetarian A while holding a baby in bucha last spring, the Coop odles with Tofu and • Cold Sesame No R was selling 1,200 bottles a the other. Red Pepper (vegan) y Garnish Voicemail: 888.922.2667, ext 86 week. (And according to the er Soup with Parsle • Carrot Ging MEMBERS & magazine, when the Coop ran ) (vegetarian NON-MEMBERS Thank you out, a Coop coordinator post- WELCOME. ed a sign that read “There is $4 materials fee Views expressed by the presenter do not Come early ( no kombucha. We are unable necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. to ensure a seat. to get it from our supplier. We are trying every day. Please don’t riot.”) Since then, sales of kom- bucha have hit over 1,500 bot- tles a week, priced between $2.42 and $2.62 each—over $3,400 worth. In addition to GT’s Kombucha, the Coop now also sells kombucha from David Gratz(7) will play Bourree I and II, by Bach, on the violin, accompanied by his mom. • Laila Iarussi (7) will sing “Somewhere Over Katalyst, a Massachusetts- the Rainbow” accompanied by Cindy Radke on piano. • Oliver Sand (7) will play “Hey Jude” on the piano. • Maria Pondikos (7) will do based company. a tap dance demonstration. • Natasha Radtke (8) will recite her original poetry. • Maeve Farrell (8) and other violin students of Hagai Kamil will play. • Reuben Gelley-Newman will play “Simple Gifts” solo and “Apples” by Sheila Nelson with his cello Health Benefits teacher, Martha Siegel. • PS 321 PAC (Performing Arts Company) directed by Karen Curlee. • Iolanthe Brookes One reason for the growing and many others! popularity of kombucha is the long list of health claims that Intermission have been made for the drink. Solana Schlau Appenzeller (10) and Milan Puntes (10) will sing an The most fervent fans believe original song called “I Thought I Was”. • Isabelle Siegel (10) and kombucha can cure a host of Alexus Williams(10) will sing. • Sarah Gratz (10) will play medical ills, from cancer to “Largo” from the New World Symphony by Antonin Dvorak, on problems with metabolism. flute, accompanied by her mom. •Zoe Gorenberg Screwvala and Based on earlier observa- Sarah Gratz will sing “There’s a Hole in the Bucket, Dear Liza”. • Marina Zero tions, advocates believed that Espinet (11) will sing “Beautiful” by Linda Perry. • Maya Carino (11), Julianne Carino (9), Justine Farhi (10) and Eli kombucha helped to detoxify Rose (10) will do an original dance to the Beatles song “I Saw Her Standing There”. • Eliza Jane Schmidt (10) will sing “Sitting On The the liver. But none of the health Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding. • Benjamin Schmidt (12) will do tricks with diabolo sticks. • Riley Stanzione (12) and Ruby benefits of kombucha have Bilger(11) will do a comedy skit called “The Credit Card”. • Raye Holab (13) will perform a dance that she created as a requirement for been scientifically proven. a school project. The music is: “Not Ready To Make Nice” by the Dixie Chicks. • Zach Hicks (13) will play klezmer clarinet, “Hava Nagila” Although a study of kom- and “Rhapsody in Blue” by Gershwin, and possibly flute accompanied by his dad, Gene Hicks. • Aidan Farhi 14), Jory Dawidowicz (16), bucha done at Cornell Uni- and Ellen Farhi will play “Sonata for 2 Cellos” and “Continuo” by Handel. • Conaugh Cutler (14) will sing. • Fun’Raising Committee versity failed to support that member Len Heisler will lead the parents in the song “You are the Champions” by Queen. 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Should the Coop Start Monthly on the... Second Saturday R Feb 9 • 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Third Thursday Valet Bike Parking? Feb 21 • 7:00–9:00 p.m. E Last Sunday By Ramona Tirado Feb 24 • 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. C On the sidewalk in front of the ore than 100,000 receiving area at the Park Slope Food Coop. New Yorkers use Mbicycles as trans- Y portation daily, according to the Transportation Alterna- tives (TA) website. TA further PLASTICS reports that lack of secure What plastics do we accept? bike parking is the primary • #1 and #2 non-bottle shaped containers and obstacle for people who want L #1 and #2 labeled lids. Mouths of containers to commute by bike in New must be equal width or wider than the body York City. A cadre of Park of the container. Slope Food Coop members I agrees. At any given time, you • All #4 plastic and #4 labeled lids. can see bikes chained to just • #5 plastic tubs, cups & specifically marked about anything outside the N lids and caps (discard any with paper labels). Coop. Finding convenient and safe space for parking • Plastic film, such as shopping and dry has long been a problem for cleaning bags, etc. Okay if not labeled. G many members who use bicy- PHOTO BY TATIANE SANTOS BY TATIANE PHOTO ALL PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY CLEAN AND DRY cles as transportation. Valet bike parking in Santa Monica, California. “The unattended bike We close up promptly. parking that we have now just times more bikes than can be Brooklyn. While Faust agrees Last drop offs will be accepted 10 minutes isn’t safe,” said Marina achieved with individual that using parking spaces is prior to our end time to allow for sorting. Bekkerman, adding that lock-it-yourself racks. something that could be when she biked to the Coop In cities that boast dedi- done, he feels that it is not years ago, bikes were often cated Bike Stations for biking something that should be stolen and vandalized. commuters, valet bike park- done directly in front of the The topic was brought to ing is not at all unusual. An Coop as that space is current- East New York Food Coop members’ attention by a article in Time magazine ly required for food deliveries small group of members at reported that west coast and trash removal. He added Help a new coop in Brooklyn the November General Meet- cities have been using this that one of the easiest things ing. After some discussion, system to address high bike to get City DOT permission to FTOP credit available mostly intended to gauge traffic and security for some do would be the installation In accordance with the sixth Principle of Cooperation, we frequently member interest in this idea, time. According to the article, of some sort of removable offer support and consultation to other coops. For the East New the presenting committee Santa Monica provides free rack that can be rolled or York Food Coop, we have also offered help in the form of Park has set about doing research valet bike parking outside the pulled out during Coop shop- Slope Food Coop member workslots. and discussing the possi- local farmers’ market each ping hours and removed bility of introducing a system Sunday. when the Coop closes. of valet bike parking before The committee, which at The way Faust sees it, the returning to the GM with a this point is informal and not Coop has two problems. “We The East New York Food Coop welcomes PSFC members formal proposal. an official workslot commit- have a number of bikes, and to assist in its first year’s operations. tee, includes Bekkerman, we have theft,” he explained. PSFC members may receive FTOP credit in exchange for their help. Josh Gosciak, Robert Matson “I can’t think of a better way To receive credit, you should be a member for at least one year In cities that and Transportation Alterna- [to deal with both problems] and have an excellent attendance record. boast dedicated tives Volunteer and Member- than supervised space.” In To make work arrangements, please email Bike Stations for ship Outreach Coordinator, fact, Faust said, parked bicy- ellen_weinstat @psfc.coop or call 718-622-0560. Oksana Mironova. The group cles already outnumber biking commuters, is currently considering the parked cars on Union Street valet bike parking is idea of petitioning the City between Sixth Avenue and East New York Food Coop not at all unusual. Department of Transporta- Seventh Avenue. It has not 419 New Lots Avenue tion (City DOT) for a permit yet been determined how between New Jersey Avenue and Vermont Street to use one or two parking valet bike parking would be accessible by the A, J and 3 trains Valet bike parking would spaces near the Coop to be handled in the winter months 718-676-2721 work similarly to a coat used as a dedicated valet when weather conditions are check. Riders surrender their bike parking space. unfavorable. bikes in exchange for a ticket Steve Faust, a Coop mem- The valet bike parking com- that matches one attached to ber who has been involved in mittee is looking for more vol- their bicycle, which will be bicycle planning and opera- unteers. Anyone interested secured in a protected space. tions for 40 years, said this is should contact Marina This type of setup will allow something City DOT has Bekkerman at marinab@ for the storage of several already started to do in 0mindspring.com. ■

Have a story idea for the Gazette? Or know of an interesting Coop member you think others would like to read about? Email your suggestions to [email protected] (please write Gazette story ideas in the subject line). PHOTO BY ROD MORRISON BY ROD PHOTO Bikes lined up in front of Dixon’s bike mural. 08-01/31 p 01-09.qxd 1/30/08 10:50 PM Page 5

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be able to use agitation, the that you want to change. In specific skill of engaging peo- other words, an issue might ple in a dialogue that moves be food safety, but the A Guide to Action them to action. This may demand might be to remove involve asking questions or the use of industrial waste as By Alison Levy suggesting ideas that make a fertilizer for lettuce. people uncomfortable. Minieri and Getsos further oday, after the years that have passed since the founding of the point out that the demand Power Building must have a target. Who is Coop, those interested in constructive social change have their work Flexibility, a sense of the key individual or entity Tcut out for them like never before. Still, successes like the move- humor, fearlessness, the abili- that needs to make the ments toward promoting a living wage and corporate accountability, the ty to hear and even an aware- change and toward whom is ness of one’s own self-interest the demand directed? movement for divestment of investments from South Africa, the internet are all vital to the task, as is a organizing of MoveOn.org, and the popular pressure on legislators to willingness to share power. pass health care freedom legislation in favor of access to nutritional sup- They view building the “Problems are based on power of the given communi- plements, should encourage activists that change can happen. policies, programs ty as both a necessity to or practices. Convene achieve the targeted goal and Fortunately, as times have Radical Democracy define it, “Problems are also as an end in itself. In with those with the changed so has the sophisti- In the book, the authors based on policies, programs other words, winning on same problems.” cation and availability of sup- define what they mean by or practices. Convene with issues is important, but the ports for social action. Now a “radical democracy.” “Radical those with the same prob- authors point out that what is new book, written by Coop means going to the source or lems.” won can easily be lost. It’s not Once that individual, member (and Linewaiters’ the root; democracy is rule by Once the organization’s enough to react to situations group or stakeholders have Gazette editor) Joan Minieri the people.” members form around a com- demanding change. It’s been identified, organizers (along with co-author Paul “If you want to make a dif- mon problem, over time they important to proactively cre- must determine the correct Getsos), offers the wisdom ference, you’re not alone— can plan collective activities ate the world you want. The strategies for bringing about and practical advice that can and you can’t do it alone” that confront, challenge and process of change can be the demand. They advise that only come through hard-won they advise readers. “Individ- negotiate with those who can lengthy, and lapses in imple- people consider both the tar- experience. uals make a big difference give the community what it mentation are always a possi- get’s position and what the Their book, Tools for Radical when they act together wants. bility. Much of what we have target might respond to. Does Democracy: How to Organize for strategically, always taken for granted in the target support or oppose Power In Your Community (pub- peacefully, Winnable Campaigns the United States, including the organization’s demands? lished by Jossey-Bass, a divi- and in large Doing that takes sophisti- organic foods, labor laws, What tactics are likely to sion of John Wiley in 2007), is numbers.” cation, keen analysis and public education and envi- move the target? How can a step-by-step user-friendly The planning, the authors empha- ronmental regulations are pressure best be applied? guide built upon the tech- book’s goal size. It’s important to not givens but have been won How can members be niques that Minieri and Get- is to show implement by an ongoing process of mobilized to get a response sos have used as the readers winnable organizing and implementing from the target? Are there co-founders of Community how to campaigns, these positive rights and pro- other groups that can join Voices Heard (CVH), a New which the tections. At the same time, with the group to amplify the York area group that began as authors these can be eroded or effectiveness of the strategy? an effort to organize welfare character- undermined if not sustained Who might oppose the recipients and now focuses ize as a by public support, and the demands and how can the on a range of economic jus- series of world in which we live can’t group address this opposi- tice issues. Minieri, a mother strategic change unless people orga- tion? Further, Minieri and of three, has a Masters in actions designed to achieve nize and come together in Getsos propose a realistic social work from Columbia clear goals and objectives. concerted, strategic collec- assessment of the organiza- University School of Social They advise that radicals ana- tive action. tion’s power to move the tar- Work and has taught social lyze power, and make a realis- get and to deal with those welfare at both Borough of tic assessment of who is with The Right Issue who oppose the demand. Manhattan Community Col- you, and who is against you One key place to start is All in all, their primer takes lege and LaGuardia Commu- because “an inaccurate power identifying the right issue. readers through the entire nity College. analysis (or none) will make This can be explored through process of mobilizing and the campaign likely to fail.” research, surveys and individ- organizing for change with Origins of the Book BY DEBORAH TINT ILLUSTRATION Those in power have a ual and group meetings to checklists, suggested activi- Minieri and Getsos met in achieve clear vision of the world they build consensus on the most ties and a wide range of dif- 1992 as organizers during the social change through collec- want to create, the authors winnable entry point for ferent options at every step, Democratic Presidential Con- tive power-building. To do point out. Therefore to change. An issue differs from making Tools for Radical Democ- vention. Along with a third that, some basic principles engage others in any form of a campaign demand in that racy a must-read for Coop organizer, they co-founded must be understood and social justice movement, it the demand is the specific members who want to help CVH in the mid-1990’s. With applied. must be understood that neu- program, procedure, or policy shape a better world. ■ welfare reform a campaign trality is not an option. Orga- promise of both parties, “Our nizers need to put forth their goal was to get low income Radical democrats own view, they counsel, help- people to participate in the analyze power, and ing people who are “strug- democratic process,” Minieri make a realistic assessment gling to articulate what they says. Since then, under their of who is with you, believe or who agree with the leadership, it has grown into vision of your organization a successful organization and who is against you. but who have been convinced serving 15,000 families, with by misinformation or lack of many alliances nationally access to information.” and internationally. The origi- The two authors encour- nal purpose of the book was age activists to get other peo- The Organizer to capture their learning from ple involved, through going Minieri and Getsos view their years in the trenches out and making contact, talk- the organizer as the convener, and make it available to the ing, asking questions, and lis- agitator, teacher, motivator next generation of CVH lead- tening. They emphasize the and coach for a group built to ership as they prepared to need to build a membership address a problem through move on. base since more people collective action. This takes “We wanted to name what means more clout. When it diverse skills, including: we do in the book,” says comes to moving powerhold- • Listening and learning Minieri. “Since we had collab- ers, ie., those who control from fellow organizers, mem- orated for so long, it made through money, authority bers and powerholders sense to write the book and/or law, numbers count. • Critical thinking—since together.” As their collabora- Part of the organizer’s task is it’s vital to look at all the tion now took a new form, “it encouraging members to angles of a problem to see was good to take a step back make decisions and to help where they lead and see what we’d done that them see and understand the • Ability to use anger to was unique and what was roots of the problems they motivate since organizations universal and could be used experience or are concerned oppose injustice BY FRANKHABERLE PHOTO by others.” about. 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Many organic apple farms ion hosting little mealy are situated in deserts of worms and insect tunnels. In Defense of An Apple Washington State, Chile and “Are they safe to eat?” some- New Zealand, to avoid the 27 one in the audience asked. By Melanie Chopko pests that would like to eat “Safe to eat?!” Hepworth the apples before we do. exclaimed, immediately n the December 20, 2007 term that would adequately the example of the ubiquitous Even with the best growing chomping into the side. She issue of the Linewaiters’ represent her ecologically organic mesclun greens to practices, that creates a con- explained that she believes IGazette, Park Slope Food sustainable growing practice illustrate the externalities of siderable strain on water the entire human digestive Coop member Sylvia Lowen- in the Hudson Valley settling big organic: the diesel-fueled, resources. Most growers also system is dependant on eat- thal wrote requesting that the on ”minimally treated.” mechanized harvesters and pull out the certified organic ing the insects tucked inside Coop buy organic apples According to Hepworth, weed-whacking flame throw- heavy hitters, like from certified organic farms who spoke at the Coop’s Meet ers that take the place of her- sulfur and copper, instead of local, minimally Your Farmer event this fall, it bicides. Factor in the practices which are residual treated apples from Hep- is the nature of the farmer of huge, corporate farms like and build up in the Member worth Farms. Her letter raises that determines his or her Earthbound Organic and Cas- soil over time. Many questions that a lot of us are growing practices, or “where cadian Farms, as well as the uncertified growers asking: How “organic” are they draw the line in the salad’s refrigerated, cross- refuse to use them, Contribution organic foods from far away sand.” The organic label is country trip to our table, and choosing instead lands, and how safe are local not enough, nor is the lack of the environmental impact of newer, less dangerous tech- apples and broccoli. She foods? I know this search for a label, to know the actual big organic remains, well, big. nologies that have not yet pointed out that these are the “organic” comes out of a gen- happenings on the farm. I like the image painted by fel- been accepted into the most organic apples, “but it’s uine desire to support the Recently, there have been low member Lewis Friedman organic fold. “There is no awfully hard to get you peo- healthiest and most earth- more strains on the label, about the “purity” of bottled question,” Hepworth says, ple to buy them!” honoring food, so I’ve pre- such as big corporations water: It takes one “that there is more residue Finally, Ms. Lowenthal’s pared a two-part article on trying to chip away at quarter of a bottle on an organic apple than letter questioned the tiny size the issue. environmental of oil to pro- ours.” and limited variety of organic It’s true: the fruit from Hep- standards so that duce a plas- Why grow anything in a apples. I’m sure Allen Zim- worth Farms carries a slightly the organic label, tic bottle. If desert? Fewer bugs mean a merman’s buying for the vague title: Minimally Treat- and thus much we calculated prettier apple. That brings up Coop takes into account ed. It was not until my recent higher prices, could how much oil it another piece of the agricul- another issue: taste. Local work as manager of a local be applied to more took to cultivate tural business-plan pie: the apples are fresher, picked a farmers’ market that I learned of their products. and deliver our expectations of us eaters day or two before being in our of the newly strict branding of Growing organic is as west coast organ- and buyers. The night of the carts, and just plain taste bet- the term “organic” in 2000. much an economic ic apples, how Coop forum, Hepworth ter. An apple all the way from Many growers farm organical- decision as it is an envi- many bites of the brought with her a few bags the west coast? Hepworth’s ly but cannot label their pro- ronmental one as the apple would be slick of wild apples: apples grown cousin says, “You might as duce as such without cost of food skyrockets and with oil? on uncultivated fruit trees, well eat the box.” certification. In light of this organic becomes synony- “There are major ecologi- free of any human interven- Coming in Part Two: restriction, Coop General mous with purity and elitism. cal reasons to stop buying tion. The Growing Practices and Peo- Manager Joe Holtz and Amy In his book The Omnivore’s organic apples from the west They were a sort of adoles- ple of Hepworth Farms and Food Hepworth struggled to find a Dilemma, Michael Pollan uses coast,” Hepworth asserts. cent apple, with a complex- Safety in New York State. ■ CONCERT COMMITTEE REPORT

Barry quoted Ted’s inspir- blues, rock and jazz, Ameri- ing words, “For every page can roots, Mediterranean tex- you read, write twelve more tures and Caribbean Meet the Artists of your own and take it to percussion. where you need it to be.” Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Barry Kornhauser and Rufus Cappadocia I can’t tell you that I know he first picked up the cello at Rufus Cappadocia, but I’d the age of three to develop a By Zenobia Conkerite like to. He’s a very busy per- long, perhaps challenging former having just done a gig relationship with this tool of n February 15, 2008, Coop, his membership num- With Barry’s interest in Virginia this past Saturday expression, still a powerful the Good Coffee- ber is only 3-digits, give or peaked, the guitar purchased and on his way to Florida for one at that. Feeling confined Ohouse presents take a few “leaves of from a record store was his another performance later by the limitations of classical multi-instrumentalist Barry absence.” Barry can be found first main instrument. He this week. music, once he tuned into Kornhauser and cellist extra- working his musical magic studied chord books and Many articles have been B.B. King’s “The Thrill Is ordinaire Rufus Cappadocia. with many talented perform- started accomplishing what written about him; he has a Gone,” he wept. The journey I was introduced to Barry ers either through the Good he set out to do, with the website and even a team con- began. in the early 90’s when I was Coffeehouse, through word help of Ted Dunbar from the sisting of a record label, man- While attending McGill with the group Musicians of mouth or in his own per- Jazz Mobile, who Barry agement and a booking University in Montreal, Rufus Against Violence. He accom- formances here, there and describes as an “incredible agent. But all of that would delved into the school’s panied us on bass and guitar anywhere. teacher.” Ted helped him to still not tell you who Rufus is, ethno-musicology depart- and upon first listening to Raised in the Bronx, Barry unravel the mystery of the unless you have an innate ment to hear everything from him I knew that I was in the grew up listening to the Top guitar, teaching him what an sense of where a person Pygmy chants to Balkan folk presence of a musician who 40 of the day and probably, instrument could do and comes from with such deep recordings. He was learning was sensitive, aware and who like for many of us, Casey shared a path of forever rooted ability to express the riffs of Hendrix and understood the purpose of Kasem’s famous countdown. searching and deepening, themselves through music. Coltrane, note for note. his being there. Now, these Barry said, “We grew up which inspired how Barry I may have referenced Rufus’s travels to Europe comments can only come with a piano in the same approaches all that he wants Rufus as a cellist extraordi- and the Americas have from someone who has been room as the TV. It was there to learn. Barry has a line up of naire but that doesn’t do him earned him an incredible supported by one such as but not really available for instruments that he uses in justice. After visiting his site chapter in the world of music. Barry because he makes his use too often.” From those performance: mandolin, gui- and listening briefly to his Some of the artists he’s living, yes folks a working early days, Barry played the tar, bass and a more recent tunes, I know that this musi- worked with are Aretha musician, supporting many piano, picking out melodies addition, the cello. cian is multi-layered, compli- Franklin, Odetta, Cheick Tidi- musicians in these here and working on chords. As a Barry said that as an cated and that his sense of ane Seck and Vernon Reid, woods. teen, briefly, he owned a accompanying instrument, self comes from this deep former guitarist of Living If I were in an ensemble snare drum and thought of the cello brought a fresh love to explore, to feel; you Color. and did not have hiring being a drummer. But that sound to his ears. This can just hear it in his music. Come out to hear Rufus; power, at the rehearsals, I didn’t go over too well as his helped him greatly. It’s like He’s introspective, moved, check out the solid-body five- would find that Barry was family lived in a small apart- he’s been playing the cello perhaps troubled. What great stringed cello he developed already a part of the plan. ment. An early, brief attempt forever, the harmonics, stac- works don’t come from that and built. It’s awesome. Rightfully so, it is very impor- at playing the guitar was cato, the bowing…check him place so deep? Check out his site: tant to have someone who when he borrowed his sister’s out for yourself! Rufus is a multi-lingual www.rufusmusic.com knows what they’re doing to friend’s instrument, broke a He has recently recorded musician, performer, com- Here’s to Barry and Rufus! support a ‘front person’ and string and gave it back. But a with Emma Graves on cello poser and a recording artist See you Friday, February 15, to be sensitive enough to friend’s brother had a better and performs with Jana who works his music magic 2008, at the Good Coffee- know how to blend in. Barry’s guitar and that was when he Herzen, children’s music through the styles of Middle house, doors open at 7:45 the man! learned about the “action” artist Meredith Wright, and Eastern, West African and p.m. and the fun starts at 8 A longtime member of the (playability) on a guitar. Tomas Rodriquez. pan-European folk forms to p.m. ■ 08-01/31 p 01-09.qxd 1/30/08 10:50 PM Page 7

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able to use this evidence to several outcomes may have A New Twist on the Twinkie Defense support the checkout worker’s occurred. The committee claim. “Hey, I was just trying member could have asked By Cara M. Tuzzolino Werben, for the Disciplinary Committee to be friendly,” Alex said. Alex to write an apology to This gave the committee the checkout worker or could n an on-going effort to what he considered normal ed to know? “A lot,” he said, member a chance to speak have facilitated a face-to-face illuminate how the Disci- products. Where the heck and smirked while he count- about the Coop’s principles apology if the checkout work- Iplinary Committee (DC) were the Twinkies? Maybe ed. Then, Alex left. of cooperation and respect er had been amenable. If Alex functions, we continue to there were some cigars in the The checkout worker for all. Alex’s actions violated refused, the committee publish occasional articles in freezer section? Nope. But he approached the Squad Leader those precepts. His decep- would have discussed the The Linewaiters’ Gazette. We bought more supplies for the and reported the incident. He tion about his membership status of his membership hope these articles inform guys back at the place. encouraged her to file a com- violated basic rules of Coop with him, which may lead to a Coop members about the He checked out the check- plaint with the Disciplinary membership—anyone can resignation or a hearing in nature of the cases brought out worker. She scanned Committee (DC). She spoke become a member but only front of Coop peers. Since he to the DC, the committee’s everything and placed it in with an office worker, who members may shop at the wasn’t a member at the time thought processes and the the area next to the plastic guided her. She emailed the Coop. Additionally, if Alex of the incident, the commit- outcome of the cases. bags. They stared at each committee and the report was had been a member, he tee decided that if he wanted passed along to a would not have been able to to join the Coop he would Below is a composite of committee mem- shop for his roommates, have to undertake one of the several cases. All charac- ber. unless, of course, they were above actions before being ters are fictitious. Cases are dis- all Coop members. Doing so considered to join. The com- Into the cast of rotating tributed among constitutes theft of service, mittee member created a file characters dwelling in the the DC mem- another violation of Coop with a summary of the events, illegal sublet arrived Alex M. bers. Committee rules. Lastly, his harassment conversations and outcome True, as an attorney he could members often of the checkout worker was of the case. The file, as are all afford to live on his own, but begin a case by another serious offense and the files in DC cases, is kept he didn’t mind taking over calling the per- demonstrated a basic lack of under lock and key at the the last person’s bedroom son who lodges respect and disregard for the Coop in case similar situa- and living space. Yeah, there the complaint, cooperative behavior that tions come up again involv- was that social worker who The term "Twinkie defense" comes from so the DC mem- allows the Coop to function. ing the same member. needed a place to stay but he Twinkies, a snack food. ber called the The DC member reported But Alex told the DC work- took care of that by offering checkout worker. the results of this investiga- er the Coop wasn’t for him. to pay for all the groceries for other over the pile of goods. He took notes, and then con- tion to the committee. If Alex After all, it didn’t sell a month for all the room- He waited for her to pack up tacted the entrance worker, had been a Coop member, Twinkies. ■ mates, so he got the room. his groceries. “Did you bring the Coop staffer who took the Besides, he had to save your own bags,” she asked? complaint and the Squad money to buy his Hummer He laughed, “Bags of what?” Leader and did the same. He and she was just trying to “For your groceries,” she asked each person to share Support a New Coop! save money because, well, replied evenly. “You pack the details of what he/she Do you live or work in the Bronx? she didn’t make any money. them yourself.” He told her witnessed. Then he contacted Too bad for her. He did have that it was her job to pack, the Coop office to obtain the Would you prefer to do your workslot on to clean out a load of papers not his. She explained again contact information for Alex, Saturdays? from this person’s room and that it was the member’s job the shopper. that’s when he came across and asked if there was any It turned out that the Then inquire about supporting the South this membership card for a reason he could not pack his member number had not Bronx Food Cooperative! place called the Food Coop. own groceries. “Maybe I want been used in nearly a year In accordance with the 6th Principle of Alex decided to check it out. to see your muscles,” he and showed many missed He memorized the mem- grinned. “How about you shifts and makeups owed. Cooperation, the Park Slope Food Coop is ber number and walked back pack up the stuff and we grab Nor did the description of offering the SBFC support and consultation by in the next day behind a something to eat?” Alex match the photo stored allowing PSFC members to group of moms with snotty- “No thanks,” she said. in the Coop’s computer. complete their workslot at the Bronx location. nose kids. As he was about to “Oh come on,” he urged Clearly the shopper used present his number, one of and leaned closer. “Here’s my another person’s member- PSFC members will receive FTOP credit in the women turned and said, card.” I’m a legit guy—I’m a ship to shop. Since the check- exchange for their help. oh no, I feel some morning lawyer. Surely you want to get out worker still had Alex’s sickness coming on. Ewww, the hell out of this place for a business card, the committee To receive credit, you should be a he though, she’s going to while. They got rotting veg- member did have a means by PSFC member for at least one year and have an puke. Get me out of here. etables back there, did you which to contact him. excellent attendance record. While the entrance worker know that?” Throughout the conversa- and other members tried to “They’re for the compost at tion, Alex was belligerent and To receive PSFC credit, please email help the ill shopper, he man- the local garden,” the check- rude. First, he denied using [email protected] or call the Coop at aged to avoid her and slipped out worker said. the old member number and 718-622-0560 into the Coop. He grabbed a “Well, I got some fresh avoiding the entrance worker. cart and wondered what the ones right here,” Alex said, The DC member also knew South Bronx Food Coop big deal was about this place. and “I’d be glad to let you that the Coop’s videotape of 646-226-0758 • [email protected] Then he noticed the beer squeeze my tomatoes if you the entrance desk also collection next to the shop- just give me your number.” showed Alex sneaking into ping carts. What? No Coors? “Your comments are offen- the Coop. Confronted with The South Bronx Food Coop is seeking an Where was the Bud? How sive,” she said, “please leave.” this, Alex admitted using the experiencedgraphic/web designer about that St. Pauli Girl beer? He glared at her. Him offen- roommate’s member ID but to update their website ASAP He used to have that poster sive? That was a joke. He claimed he just wanted to see for workslot credit! in college. Well, at least there grabbed some plastic bags what the Coop offered. was some Brooklyn lager. He and started to double and Next the DC member relat- Must know how to: put some in the cart to buy triple bag them while shoving ed the checkout worker’s com- • set up online purchasing system for the guys back at the sub- the groceries in. He waved his plaint of harassment. Again, • create edit-able calendar let. He continued to walk cash at the next person and Alex denied saying anything • incorporate audio & video links around thinking what a then was abruptly stopped by offensive. Since the DC mem- strange place that didn’t carry yet another worker. How ber had spoken to witnesses • link websites Coke, Pepsi, Kraft, Nestle or many bags this worker want- (the Squad Leader) he was Preference for designers who can link database/inventory systems to web sales. Most important—must have cool sense of design! In jurisprudence, "Twinkie defense" is a derisive label for a criminal defendant's claims that some unusual biological factor entered into the causes or motives of the alleged crime, and To receive PSFC credit, please email that due to this biological factor, either they should not be held criminally liable for actions [email protected] or call the Coop at which broke the law or the criminal liability should be mitigated to a lesser offense. While biological factors may certainly influence behavior, the label of "Twinkie defense" implies 718-622-0560 that the specific biological factor is one that most people would view as not being sufficient to account for criminal activity, such as the effects of allergies, minor stimulants such as South Bronx Food Coop coffee and nicotine, sugar, and/or vitamins. —Courtesy of Wikipedia.com 646-226-0758 • [email protected] 08-01/31 p 01-09.qxd 1/30/08 10:50 PM Page 8

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COOP HOURS A monthly musical Friday fundraising partnership of Office Hours: the Park Slope Monday through Thursday Feb. 15 Food Coop and 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. the Brooklyn Society Friday & Saturday 8:00 p.m. for Ethical Culture 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shopping Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. *Shoppers must be on a checkout line 15 minutes after closing time. Cello Everybody! Childcare Hours: Monday through Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Rufus Cappadocia (5 string electric cello) is one of the leading voices on the cello today. He has toured throughout the Americas Telephone: and Europe with numerous groups and is known for his 718-622-0560 collaborations with artists from all over the world, from the Balkans Web address: to the Caribbean, from West Africa to North America. He has www.foodcoop.com toured extensively with Urban Tap and The Paradox Trio.

In approaching the cello, Barry Kornhauser draws on a parallel musical incarnation as a bass player & guitarist— thinking rhythm section first, plucking and strumming, The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by laying down a funky skeletal harmonic foundation. Perform- the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. ing original jazz-informed compositions, improvisations Opinions expressed here may be solely the views and songs in collaboration with drummer Rob Garcia. of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish Saxophonist TBA. articles that are racist, sexist, or otherwise discriminatory. Photograph: © Robert Berkowitz / [email protected] The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45] All submissions MUST include author’s name and Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. phone number and conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and articles Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines Childcare is available from Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture for a nominal fee. appear in the Coop Calendar opposite. Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they conform to the guidelines above. This Issue Prepared By: The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden the letters page in most issues. Erik Lewis Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Editor (development): Wally Konrad Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly Tom Moore handwritten and placed in the wallpocket labeled "Editor" on the second floor at the base of the ramp. Reporters: Hayley Gorenberg Ramona Tirado Submissions on Disk & by Email: We welcome Ann Pappert digital submissions. Drop disks in the wallpocket described above. The email address for Art Director (development): Mike Miranda submissions is [email protected]. Illustrators: Rod Morrison Receipt of your submissions will be acknowledged Deborah Tint on the deadline day. Photographers: Lisa Cohen Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed Ingrid Cusson by and on behalf of Coop members. Classified ads Kevin Ryan are prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” Looking Traffic Manager: Monona Yin category are free.) All ads must be written on a Text Converters: Joanne Guralnick submission form (available in a wallpocket on the Andrew Rathbun first floor near the elevator). Classified ads may be for up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must Proofreader: Susan Brodlie be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). something new? Thumbnails: Kristin Lilley Recipes: We welcome original recipes from Photoshop: Adam Segal members. Recipes must be signed by the creator. Check out the Coop’s Preproduction: Susan Louie Subscriptions: The Gazette is available free to products blog. members in the store. Subscriptions are available by Art Director (production): Doug Popovich mail at $23 per year to cover the cost of postage (at The place to go for the latest Desktop Publishing: Dana Rouse First Class rates because our volume is low). Gabrielle Napolitano- information on our current Swift product inventory. Maxwell Taylor Editor (production): Nancy Rosenberg You can connect to the blog Final Proofreader: Isabelle Sulek via the Coop’s website Post Production: Jessica Tolliver-Shaw www.foodcoop.com Index: Len Neufeld Printed by: Prompt Printing Press, Camden, NJ. 08-01/31 p 01-09.qxd 1/30/08 10:50 PM Page 9

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Early Morning Receiving/ our produce buyers and learn a lot about the Cash Disbursed Bookkeeping produce the Coop sells. Monday, 6:00 to 8:45 p.m. Stocking Committees Do you have neat, legible handwriting and like Monday–Friday, 5:30, 6:00, and 7:00 a.m. Attendance Recorders or to work with numbers and calculators? You will be transferring information about checks writ- Early morning Receiving/Stocking squads work Make-up Recorders ten from individual papers into our checkbook with Receiving Coordinators to receive deliver- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or (cash disbursed journal) and adding it up. ies and stock the store. These squads help to Sunday Attention to details (especially working with unload delivery trucks, organize products in the numbers) is a must. Work slot is open to mem- basement, load carts, and stock shelves, bulk The Coop needs detail-oriented members to bers who have been members for at least 6 bins, coolers and produce on the shopping help maintain attendance recorders for Coop months and have a good attendance record. A floor. You may be asked to stock perishables in workers. You will need to work independently, six month commitment is required for this the reach-in freezer or walk-in cooler. Boxes be self-motivated and reliable. Members will be workslot. If you are interested, please speak to generally weigh between 2 – 20 lbs., a few may trained for this position, and staff members are Andie Taras through the Membership Office. weigh up to 50 lbs. Other duties include break- available for further assistance. Please speak to ing down cardboard for recycling, preparing any Office Coordinator in the Membership produce for display, and general cleaning. You Office if you would like more information. WORKSLOT NEEDS will have the opportunity to work closely with Workslot requires a six-month commitment. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

All About the COOP CALENDAR General Meeting Our Governing Structure From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open monthly General Meetings have been at the center of the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop incor- porated in 1977, we have been legally required to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition of New Member Orientations General Meeting General Meetings by requiring the Board to have open meetings and to receive the advice of the members at Monday & Wednesday evenings: . . . 7:30 p.m. TUE, FEB 5 General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is Wednesday mornings: ...... 10:00 a.m. required to act legally and responsibly, has approved Sunday afternoons: ...... 4:00 p.m. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. almost every General Meeting decision at the end of every General Meeting. Board members are elected at Be sure to be here promptly—or early—as we Submissions will be considered for the Feb 26 begin on time! The orientation takes about two General Meeting. the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylaws hours. Please don't bring small children. are available at the Coop Community Corner and at every General Meeting. Gazette Deadlines TUE, FEB 26 GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. Next Meeting: Tuesday, LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: February 26, 7:00 p.m. Feb 14 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Feb 4 The agenda appears in this issue and is available Feb 28 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Feb 18 as a flyer in the entryway. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each month. CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: The Coop on Cable TV Feb 14 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Feb 6 Location Feb 28 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Feb 20 Inside the Park Slope Food Coop The temple house of Congregation Beth Elohim (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place. Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop How to Place an Item and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement on the Agenda Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General If you have something you’d like discussed at a General Meeting has been our decision-making body. At the The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- Meeting, please complete a submission form for the General Meeting (GM) members gather to make ber-owned and operated food store—an Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack near decisions and set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for- alternative to commercial profit-oriented the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at workslot-credit program was created to increase business. As members, we contribute our General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information participation in the Coop’s decision-making process. labor: working together builds trust Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see on how to submit an item appear on the submission through cooperation and teamwork and the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday enables us to keep prices as low as possi- • Advance Sign-up Required: of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the ble within the context of our values and To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. principles. Only members may shop, and Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please see we share responsibilities and benefits call Ellen Weinstat in the office. below for details. equally. We strive to be a responsible and • Two GM attendance credits per year: ethical employer and neighbor. We are a Meeting Format Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- buying agent for our members and not a Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. selling agent for any industry. We are a part • Certain Squads not eligible: • Meet the Coordinators of and support the cooperative movement. • Enjoy some Coop snacks Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/ Stocking, Food We offer a diversity of products with an Processing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, • Submit Open Forum items emphasis on organic, minimally pro- and FTOP committees. (Some Committees are omitted • Explore meeting literature because covering absent members is too difficult.) cessed and healthful foods. We seek to • Attend the entire GM: avoid products that depend on the Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) In order to earn workslot credit you must be present exploitation of others. We support non- Open Forum is a time for members to bring brief items for the entire meeting. toxic, sustainable agriculture. We respect to the General Meeting. If an item is more than brief, it • Childcare can be provided at GMs: the environment. We strive to reduce the can be submitted to the Agenda Committee as an item Please notify an Office Coordinator in the Membership impact of our lifestyles on the world we for a future GM. Office at least one week prior to the meeting date. share with other species and future genera- • Signing in at the Meeting: tions. We prefer to buy from local, earth- Reports (7:30 p.m.) 1. After the meeting the Chair will provide the friendly producers. We recycle. We try to • Financial Report Workslot Credit Attendance Sheet. lead by example, educating ourselves and • Coordinators’ Report 2.Please also sign in the attendance book that is • Committee Reports passed around during the meeting. others about health and nutrition, coopera- tion and the environment. We are com- • Being Absent from the GM: Agenda (8:00 p.m.) It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that mitted to diversity and equality. We • The agenda is posted at the Coop Community Corner you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please oppose discrimination in any form. We and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. strive to make the Coop welcoming and • Is it FTOP or a Make-up? accessible to all and to respect the opin- Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) It depends on your work status at the time of the ions, needs and concerns of every member. (unless there is a vote to extend the meeting) meeting. 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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Suggested donation: $12 general/ records & tapes. Incredible bar- $9 members/ more if you choose, gains! Terrific Children’s Corner! Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your listings in 50 words or less by mail, the less if you can’t. No one turned Park Slope United Methodist away. Church (6th Ave. at 8th St.). 8:30 mailslot in the entry vestibule, or [email protected]. Submission deadlines are the a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Donations (excel- same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. CLOTHING & TEXTILE RECY- lent condition only) gratefully *Denotes a Coop member. CLING: Donate used clothing, accepted starting Feb 18. For shoes, boots, hats, jackets, towels, details & more info, visit our web- p.m. Wheelchair-accessible. For SAT. FEB 2 SAT. FEB 4 bedding & linens for reuse or recy- site at www.parkslopeumc.org. info, call 212-787-3903 or visit cling. Grand Army Plaza Green- CLOTHING & TEXTILE RECY- A SONG OF ASCENTS: A Spiritual www.peoplesvoicecafe.org. Sug- market, every Saturday through PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: The CLING: Donate used clothing, Journey Back to Judaism. Join gested donation: $12 general/$9 March, 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. For Prince Myshkins/Dave Lippman at shoes, boots, hats, jackets, towels, Rachel Ravitz*, singer & storyteller, members/more if you choose, less more info, visit www.cenyc.org. the Workmen’s Circle, 45 E 33rd St bedding & linens for reuse or recy- as she shares her fascinating jour- if you can’t. No one turned away. (btwn Madison & Park), 8:00–10:30 p.m. Wheelchair-accessible. For cling. Grand Army Plaza Green- ney through the world’s major reli- CLOTHING & TEXTILE RECY- SUN. FEB 17 info, call 212-787-3903 or visit market, every Saturday through gious traditions back to her Jewish CLING: Donate used clothing, www.peoplesvoicecafe.org. Sug- March, 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. For roots. This is an evening for women. shoes, boots, hats, jackets, towels, FREE CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES: gested donation: $12 general/$9 more info, visit www.cenyc.org. Ravitz shares her songs and stories bedding & linens for reuse or recy- Adela Peña, violin; Ah Ling Neu, in communities throughout the members/more if you choose, less PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: In cling. Grand Army Plaza Green- viola; Alberto Parrini, cello; per- Northeastern U.S. $12, Chabad Loft if you can’t. No one turned away. Process.../Donal Leace at the Work- market, every Saturday through forming string trios of Dohnanyi, @ 182 5th Ave., 2nd Floor (just men’s Circle, 45 E 33rd St (btwn March, 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. For Beethoven, and Schubert. At the South of 23rd St. in Manhattan), 7 Madison & Park), 8:00–10:30 p.m. more info, visit www.cenyc.org. Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for SUN. FEB 24 p.m. Information: 347-245-0606 or Wheelchair-accessible. For info, call Contemporary Culture under the [email protected]. 212-787-3903 or visit www.peo- SAT. FEB 16 front steps of the Central Branch BOOK SALE (afternoon only!): plesvoicecafe.org. Suggested dona- (Grand Army Plaza) of the Brook- Thousands of new & used books lyn Public Library. 4:00 p.m. Free! plus DVDs, CDs, records & tapes. tion: $12 general/$9 members/more SAT. FEB 9 PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: Rod Mac- Incredible bargains! Terrific Chil- if you choose, less if you can’t. No Donald at the Workmen’s Circle, 45 dren’s Corner! Park Slope United one turned away. PEOPLE’S VOICE CAFE: Bev E 33rd St (btwn Madison & Park), SAT. FEB 23 Methodist Church (6th Ave. at 8th Grant*/Judy Gorman/Alix Dobkin at 8:00–10:30 p.m. Wheelchair-acces- St.). 1:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. For more the Workmen’s Circle, 45 E 33rd St. sible. For info, call 212-787-3903 or BOOK SALE: Thousands of new & info, visit our website at www.park- (btwn Madison & Park), 8:00–10:30 visit www.peoples voicecafe.org. used books plus DVDs, CDs, slopeumc.org.

Chefs and Waitstaff Band The Food Coop’s Fun’raising Wanted Needed Committee is seeking a The Fun’raising Committee is seeking Coop members with Coop-member band to play professional cooking and/or waiting experience to work the Coop’s for workslot credit at the 35th birthday party on May 3 for FTOP credit. We’re specifically looking for members who are chefs, caterers, waiters and Coop’s 35th birthday party those who have front-of-house experience in cater- on the evening of Saturday, ing. Kitchen prep is needed the week prior to the May 3. We’re specifically event and most of the day on May 3rd, as well as the evening of the event. Front-of-house staff needed for looking for a band to play set-up, event time and breakdown. In your email please Latin, R&B, and Motown give a brief description of your experience and availability. music. Call Esther at 917-513-0860 or email If interested, please call Lenny at 718-614-2289. [email protected] Puzzle Corner Quotation Fill in the answers for the clues below. The letters in these answers can be used to fill in the letters in the quotation with the corresponding number. By Janet Farrell Answers on page 16 ______1234567 89101112131415161718192021222324 ______, ______25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 ______43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 ______. ______68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89

______Big lie 26 40 71 50 61 84 Not calm 67 38 54 25 35 43

______Leave behind in a rude manner 31 73 66 22 8 Nathan Hale was one 83 9 3 18 78 68 37

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______Religious painting 55 76 47 74 Uncultured 77 58 49 59 60 17 45

______Venerate 72 80 10 14 52 27 Not a layperson 82 15 51 87 64 7

______Avant garde chefs turn food into this 33 5 56 65 Fan magazine for mixed martial arts 69 11 13 4 57

______Elbow room 70 16 44 28 42 Type of flag or sign 89 63 21 46 23 39

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tion episodes—in fact probably more of on the cell phone. These kinds of con- common items such as garlic and them than tap water. (A Google search versations should not take place in onions would help for unstickered MORE ON will verify that.) And one can eliminate front of children. This worker needs to items. For more seasonal or rare these issues altogether with a water fil- be told to keep all sexual references items, the menus would still be used. BOTTLED WATER ter, a more cost-effective, convenient, out of her conversation while she • I know this idea has been floated and eco-friendly way of dealing with works with the children. before, but for busy shifts, a squad to TO THE EDITOR: them. The supposedly superior purity of Thank you, help shoppers bag their items would A letter in the 1/17/08 Gazette takes bottled water is in fact a marketing myth, Cynthia Robinson increase throughput dramatically. issue with our initiative to discontinue a creation of advertising. Shoppers would be free to decline the selling bottled water at the Coop. About fluoride, the mainstream sci- Editor’s note: The Coop’s childcare service help, and those mystery “extra” work- Daniel Marshall, the letter writer, has entific and government opinion is that is investigating this incident, according to ers with little to do would come in summarized our case into three argu- it is a public benefit—but we readily Intercommittee Childcare Coordinators Jessica handy here. ments: pollution from plastic bottles, acknowledge substantial dissent. For Greenbaum and Lydia Robertson. All fami- Joshua Freedman-Wand the virtual equivalency of bottled and those of us who share it, fluoride can be lies using childcare, shift coordinators and tap water, and the (pernicious effects of) taken out of tap water with special fil- childcare workers should be aware that cell commercialization of the water supply. ters like the Doulton, which the Coop phone or personal phone use is never permitted RETIREMENT VOTE He observes that many Coop prod- sells. in childcare. ucts come in plastic containers, and that Daniel Marshall’s statement that TO THE EDITOR: water, being relatively pure and basic, is “changing our way of life” is the solution This is to support David Meltzer’s less objectionable than most of those is itself an oversimplified and insufficient EMPTY CHECKOUT recent letter calling for a member- others. He questions the premise that salve to conscience, so broad that it ship vote on the issue of member bottled and tap water are equivalent, cit- becomes meaningless. Let us recognize STATIONS retirement. ing tap water’s added chorine and fluo- that we are stuck in this consumer cul- The paternalistic, even manipula- ride, and contamination from plumbing. ture, which won’t change by our moraliz- TO THE EDITOR: tive techniques of our management And finally, while agreeing that commer- ing. Not feeding a destructive industry In the January 3 edition of the constitute a perpetual roadblock to cializing water, together with the other with our patronage when there is a con- Gazette, Zvi Aranoff discussed a variety any defined retirement plan. We are problems, constitutes a grave environ- venient and sensible alternative is some- of ways that checkout lines could be told to plead individually and then be mental crisis, he refers to discontinuing thing real that we can do, not ill-defined speeded up, but leaves out the single judged for retirement by our betters. the sale of bottled water as an oversim- and unrealistic. most important measure: fully This would have been considered plified and insufficient salve to the con- A final note: our intention is not to staffing all checkout lines! Mr. Aranoff reactionary 100 years ago. science, and that only “changing our way eliminate specialty waters, including focuses on equipment defects and Let’s get this going now. We need a of life” will resolve the crisis. mineral waters, seltzer, and distilled technology upgrades, but a misalloca- referendum with a few basic choices So why pick on bottled water? water that people use for irons and other tion of member labor surely con- (perhaps a combination of age and co- While many products are packaged in uses. However, those who drink distilled tributes much more to the problem of op membership years adding up to 75) plastic, few are as heavy as water, mak- water would be well-advised to buy a slow lines. I cannot count the number and then a vote. Members preferences ing its transport much more polluting distiller for home use, a more cost-effec- of times I have been waiting in long can then be turned into decisions. per unit of volume than other products. tive and practical solution than lugging lines to check out and have observed Hopefully, But that’s the least of it. These other heavy plastic gallons home. one or more checkout stations Jules Trachten products don’t have realistic or conve- David Barouh unstaffed. The problem is not limited nient alternatives, but bottled water to day-time hours; I have often seen does—water from the tap. Although it is empty checkout positions during the HARK, HARK, true that chlorine is added to keep the CHILDCARE PROBLEM much-coveted 6-8:45 p.m. weekday water disinfected, the levels are well workslots. When I have complained to OK TO PARK within what is considered safe, and the TO THE GAZETTE: squad leaders about empty checkout Seeing spots before your eyes? gas dissipates easily with some simple I’m writing you because of an inci- slots, I have been told, variously, that If you own a car, they’re a prize, procedures. Contamination from pipes dent that happened when my child there were many absences that week, Each a space where you can dock is also controlled by law and monitored, was in childcare in early January. My or that there’s no one else trained to Sans the need to check the clock. much more so than bottled water. In child told me about a sexually explicit do that job on the squad. Is it really so This year rest, enjoy your slumber addition to the issue of plastic leeching, conversation she overheard one of difficult to train people to work check- Parking yeses have risen in number. bottled water has had other contamina- the childcare workers telling a friend out? Do we really have such a severe Now they’re up to forty-five, absenteeism problem? Why it is so Luscious days, no need to drive difficult to keep these crucial posi- Round the block, the nabe, LETTERS POLICY tions filled, especially when there is the borough so much complaint about the dearth Searching madly, crazy-thorough, We welcome letters from members. sive, factual coverage: of FTOP slots? Bye to early rising—kick it!— Submission deadlines appear in the 1. The Gazette will not publish Lauren Young Windshield wiper sports no ticket. Coop Calendar. All letters will be hearsay—that is, allegations not Of the parking holidays printed if they conform to the pub- based on the author's first-hand Twenty-eight (the Lord to praise) lished guidelines. We will not know- observation. CHECKOUT LOGJAM Are religious, across the board, ingly publish articles which are racist, 2. Nor will we publish accusations Good behavior brings reward, sexist or otherwise discriminatory that are not specific or are not sub- TO THE EDITOR: Touching every major group The maximum length for letters is stantiated by factual assertions. As I write this letter, I am in the Making up New York’s rich soup; 500 words. Letters must include your 3. Copies of submissions that make express line, which for my third All Saints’ Day and Yom Kippur, name and phone number and be substantive accusations against spe- straight shopping visit, has wound all Good Friday and Eid ul-Fitr, typed or very legibly handwritten. Edi- cific individuals will be given to those the way back to aisle 5. Since the intro- Holy Thursday, Simchas Torah, tors will reject letters that are illegible persons to enable them to write a duction of debit cards, based on my Passover and Eid ul-Adha. or too long. response, and both submissions and observations both shopping and work- Best of all, what could be sweeter, You may submit on paper, typed or response will be published simultane- ing as a cashier and checkout worker, On six Legals forget the meter. very legibly handwritten, or via email ously. This means that the original the lines at the Coop have been much, For the parker, a year of thriving; to [email protected] or submission may not appear until the much worse. Only headache: city driving. on disk. issue after the one for which it was It used to be that the bottleneck to Leon Freilich submitted. smooth checkout flow was the cashier, Anonymity The above applies to both articles but now that burden is on the check- Unattributed letters will not be and letters. The only exceptions will out workers. I know a revamped Coop WBAI UPDATE published unless the Gazette knows be articles by Gazette reporters which entrance, with more checkout lanes, is the identity of the writer, and there- will be required to include the the ultimate solution, but in the inter- TO THE EDITOR: fore must be signed when submitted response within the article itself. im, I’d like to offer the following sug- A person named Anthony Riddle is (giving phone number). Such letters gestions: the new Station Manager of WBAI. will be published only where a reason Respect • Would it be possible to have the Despite his undemocratic selection is given to the editor as to why public Letters must not be personally appropriate squad enter more pro- (see below), some of us have high identification of the writer would derogatory or insulting, even when duce PLUs into the computers? Cer- hopes for Mr. Riddle as someone who impose an unfair burden of embar- strongly criticizing an individual tain items, such as bananas, will rally to our cause. The Executive rassment or difficulty. Such letters member's actions. Letter writers must avocados, and some twist-tied greens Director Elect, Nicole Sawaya, contin- must relate to Coop issues and avoid refer to other people with respect, with barcodes are already in the sys- ues in negotiations as to whether to any non-constructive, non-coopera- refrain from calling someone by a tem, saving checkout workers from yet take office or not. In her absence, Jus- tive language. nickname that the person never uses another search through the produce tice and Unity plant Dan Siegel con- himself or herself, and refrain from menu system. For the many items that tinues as Interim Executive Director Fairness comparing other people to odious fig- arrive pre-stickered, this could shave and also as General Counsel (whether In order to provide fair, comprehen- ures like Hitler or Idi Amin. tens of seconds off each transaction. A simple paper list of PLU codes for CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 08-01-31 p 10-16.qxd 1/30/08 10:54 PM Page 12

12 January 31, 2008 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Meet Your Mind

WITH ALLAN NOVICK

The fundamental nature of mind is stable, strong and clear—yet these qualities become obscured by the stress and speed of our lives.

Meditation opens and calms the mind.

This is a basic meditation class for beginners, and for anyone who would like a renewed understanding of the technique.

Allan Novick, has practiced meditation in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition since 1975 and is a certified meditation instructor in that tradition. He lives in Park Slope, has been a Coop member for 14 yars, and works as a psychologist for the NYC Dep. of Education

FREE Friday, February 8 Non-members welcome 7:30 p.m. at the Coop

Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION FAMILY - COMMUNITY - DIVORCE

MEDIATION WITH M ORAIMA S UAREZ WITH A NDREW G ARY F ELDMAN

A spirited, interactive workshop on the Is there someone you need to forgive? benefits of mediation where you will: Holding on to feelings of hurt, guilt, resentment, blame, anger and the need to punish binds up a lot • Learn how to change of your own energy and keeps you locked in the past, the quality of conflict instead of being fully present. interactions from negative The Forgiveness Process allows you to release and destructive, to positive these negative feelings and completes your own healing. and constructive. LEARN TO: • Learn how to go from • Forgive yourself and others being fearful and • Focus and use the power of unconditional love defensive, to confident • Align your head and your heart and considerate. • Use the power and energy of love to relieve stress • Participate in a group unconditional love meditation • Learn how to act from strength, while staying compassionate. Moraima Suarez is a Coop member, certified Holoenergetic® Healing Practitioner, certified Bowen Therapist, and Reiki practitioner. She has studied Andrew Gary Feldman joined the Coop in 1979 and practiced the healing arts for over 20 years and her healing practice in and has been mediating since 1998. the Park Slope vicinity.

FREE Sunday, February 10 FREE Saturday, February 16 Non-members welcome 12:00 at the Coop Non-members welcome 2:00 – 4:00 at the Coop

Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop Past Life Regression Through Hypnosis

WITH J EFFREY T. C ARL, CHT .

DO YOU HAVE THE FEELING THAT YOU HAVE LIVED BEFORE?

Have you ever just met someone and felt like you have previously known them?

Are there other countries or cultures that seem familiar to you?

Well there might be an explanation for this.

Through hypnosis we can tap into the subconscious mind, as well as enter into a peaceful trance-like state to retrieve memories of our past lives.

Relax and take a journey within.

Gain: • Realizations • A deeper understanding of who you are • Retrieve memories • Pass beyond death and back again

Bring: A blanket to lie down on or a comfortable lawn chair to relax into A note book to write down anything that comes up

Jeffrey T. Carl, CHt, a Coop member, is a certified clinical hypnotherapist, and a member of I.A.C.T. Jeffrey is also certified in past regression though the Wiess Institute. FREE Friday, February 22 Non-members welcome 7:30 p.m. at the Coop

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Energy Medicine...Any Proof? By Richard Eisenberg Hz., inferred radiation and inactivation rate of between CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 also raman spectra, ultravio- 13 and 36%. that is legal or not!) to desta- tives going to help other here are “healers” who let spectra, microwave emis- Spiritual Healing and bilize the Foundation finan- cooperatives. claim that they can sions, magnetic field Related Evidence: Implica- cially and bias the election in The Second Principle, Theal by projecting generation and electrostatic tions Beyond Individual favor of Justice Unity. The “Democratic Member Con- energy (chi) into people. filed generation coming out Treatment. Daniel J. Benor, main line of defense is our trol” requires “elected repre- They further claim that pro- of the Chi Gung master’s M.D. 8/27/2001. “…The lawsuit led by attorney Tom sentatives” who are jecting energy into a person hands. The energy emissions author has found 191 pub- Hillgardner, Mitchel Cohen “accountable to the mem- will “balance” and “heal” were measured to be about lished studies of healing and the other plaintiffs, bership.” The praises of this them. Is this possible, is 100 times the magnitude of a (Benor 2001a, b). Close to which will be heard on Janu- principle are rarely if ever this for real or are these non-master. two thirds of these demon- ary 24th at the New York sung by the Rulers of our people fakes? These experiments, for the strate significant effects.” State Supreme Court. cooperative, because the Several questions must first time in history, proved Larry Dossey M.D. in his The selection of the Sta- fact remains that the man- be answered in order to the existence of chi and also book Healing Words reports tion Manager has been entire- agement does not crow makes this determination. validated the claims that it on experiments done with ly removed from the hands of about this issue very often if 1. Is there such a thing as could be emitted from a per- Mathew Manning. Mr. Man- the voting membership by the at all, because of objections energy (chi, prana or bio- son’s hands. ning was able to change the ruling majority by electing a like the one above. electric/life force energy)? 2. In 1998, Dr. Jean- committee that has a minori- When you read this, the If it does exist, can it be pro- Claude Darras and ty of Local Station Board January 24th Court hearing jected out of one person Dr. Pierre de Verne- members, effectively disen- and all-weekend Board of and into another person? 3. joul at Necker Hos- Member franchising the membership. Directors’ meeting in Newark If it is real, and can be pro- pital in Paris carried Disenfranchising the mem- will have passed, and pray jected into another person, out experiments bership would seem the least with us that the Court and will it help the other person designed to validate Contribution of the evils in this new world Board will bring some resolu- heal? This article seeks to or invalidate the of electronic voting machines, tion to the many issues that answer these questions by existence of the classical growth rate of cancer cells massive fraud against blacks have come up. Not the least providing summaries of Chinese acupuncture in a beaker by between 200 in Florida voting lists, and of them is our (the Indepen- studies that prove the meridians (channels that and 1,200% simply by plac- dimpled chads, but in this case dents’) claim that only the claims of some healers. carry chi). They injected ing his hands near the hiring or dismissing the Station Unexpired members of the In 1978 in the Journal of radioactive isotopes into beaker and sending his Manager is one of the two primary WBAI Local Station Board are Nature, in a paper titled acupuncture points and “healing” energy into the powers the Bylaws place in the competent to conduct busi- “The Preliminary Experimen- photographed the isotopes beaker. He was also able to hands of the membership! The ness or elect directors. The tal Results of the Material with a gamma-imaging cam- produce similar results other power is to elect mem- upshot is two boards running Basis of Qigung Therapy,” era as the isotopes followed when the beaker was placed bers of the Board of Directors. around, one with 24 members researchers reported on the the course of the meridians. in a distant room that was The Co-Op Management and one with 12, making dif- results of experiments This, for the first time in his- shielded from electrical has it easier. Rather than dis- ferent directives and electing aimed at validating or invali- tory, proved the existence of influences. enfranchising the member- different directors. Fiat volun- dating the claims of 3 Chi the meridians. Many other experiments ship they never enfranchised tas tua, as the Romans say! Gung masters that they The existence of the proving the existence of Chi them in the first place. Yours in Peace and Cooperation, could “emit chi” (project acupuncture meridians and and its ability to help people Recently they have touted Albert Baron Solomon energy) out of their hands. chi has been proved. It has heal have been carried out. their reverence for the Sixth More than 30 Meetings Recorded The researcher used an AGA been proved that we can pro- The goal here is not to give a Principle of the 1995 State- at PACVID1.com Homœopathic 680L W Thermography and ject this energy, chi, from our complete report of all avail- ment of Cooperative Identi- Advisor to the World Enfant measured inferred radiation hands. The only question left able research. My goal in this ty: Cooperation among Terrible of the Park Slope Food Co- coming out of the hands of is, can it help us heal? article is simply to provide cooperatives. Indeed, we Op Disqualified Candidate for the the Chi Gung masters at a Abstracts of Selected you with enough informa- seem to have many initia- 2008 WBAI Local Station Board distance of 1 to 2 meters. Papers Presented at the tion to show you the validity They also recorded, with an First Medical Conference of of “Energy Medicine.” infrasonic detector, infra- the Exchange of Medical Richard is a Coop mem- WHAT IS THAT? HOW DO I USE IT? sound (inaudible sound of Qigung China, 1988. “Stom- ber and practices Acu-Ener- less then 20 Hz) coming out ach cancer cells in tissue getics, Acu-pressure, of their hands. culture were treated with Polarity, Shiatsu, Reiki, Food Tours in the Coop Dr. George Shen Director, emitted Chi for one hour. Therapeutic Touch, Reflex- We did it again ˜ of the Shanghai Research The experiment was repeat- ology, EFT (Emotional Free- we heaved in the new year Institute, which is affiliated ed 41 times and an average dom Technique), TAT (TApas and here it is scattered all around us with Shanghai College of of 25% of the treated cells Acupressure Technique), ready to be put away Traditional Chinese Medi- died or were inactivated.” Hypnosis, Medical Mes- cine, conducted similar Other studies performed on sage, Trigger Points, Canio- Wait before you knuckle down experiments with Chi Gung cancer cells of the cervix, sacral, Unwinding, Tibetan before you carry on masters and obtained simi- treated with 20 minutes of Energy Work and is a look out at the night sky lar results. He measured emitted chi, repeated 20 teacher of Chi Gung, Tai Chi find Orion, the odd planet infrasound between 1 and 12 times, showed a kill and and Yoga. ■ the coming moon WORKSLOT NEEDS Let the stars inspire the work you have to do the turning inward CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 a variety of physical tasks including: setting take their energy to heart up tables and chairs, buying food and sup- Do better: be great CHIPS Soup Kitchen plies, labeling and putting away food and Monday, Tuesday or Saturday, 9:00 a.m. supplies, recycling, washing dishes and Come to the Coop with your shine on to 11:45 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. making coffee. Sound like your dream come we’ll be here stacking, stocking, CHIPS serves a daily meal to the homeless, true? This job might be for you. Please standing in line waiting for you needy and hungry at their storefront soup speak to Adrianna in the Membership kitchen located at 4th Avenue and Sackett Office, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. The Park Slope Coop Street. Workslots preparing food, helping to 2:00 pm. Food Fun Family serve meals and cleaning-up are available by Myra Klockenbrink to Coop members who have been a mem- Plastics Recycling ber for at least six months. Coop members Saturday or Sunday, 9:45 a.m. to 12:15 Mondays February 4 (A Week) will work alongside other volunteers at p.m. or 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. February 11 (B Week) CHIPS. Reliability, cooperation and ability Join in the Coop's effort to be a better envi- Noon to 1 p.m. to take directions are vital. Experience with ronmental citizen. Work outside in front of and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. food prep is a plus for working in the the Coop with other members of the Recycling Squad accepting returned plastic Tuesday February 12 (B Week) kitchen. Please contact Camille Scuria in the Membership Office if interested. containers, making sure they are clean and 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. meet the Recycling Squad criteria. Stack Sunday February 17 (B Week) Office Setup and pack plastic for recycling. Must be reli- able and willing to work outdoors in all Noon to 2 p.m. Weekday mornings, 6:00 to 8:30 a.m. Need an early riser with lots of energy to do kinds of weather. Or you can join in any time during a tour. 08-01-31 p 10-16.qxd 1/30/08 10:54 PM Page 14

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Coop Job Opening: General Coordinator We are looking for someone to join our Coop management team of General Coordinators. The ideal candidate would have significant experience in systems project management, preferably utilizing project management and collaboration software to achieve results. Responsibilities would include management of a team of three staff engineers, organization and planning of current and future hardware/software projects and needs, implementation and launch planning of projects, training, documentation of all current systems and programs. An additional objective is the development of an environment that facilitates and coordinates member labor to improve and expand the software tools available to Coop staff and members. Familiarity with a Mac environment, networking, security, and backup applications is a plus. Equally important, the ideal candidate should be able to contribute to the General Coordinator man- agement team by possessing many of the following qualities: • Consistently brings to bear excellent judgment in management decision-making. • Takes initiative and provides leadership in strategic planning and implementation. • Understands short and long-term financial planning. • Displays both excellent oral and written communication skills. • Possesses the interpersonal skills to work well with a broad, diverse range of co-workers and members. Work Schedule Average work week of 45-50 hours, some evening meetings required. Salary The General Coordinator salary is $71,645.00 plus a COLA increase in February 2008. Benefits • Four paid holidays: July 4, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day • Five weeks vacation • Health & Personal paid time • Health insurance and long-term disability insurance, fully paid by the Coop • Defined benefit pension plan, fully paid by the Coop How to Apply Please provide a cover letter with your resume stating why you would like to be hired for this position and how your qualifications, skills, and experience will benefit the Coop. Submit materials by February 15, 2008. Applicants must be current members with at least one year of membership in this Coop. Please address to: Personnel Committee, Park Slope Food Coop, 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215. We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects the diversity of the Coop’s membership. FYI: Our production and development environments include: Operating Systems: Mac OS (9 and X), RedHat Linux (Fedora, CentOS), Solaris, and Windows XP Development software tools: Omnis7/Studio with DML and/or SQL implementations, Java, SQL, PHP, and Perl Point of Sale equipment: i386 based Linux registers and servers, Ingenico pinpads, Epson receipt printers, Magellan & Symbol scanner/scales, and Hobart food processing scales Network Infrastructure: Ethernet, TCP/IP Network Services: pfSense Firewall, AFP/SMB via OS X and Linux, HTTP via Apache/Linux, MySQL via Linux and OS X, DNS via OS X and Solaris, SMTP via OS X

Celebrate Groundhog’s Day with tasty Show treats from the Coop! Your Spring Movie! is on the way! and earn workslot credit. Exposure, Conversation, Reactions… The film series at the Coop is only as good as Plastic Recycling the willingness of Coop members to participate in it. Submit movies you’ve made, you’ve gaffed Drivers Needed on, acted in, PA’d, wrote, produced…and get The Plastics Recycling Squads are looking for drivers workslot credit if we show it for our Coop Film to transport plastic recycling collected at the Coop Night screening series. to the recycling plant in Brooklyn. Drivers are need- We want to see how creative our Coop members ed for shifts on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Drivers must have a large capacity vehicle are, and we want to share the work with other (van or truck) for the volume of recycling collected. You need to be able to lift and work inde- Coop members and their friends. pendently. Reliability a must as you are the only person coming to do this job on your day. Member should be prepared to store recycling collected on Saturday or Sunday in their vehi- Please send us your stuff or email us to talk cle or home until recycling center opens on Monday. Wednesday drivers must be available to about it. We need to be in touch with all of you to drop off the recycling at the center between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. when the recycling facili- keep this series hot...which it is! ty is open. Member will be reimbursed for mileage according to IRS reimbursement rates. If For more information, contact interested please contact Office Coordinator Cynthia Pennycooke at cynthia_pennycooke@ psfc.coop or drop by the Membership Office to speak to her. Alexandra Berger at [email protected]

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To Submit Classified or Display Ads: Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Classified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form. Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must be camera-ready and business card size (2" x 3.5" horizontal). Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the elevator.

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Puzzle Answers Early Closing PUZZLE ANSWER W I T H O U T H A V I N G E X P E R I E N C E D 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213 1415161718192021222324 The Coop will be closing early for shopping at pm on T H E C O L D O F W I N T E R ,ON E 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 C A N N O T A P P R E C I A T E T H E W A R M T H Sunday, February 3 so that we can conduct our annual 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 O F S P R I N G .CH I N E S E P R O V E R B Coop-wide inventory. Some shifts will be affected, others 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Big lie W H O P P E R Not calm H E C T I C 1 264071506184 673854253543 Leave behind in a Nathan Hale was will not. DI TCH PATRI O T rude manner one 31 73 66 22 8 83 9 3 18 78 68 37 Change of course D E T O U R Sift W I N N O W 24 20 48 32 6 88 34 2 79 12 85 62 Please help inform the membership about this early clos- Religious painting I C O N Uncultured H E A T H E N 55 76 47 74 77 58 49 59 60 17 45 Venerate R E V E R E Not a layperson E X P E R T ing by telling your Coop housemates and friends. 72 80 10 14 52 27 82 15 51 87 64 7 Avant garde chefs Fan magazine for FOAM FI GHT turn food into this mixed martial arts 335 5665 691113457 Elbow room S P A C E Type of flag or sign B A N N E R Members whose shifts are affected by the closing will be 70 16 44 28 42 89 63 21 46 23 39 Penny Lane, for Good band does this SONG LI VEN instance to a room, with up contacted by the Membership Office. 81 29 36 75 30 19 86 53 41

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.

Tolani Adeboye Stephanie Cleaver Olivia Griffith Joseph Macias Lubomir Penev Taras Strachnyi Bailey Anderson Sean Connelly Jason Haas Kelly Mahoney Nicole Peyrafitte Theo Stuart William Anderson Maia Conty Ata Haddad Sean McAlindin Rodrigo Pintos-Lopez Wen Sun Jenni Andrea Gabrielle Coppola Intissar Haddad Afi McClendon Andie Poehlker Ria Tabacco Lois Anshus Mathew Crosby Rayanne Haddad Brian McCorkle Mara Poehlker Lucia Tanaka Adrienne Atiles Iris Cushing Damian Harris David McDonald Janine Ptaszek Stephanie Tatham Arjuna Balaranjan Ashonda Davenport Aaron Hartman Michelle McInnis Christina Pumariega Ben Tear Nina Bannett Yvette Demmis Michelle Hecht Rebecca McMackin Hana Quinn-Feit Christopher Toia Alejandro Barragan Emanuela Deneku Christina Henry Malika McMillan Hilary Redman Alexander Tolchinsky Brian Baum Simon Doolittle Richele Henry Katie Merz Anna Roberts James Torres Maurice Bavli Matt Epstein Tom Hohmann Ander Mikalson Francesca Romo Jennifer Torres Paul Benney Daniela Erle Verna Holmes Sarah Miller Luci Rosalia Katie Tracy Kati Bicknell Scott Fairlee Anneiga Zion Hyatt Atiya Muhammad John Rosenthal Paige Travis Mary Bishop Danielle Fallon Inna Jackson Dr. Muhammad Antoinette Rowie Simone Turner Elizabeth Bland Erica Feder Reuben Jackson Hasina Muhammad Anthony Roy Olivia Valentine Dara Blumenthal Renee Fidz Yosef Jacobson Robert Munroe Kelley Roy Roselvia Vargas Catherine Bordeau Henry Finkelstein Ayala Jonas Daniel Murphy Cynthia Salvodon Elizabeth Venturoso Karim Bouabdelli Josh Flug Helen Chaya Katz Timothy Murphy Benjy Sarlin Michael Viera Julie Brenner Brad Fox Benjamin Kilinski Nir Naaman Barbara Schauwecker Vanessa Weaver Dennis Broe Michele Fox Selena Kimball Matthew Nemeth Chet Schwartz Danny Wen Jamie Brown Tony Frater Leslie King Marianne Nieman Alexander Sedgwick Heather White Rachel Brown Dave Gallagher Tricia Kissinger Gelareh Nikpour Amanda Segilia Dean Wilkie Kelly Anne Burns Noriko Gallagher Christina Kolbe Golnar Nikpour Laura Sheinkopf Anastasia Williams Julia Burrer Sheri Garzelli Natalie Komforti David Nugent Susannah Shepherd Sam Wilson John Burrows Laura Gavenda Christopher Koncur Brendan O’Brien Pamela Silver Jessica Wisloski Russell Busch Marisela Genao Rebecca Laks Karla Osorio-Perez Minh Singer Miriam Yeung Maisy Card Jonathan Gess Zoe Langer Lily Ovadya Letitia Spangler Ariela Zamcheck Colin Carew Leah Gilliam Marilyn Lee Yacob Ovadya Michael Sperling Mike Zatorski Ricardo Carranza Paul Girolamo Anaii Lee-Ender Eric Owens Brian Squibb Chris Zelisko Etan Chatlynne Jon Glaser Julie Lei Diana Paquin David Stadler Mykhaylo Zhytomir Alice (Soman) Cheng Scott Gordon John Leo Manuel Paredes Damon Stallings Zoe Ziff Wenjei Cheng Kyle Graffan Sophia Leu Samantha Parton Jennifer Stark-Hernandez Shakira Chin Lael Greenstein Alanna MacCord Darren Patrick Scott Stevens Kiritin Clausen Sarah Gregory Joshua Machat LaToya Pearce Peter Strachnyi

THANK YOU!

Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joined the Coop in the last two weeks.

Ann Agee Cricket Cooley Michelle Hayworth Ameet Maturu Ziv Ravitz Abby Subak Irobia Allen Jennie Correia Desiree Herrera Wini McBride Matthew Reid Krisan Swaminathan Yasmine Alwan Margaret Crocker Michael Hodge Columbia McCaleb Eugene Resnick Tara Taras Andie Margaret de Cruz Jolie Holland Julia McComiskey Hannah Roth Arthur Tebbel Alexander Auritt Lindsay D’Addato Ann Isaacs Mike McComiskey Lindsay Rothenberg Allen Thayer Chris Avery Molly Danielsson John Jenkinson Brian McCorkle Anya Rous Jennie Tonti Maya Bajak Sherie Davis Jenny Malcolm McFarland Steve Savitz Polly Trigger Judy Bartlett Jeff Dawson Jonathan & Lupe Bryna McLane Christopher Sbrollini Simone Turner Rebecca Bauer Jayne Dean Lars Johnson Natasha McLeod Greta Schwerner Russell Unger Vivian Bendayan Anngel Delaney Ako Jones Mollie McQuarrie Elizabeth Seidlin- Jessica Van Campen Jenny Bender Aurora Deuss David Jones Johanna Meyer Bernstein Kim Van Duzer Paula Birnberg Megan Dietz Sat-Kiran Khalsa Margaret Murphy Eric Serrilli Sara Valentine Abby Block Stella Domenech Eleana Koncur Robin Messing Mary Serrilli Mary Vonckx John Boyle John Henry Dreyfuss Katy Krantz Carey Meyers Safiyyah Sharif Matt W. Gloria Brandman Corey Eastwood Natalie Kuhl Aloisia Moser Liz Sharp Diane Walton Adrian Brown Dana Faconti David Lee Sophie Nimmannit Katherine Shanley Adam Weinstock Juanita Brunk Madeline Fox John Leeper Yelena Nochnyuk Tamara Shapiro Sasha Weiss Vilasinee Bunnag Anselm Fusco Toy Lei Michael O’Regan April Silver Jenny Werbell Jennifer Burch Eloisa Galan Catherine Lomax Kristen Nora Ossman Edith Silver Sarrah Weston Cami Alexandra Garita Kathleen Lopez-Kim Rachel Ostrow Tessa Silver Mera White Caroline Alison Gilles Deirdre Lovell Nora Matthew Standeven Juliet Young Connie Chan Bernice Gordon Leah Madoff Damian Quinones Ramsey Stevens Laura Zeidenstein Alice Cheng Alex Gordon-Brander Diana Martinez Alicia Jo Rabins Rachel Stolzman Katherine Zeray Robert Childs Karesse Grenier Sharon Mashihi Wiliam Rahilly Ruthie Streiter

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