East New York Food Coop First Steps on a Journey of a Thousand Miles by Ramona Tirado

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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume BB, Number 10 May 10, 2007 PHOTOGRAPHS BY HAZEL HANKIN PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHELLE ISHAY PHOTOGRAPHS East New York Food Coop First Steps on a Journey of a Thousand Miles By Ramona Tirado

he East New York section Coop opened its doors in an alternative,” Love said. “If Tof Brooklyn became noto- September 2006 with 20 you took all the salt and sugar rious in the 1980s for gang members. Membership has out of [the other stores], you activity and violent crime. It since grown to 40 members. would have about 10% left was a community populated The Coop averages about 30 that was actually food. Why mostly by the working poor sales per day. shouldn’t there be a choice?” and families struggling on “It’s difficult [because] Park Slope Food Coop public assistance. There were we have not completely members can help East New very few options for healthy, stocked,” said Beverly Love, York residents maintain that reasonably priced food. Some ENYFC manager. choice: Members can do families traveled up to a mile When she came on board, work shifts at ENYFC and Employee/owners of Colors, on foot to get to the nearest there were only 10 items on receive credit for their PSFC major supermarket, where the shelves and only one obligations. New York’s only Cooperative fresh produce options were refrigerator was in use. The limited. Fruits and vegetables small, single-room store still Environmental restaurant, created by former were often found with the rot- has a sparse inventory, but the Epidemiology Windows On The World staffers, ted portions cut off. The dam- members are happy to have In addition to nutritious aged items (onions, potatoes, healthier food options. On a food options, ENYFC, in col- recently celebrated the eatery’s etc.) were packaged and sold street populated with a large laboration with Mount Sinai at discount prices. To the 99¢ store, a fried chicken take- School of Medicine, offers first year in business. poorest members of the com- out joint, the standard bodega free, on-site health screenings munity, food choices were and a discount supermarket, to the entire community on a Read the review on p. 4 often restricted to these there is a lot of competition in walk-in basis. Every Saturday, remains of partially rotted terms of price, but little to a representative from Mount produce and the fattiest cuts none in terms of quality. And Sinai is available to check of meat. quality appears to be a desir- weight, body mass index, But these days, East New able option for ENYFC mem- blood pressure, glucose and Next General Meeting on May 29 York consumers have another bers. One member, purchasing cholesterol. So far, this pro- The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the option. an armload of apples and bot- gram screens five to 10 people last Tuesday of each month.* The next General Meeting will be tled water, proudly announced, per day, with hopes of steady Tuesday, May 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth Elohim Making Community “We welcome this store.” growth in the near future. Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place. Health a Priority “We’re not trying to change The agenda is in this Gazette and available as a flyer in the The East New York Food anybody. We’re just offering CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 entryway of the Coop. For more information about the GM and about Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. * Exceptions for November and December will be posted. Fri, May 18 •The Good Coffeehouse: 8:00 p.m., Bruce Markow and Jean Rohe Sat, May 19 •Children's Clothing Swap: 10:30 am IN THIS ISSUE Coop Sat, May 19 •Poker Night: 7:00 pm Tue, May 22 •Wordsprouts: 7:30 pm Workslot Astrology ...... 3 Event Collecting Your Stories with Paola Corso GM Agenda ...... 3 Sat, Jun 2 •Fair Trade Action Committee: 7:30 pm Coop Hours, Coffeehouse ...... 6 Highlights Sell Fair Trade Products at Your Child’s School Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs Governance Information, Mission Statement...... 7 Thu, Jun 7 •Food Class: 7:30 pm, Wild Fermentation Community Calendar ...... 8 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Letters to the Editor ...... 9 Classified Ads ...... 11 07-05/10 p 01-07 5/9/07 9:48 PM Page 2

2 May 10, 2007 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY

Quality products and foods stack the aisles of ENYFC. East New York Food Coop CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHELLE ISHAY PHOTOGRAPHS Beverly Love is the General Manager of ENYFC. Free nutrition and cook- ing classes are also offered to the community every WHAT IS THAT? HOW DO I USE IT? other Saturday with support from a Hunter College program that offers credit to stu- dents for community Food Tours education projects. Dr. Kim Morland, an assistant professor at Mount Sinai in the Coop School of Medicine, has been conducting research and Spring Campaign how you eat is how you stand focus groups to measure how on the earth changes in diet affect quality I ask you As our awareness warms of life. so does the soil Morland said, “If you ask Where does your money go? the planet swings around in them to eat five fruits and space vegetables a day, then you asparagus from China? giving us our turn in the sun ask them to travel 10 miles to peas from Mexico? get it, you probably won’t get strawberries from California? up turn your face the response you hope.” and let it warm your heart The focus groups ad- Think dressed East New York’s food and wait a little Come visit me at the Park environment as well as other soon Slope Food Coop people’s perceptions of East so soon all this and more we'll talk about bulbs and New York residents. A paper will rise from our own herbs is currently being written to ground the season of eating lightly present the focus group data. feeding us, our farms, about how we wait our turn “The community has been a movement very responsive,” Love said, food is a movement: by Myra Klockenbrink adding that the educational programs target children, Mondays, May 14 (C Week) and “because those are the ones May 21 (D Week) that we need to reach.” Morland agreed, adding June 4 (B Week) East New York Food Coop that people wanted control June 25 (A Week) over a food store that was Help a new coop in Brooklyn community owned and oper- Noon to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ated. FTOP credit available “My goal is to make it a Or you can join in any time during a tour. In accordance with the sixth Principle of Cooperation, we frequently community center,” Love offer support and consultation to other coops. For the East New said. “I would love to see peo- York Food Coop, we have also offered help in the form of Park ple using this as a supermar- Slope Food Coop member workslots. ket. I would love to get to the point where it’s one-stop shopping. From mini-mart to supermart.” The East New York Food Coop welcomes PSFC members The Coop runs on three to assist in its first year’s operations. shifts per day. Because the PSFC members may receive FTOP credit in exchange for their help. facility is young, with limited To receive credit, you should be a member for at least one year space and few members, and have an excellent attendance record. there isn’t yet much need for To make work arrangements, please email extensive squads and com- ellen_weinstat @psfc.coop or call 718-622-0560. mittees. Members satisfy their work requirements with clerical, stocking and mem- East New York Food Coop bership drive/follow-up 419 New Lots Avenue duties. ■ between New Jersey Avenue and Vermont Street accessible by the A, J and 3 trains 718-676-2721 07-05/10 p 01-07 5/9/07 9:48 PM Page 3

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Workslot Astrology PSFC MONTH GENERAL MEETING What Your Job at the Coop Tuesday, May 29, 7:00 p.m. Says About You • Items will be taken up in the order given. • Times in parentheses are suggestions. By Johannah Rodgers • More information on each item may be available at the entrance tableat the meeting. We ask members tion. “This job is consis- to please read the materials available between 7:00 astrolo- tent,” said D-week cashier &7:15 p.m. Forget gy! If you Michael Barrish. “Once you • Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield really want to know some- learn how to do it, you Temple) thing about a person, just know. I’ve had bad experi- 274 Garfield Pl at 8th Ave. find out what shift they work ences with other shifts, not at the Coop. Through inter- knowing what needs to be views with members, the done and feeling that I’m AGENDA: Linewaiters’ Gazette set out not using my time well. to discover what members With this shift, there’s no Item #1 Proposal: The record date for voting eligibility like about their workslots and asking the squad leader of members at Annual Meetings and other meetings gain insight into the person- what needs to be done.” of the membership shall be 10 days prior to the alities behind various work- Shopping: These highly meeting date. (15 minutes) slots. Though the personality social members enjoy LONG BY OWEN ILLUSTRATIONS traits across shifts differ con- interacting with people, “The Coop is incorporated under the Cooperative siderably, the one thing that and learning things about Corporation Law, which does not address this topic. all members seem to share is other members and the For topics not addressed in the Cooperative a deeply conscientious—and products at the Coop. “I Corporations Law, we are required to consult the often proud—attitude toward think my workslot says I am Not-For-Profit Corporation Law (NPCL). We have had the work they do at the Coop. social,” said one Shopping squad member. “I like to in the past an Annual Meeting voting eligibility date talk to people.” of 2 days before the Annual Meeting. It has come to Receiving and Distrib- Food Processing: Aes- our attention that this provision is in fact not allowed ution: Reflective and thetic meets sensible in under the law. The NPCL states that the date, known focused, these mem- these curious, sociable, as the “record date” must be not more than fifty nor bers get straight to slightly controlling individu- the point and tend to als who are always eager to less than ten days before the meeting. Thus, this prefer not to spend learn. “I love my workslot,” proposal. Please note that the reference in the time chitchatting. said Coop member Theresa proposal to “meetings of the membership” has Not afraid of heavy Ricks. “It is educational to nothing to do with General Meetings.” lifting. “It is physical learn about the different labor that doesn’t cheeses and olives.” —submitted by the General Coordinators hurt that much,” a Office: These members like Receiving squad facing new challenges on Item #2 Proposal: To approve all details of the Coop’s member said. sometimes a minute-to- Childcare: Patience, minute basis and are not General Meeting for Workslot Credit policy. The a love of kids, rapid prob- afraid to be busy. They also current rules have been used provisionally since lem-solving skills and enjoy sitting down while January 2006. (45 minutes) thinking on your feet are the working their shifts. “I like “At the January 2006 GM, two important aspects of key characteristics of these working in the office because the Coop’s long-standing GM-for-workslot-credit members. “I wanted to be it is always busy,” said Office able to spend time with my squad member Dorothy. policy were changed in a way that has greatly Cashiers: Prone to organi- child,” said Childcare squad FTOP: Though often increased GM attendance. All other aspects of the zation. Self-starters who like member Rebecca Foster. eschewing commitment, Coop’s long-standing policy (about 8 or 10) were not to know how to do a job well. “Childcare was really the only these members love new chal- addressed at the January GM. The Office Not afraid to have a conversa- option.” lenges and approach every day (and every Coop shift!) as Coordinators made provisional modifications to the an adventure in learning. “I rest of the policy, and reported those at the March like doing different things at 2006 GM with a promise to return with a proposal in the Coop,” said Colleen, an approximately a year. Thus, the entire policy FTOP member. “I’m always (available in the Membership Office) that has been excited to do a workslot and learn something new.” in place provisionally since March 2006 is submitted Johannah for a vote.” —submitted by the General Coordinators Rodgers would like to thank the Item #3: Revising Retirement Age Down For those 75 member yrs + and good work record (30 minutes) who origi- Discussion: “I, Barbara Drake, am 70-1/2 yrs old and nally sug- drive from Staten Island to do my shift and shop. I’ve gested this been a responsible member since 1978. I believe my story idea. ■ attendance is good! I’m rarely absent! There are days (I still work a part-time job) when I’m tired and/or weather and the drive in is a bit taxing, when I wish I did not have to work. I think 75 to retire is a bit much—I couldn’t believe this when told—and asked myself why? I request I be allowed to retire without penalty of make-ups, etc.” —submitted by Barbara Drake

Future Agenda Information: For information on how to place an Item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of the Linewaiters' Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. 07-05/10 p 01-07 5/9/07 9:48 PM Page 4

4 May 10, 2007 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY The Good Coffeehouse Presents: Meet the Artists

By Zenobia Conkerite Jean says, “Music has a about the coop that attracted On May 18th, Friday at purpose beyond just being her, she replied, “I love food, 8p.m., the Good Coffeehouse Art”. And the music she likes? community, looking for ways is proud to have Bruce “Music that is artistically to expand my communal con- Markow and Jean Rohe for an interesting that speaks out on tact. Most people my age are evening of music. limited to people Bruce Markow was their own age. I interested in music teach young since he was a children to child. Early music meet lots of influences ran in the people from all family. His grand- walks of life, to mother played the work with them piano by ear and when and to cooperate.” his older brother took Jean wants to up piano lessons, Bruce, at a social make music engaging. So be the age of three, took it as a reality.” engaged! personal invitation to play. For this performance Jean Come to the Good Coffee- And play he did. will be performing with a house, kick back and see Music touched his “own group that consists of instru- some familiar faces, friends creative spirit with a ments like an accordion, gui- or make new ones. vengeance”. tar, bass and Peruvian 8p.m. Friday, April 20th, at As a teen, Bruce got a gui- percussion. The Good Coffeehouse, 53 tar, a Fender Stratocaster no Jean’s been a member of Prospect Park West, @2nd St. less, and soon after he was the Coop for three years. $10.00, doors open at performing in a rock ‘n roll When I asked her what was it 7:45p.m. band. Later he dis- covered folk

‘ music, “ of which PROGRAMS he admit- tedly hated. But it wasn’t until he was at a Friday, May 11 through folk festival where he totally Sunday, May 13 fell in love with the genre. Bruce has been back on the The following programs will happen within four days of scene in the last five years and publication of this issue. For full ads, please look at the rest is history. the April 12 or 29 issues or pick up copies of the flyers Bruce has CDs for sale on in the Coop. the net and will also be selling some at the performance. Fri, May 11 In the meanwhile, you can 7:30 p.m. Positively Dogs with check him out on his site at: Viviane Arzoumanian, Jolanta Benal, Misa www.brucemarkow.com Bruce has been a member Martin and Marion Weiner of the Coop for a Sat, May 12 few years. 11:00 a.m. Emotional Eating with Mary Remington Jean Rohe’s mother was a union organizer and a nurse 2:00 p.m. Joy! What is it? Where is it? while her father was a limou- How can I get it? sine driver and when he lost 7:30 p.m. Film: Brooklyn Matters his job, he started teaching music to young children. Jean grew up singing with her family and performed with them.

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Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY May 10 2007 5 COLORS: A COOPERATIVE DINING EXPERIENCE

By Kira Sexton organic ingredients, Colors uses organic produce, mostly garlic and he concept is high—a coopera- fennel, two key components of glob- tive restaurant founded by chefs, al cuisine. Colors is near the Public Twaitpeople and other staff mem- Theater and opens at 5:30 Monday bers formerly of Windows on the through Saturday, perfect for pre- World. The cuisine is world—and by show diners or tired neighborhood all accounts and impressions, it’s deli- denizens looking for an interesting cious. Also, the name Colors is all- meal before heading home—to the encompassing—food and people East Village, NoHo, or Brooklyn. If come in a variety of colors, after all. you are thinking of eating at Colors, What could evoke a better and more keep in mind that Friday and Satur- sensory dining experience? But per- day nights are busiest. haps this name is a little too ambigu- But don’t forget about the cooper- ous. Colors recently turned one year ative nature of this unusual eatery. old, and yet a very unscientific survey It’s the only cooperative restaurant revealed that people who should know in New York City. Ninety-nine per- about it simply do not. “Have you ever heard of the

New York’s only cooperative restaurant, Colors at 417 Lafayette Street, at Astor Place.

cooperatives’ structure. They [Col- ing a NoHo neighborhood eatery. ors] asked about funding sources “Eighty percent of the restaurant’s and I gave them everything I knew patrons are New Yorkers,” confirmed about various places to get funding.” Meade, adding that selections from One of the bylaws of cooperatives,” the tapas menu exceed the tradition- added Holtz, “is that there is cooper- al restaurant fare in popularity. As ation among cooperatives.” for other dishes, the chorizo sausage Sean Meade, a restaurant manag- with melon and smoked paprika aioli Colors boasts a kitchen with er and resident of Prospect Heights, is Colors’ most oft-ordered appetiz- cooperative spirit. reported that indeed, Colors is doing er. At $8.00, it won’t outprice diners fine and is on its way toward becom- who want a lot of bite for not too cent of the workers at Colors are much buck. The more owners, with only one nonowner, The kitchen staff racing to fill popular entrees from General Manager Nancy Hedeen, incoming orders the dinner menu, working as a paid consultant. Refer- including sea scallops ring to the ideal-based, supportive restaurant Colors?” I asked Emily with orange marmalade nature of cooperatives, Joe Holtz Jones, of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. and red and orange continued, “If there’s something we Jones spent several days volunteer- beets, seem expensive can help them with, we help them.” ing at Ground Zero, and in subse- at $22.00. Equally popu- Why not start helping now, all of us, quent years helping out at 9/11 lar is the strip steak. by calling to make reservations? anniversary memorial ceremonies. Coupled with “No,” Jones responded. But she was chimichurri sauce, the Colors free the following Friday, if I wanted dish combines a 417 Lafayette Street (at Astor Place) to eat there. Alas, I could not. A refreshing zing of exotic Dinner (5:30) Monday–Saturday coworker, a foodie whose husband spices with traditionally Brunch (noon) & Dinner on Sundays has worked as a sous chef at Le bland fare. In step with Call for reservations: 212. 777-8443 Cirque 2000 and more recently at the current craze for www.colors.coop Intent, a hip, now-shuttered restau- Happy diners raise a glass in celebration of rant on Mott Street, said no. “What Color’s first year in business. kind of food do they serve?” She did Thursday, agree that Colors was a nice, non- Jun. 7 threatening name for a restaurant. But how does a cooperative 7:30 p.m. restaurant work? And what kind of at the Coop food does Colors serve? At its inception, founders of Colors contacted Park Slope Food Coop General Man- ager Joe Holtz, looking for advice on Sandor Ellix Katz is a setting up a cooperative business in Wild fermentation revivalist, New York City. “New York State cor- Fermentation activist, and author, who porate laws were amended about a travels widely teaching Live-culture fermented foods are decade ago. There’s a section on and sharing fermentation important elements of culinary traditions all around the world. skills. Looking for Learn about the nutritional and His books are Wild health-supporting qualities of these foods, Fermentation: The and see how simple it can be to ferment food Flavor, Nutrition, something new? yourself at home. and Craft of Live- Check out the Coop’s product blogs. Culture Foods and The Revolution Will Not Be MENU The place to go for the latest Microwaved: Inside information on our current America’s In this class, product inventory. Underground Food Chef Sandor will be making Movements. For more kimchi, a spicy pickled cabbage information visit www. wildfermentation.com. PSFC Products Blog: that is the national dish of Korea. psfc.blogspot.com MEMBERS & PSFC Produce Blog: NON-MEMBERS WELCOME. aisleone.blogspot.com $4 materials fee Views expressed by the presenter do not Come early necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. to ensure a seat. photo caption tktktktktktk 07-05/10 p 01-07 5/9/07 9:48 PM Page 6

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COOP HOURS A monthly musical Friday fundraising partnership of Office Hours: the Park Slope Food Coop Monday through Thursday May 18 and the Brooklyn Society 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. for Ethical Culture Friday & Saturday 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 Bruce Markow 15 minutes after closing time. “Hot! Amazingly tasty!” (Vance Gilbert) Childcare Hours: Alternative-Folk singer-songwriter Bruce Markow’s uplifting rock, Monday through Sunday pop, jazz and Afro-Brazilian infused songs deftly explore—with 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. spunk and grace, playfulness and passion—the wonders and woes of growing more fully alive. The Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist’s Telephone: rich voice expresses both the deepest human capacity for joy and 718-622-0560 the hunger for a world of greater peace, truth and love. “Infectious, irresistible, memorable and tons of fun” (Mitch Teplitsky, filmmaker) Web address: “Eloquent, sensitive and full of heart” (WBCR-FM) www.foodcoop.com Jean Rohe Jean Rohe and her band perform an exciting, multilin- gual mix of their own original music as well as folk music from various parts of Latin America. With diverse The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by musical backgrounds that span from jazz and impro- the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. vised music to folk music of the Balkans and back to Opinions expressed here may be solely the views Brazil, the band members bring a wide range of talent of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish and experience to their unique sound. Band members articles that are racist, sexist, or otherwise are Ilusha Tsinadze, guitar; Liam Robinson, accordion; discriminatory. Benjy Fox-Rosen, bass; and Hector Morales, percussion. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members. Jean will be singing and playing some percussion.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES All submissions MUST include author’s name and 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45] phone number and conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and articles Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines Booking: Bev Grant, 718-230-4999 appear in the Coop Calendar opposite. Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they conform to the guidelines above. The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on Puzzle Corner This Issue Prepared By: the letters page in most issues. Contributions from members are welcome. Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Please sign your entries. Answer is on page 14. Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden Erik Lewis Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly Oils handwritten and placed in the wallpocket labeled The code used on the list below is a simple letter Editors (development): Dan Jacobson "Editor" on the second floor at the base of the ramp. substitution. That is, if “G” stands for “M” in one Michael O’Keeffe Submissions on Disk & by Email: We welcome word, it will be the same throughout the list. Reporters: David Boyer digital submissions. Drop disks in the wallpocket Masha Hamilton described above. The email address for Johannah Rodgers submissions is [email protected]. EJVBECA BCBVFC Receipt of your submissions will be acknowledged Art Director (development): Alfredo Zelcer on the deadline day. Illustrators: Susan Greenstein Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed NVZGUO Owen Long by and on behalf of Coop members. Classified ads Photographers: Hazel Hankin are prepaid at $15 per insertion, business card ads at OJOJHDE Ann Rosen $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” Traffic Manager: Monona Yin category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form (available in a wallpocket on the BVPPGJSCZ Classified Ads Prep: Heather Cottrell first floor near the elevator). Classified ads may be Text Converters: Peter Benton up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must Diana Quick be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). SLCVENCZE Proofreader: Margaret Benton Recipes: We welcome original recipes from Thumbnails: Barbara Jungwirth members. Recipes must be signed by the creator. VGFJHA Preproduction: Yan Kong Subscriptions: The Gazette is available free to members in the store. Subscriptions are available by Photoshop: Bill Kontzias mail at $23 per year to cover the cost of postage (at LVWCGHDE Art Director (production): Lynn Cole-Walker First Class rates because our volume is low). Desktop Publishing: Stephane Bee Leonard Henderson SVGHDE Matthew Landfield Editor (production): Dièry Prudent VTJOVAJ Final Proofreader: Janet Mackin Post Production: Becky Cassidy OVHJGV Index: Len Neufeld Printed by: Prompt Printing Press, Camden, NJ. 07-05/10 p 01-07 5/9/07 9:48 PM Page 7

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Inventory Data Entry label vitamins and supplements, and other Office Data Entry Sunday, B, C, D week, 9:30 to 11:00 p.m. related tasks. You will be trained by Edite and Wed. or Thurs., A week, 4:30 to 7:15 p.m. Help the Coop complete its weekly inventory. will report directly to her. If interested please Are you a stickler for details, accurate on the Familiarity and comfort working on computers contact the Membership Office. computer, and like working independently? If required for this workslot. You will be working this sounds like you, then Office Data Entry with a small group of members, so reliability Cashier Subsidiary Ledger will be your perfect shift. You will receive and good attendance are a must. Due to the Wednesday, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. training, and Coop staff will always be avail- late hour and very responsible nature of this The Bookkeeping staff is looking for workers able to answer questions. Please speak to job, the shift is only 1.5 hours long. to assist with cashier record keeping. The Rocco Arrigo in the Membership Office if you workslot requires good handwriting, attention would like more information. This workslot Vitamin Assistant to detail, and facility with Excel spreadsheets. requires a six-month commitment. Sunday, 8:30 to 11:00 p.m. You will be manually entering information Are you a detail-oriented worker who can work from the cashier system. The work needs to Office Setup independently and in a busy environment? The be completed on Wednesday, but the time Weekday mornings, 6:00 to 8:30 a.m. Coop’s vitamin buyer needs you to help her slot is flexible. Please contact Michelle The Coop needs an early riser with lots of energy Wiemer in the Membership Office if you are check in orders, organize the vitamin supply CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 WORKSLOT NEEDS area in the basement and on the shopping floor, interested.

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 incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board to have open New Member Orientations General Meeting meetings and to receive the advice of the members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is Monday & Wednesday evenings: . . . 7:30 p.m. TUE, MAY 29 required to act legally and responsibly, has approved Wednesday mornings: ...... 10:00 a.m. GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. almost every General Meeting decision at the end of Sunday afternoons: ...... 4:00 p.m. The agenda appears in this issue and is available every General Meeting. Board members are elected at as a flyer in the entryway. the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylaws Be sure to be here promptly—or early—as we are available at the Coop Community Corner and at begin on time! The orientation takes about two TUE, JUN 5 every General Meeting. hours. Please don't bring small children. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. Submissions will be considered for the Jun 26 Next Meeting: Tuesday, Gazette Deadlines General Meeting. LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: The Coop on Cable TV May 29, 7:00 p.m. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each May 24 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, May 14 Inside the Park Slope Food Coop June 7 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, May 28 month. FRIDAYS 2:30 p.m. with a replay at 10:30 p.m. CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: Channels: 56 (TimeWarner), 69 (CableVision). Location 4/20: Acupuncture with Steven Guidi May 24 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, May 16 The temple house of Congregation Beth Elohim (Garfield June 7 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, May 30 4/27: Yoga Primer with Mina Hamilton Temple), 274 Garfield Place. How to Place an Item Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop on the Agenda Mission Statement and Receive Work Credit If you have something you’d like discussed at a General Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- Meeting, please complete a submission form for the Meeting has been our decision-making body. At the ber-owned and operated food store—an Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack near General Meeting (GM) members gather to make alternative to commercial profit-oriented the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at decisions and set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for- business. As members, we contribute our workslot-credit program was created to increase General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information participation in the Coop’s decision-making process. labor: working together builds trust on how to submit an item appear on the submission Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see through cooperation and teamwork and form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. enables us to keep prices as low as possi- of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the • Advance Sign-up Required: ble within the context of our values and last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your principles. Only members may shop, and call Ellen Weinstat in the office. name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. we share responsibilities and benefits Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please see equally. We strive to be a responsible and below for details. ethical employer and neighbor. We are a Meeting Format • Two GM attendance credits per year: buying agent for our members and not a Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- selling agent for any industry. We are a part workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. • Meet the Coordinators of and support the cooperative movement. • Enjoy some Coop snacks • Certain Squads not eligible: We offer a diversity of products with an Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/ Stocking, Food • Submit Open Forum items Processing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, emphasis on organic, minimally pro- • Explore meeting literature and FTOP committees. (Some Committees are omitted cessed and healthful foods. We seek to because covering absent members is too difficult.) avoid products that depend on the Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) • Attend the entire GM: exploitation of others. We support non- Open Forum is a time for members to bring brief items In order to earn workslot credit you must be present toxic, sustainable agriculture. We respect to the General Meeting. If an item is more than brief, it for the entire meeting. the environment. We strive to reduce the can be submitted to the Agenda Committee as an item • Childcare can be provided at GMs: impact of our lifestyles on the world we for a future GM. Please notify an Office Coordinator in the Membership share with other species and future genera- Office at least one week prior to the meeting date. tions. We prefer to buy from local, earth- Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Signing in at the Meeting: friendly producers. We recycle. We try to • Financial Report 1. After the meeting the Chair will provide the lead by example, educating ourselves and • Coordinators’ Report Workslot Credit Attendance Sheet. others about health and nutrition, coopera- • Committee Reports 2.Please also sign in the attendance book that is passed around during the meeting. tion and the environment. We are com- Agenda (8:00 p.m.) mitted to diversity and equality. We • Being Absent from the GM: • The agenda is posted at the Coop Community Corner It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that oppose discrimination in any form. We and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please strive to make the Coop welcoming and do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. accessible to all and to respect the opin- Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Is it FTOP or a Make-up? ions, needs and concerns of every member. (unless there is a vote to extend the meeting) It depends on your work status at the time of the We seek to maximize participation at every • Meeting evaluation meeting. level, from policy making to running the • Board of Directors vote • Consider making a report… store. We welcome all who respect these • Announcements, etc. ...to your Squad after you attend the meeting. values. 07-05/10 p 08-12 5/9/07 11:37 PM Page 8

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your listings in 50 words or less by mail, the mailslot in the entry vestibule, or [email protected]. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. *Denotes a Coop member. SAT. MAY 5 TUE. MAY 15 SAT. JUN 2

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFÉ: Donal NEW YORK CITY ART TEACHERS BOOK SALE: Thousands of new & Leace; The Belles. 45 East 33rd St. ASSOCIATION/UFT EXHIBITION. used books, CDs, records, DVDs. 9 (btw Madison & Park). 8 p.m. Sug- May 15-20. Broome St. Gallery, 498 a.m.-4 p.m. Incredible bargains! gested Donation: $12 or TDF; More Broome St. (near W. Broadway), Children’s corner! Camp Friend- if you choose; Less if you can’t. No Mnhtn. Hours: Tues.-Sat: 11 a.m.-6 ship (339 8th St., below 6th Ave.) one turned away. 212-787-3903. p.m. Sun: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Donations accepted at Park Slope United Methodist Church (6th Ave Friday, June 1 • 7:00 p.m. MON. MAY 7 WED. MAY 16 & 8th St) on Mon. May 28 (noon-7 p.m.), Thurs. May 31 (7 p.m.-10 at the Coop MAY IS ENTREPRENEUR’S BROOKLYN UNCORKED: Drink p.m.) & Fri. June 1 (10 a.m.-10 MONTH at the Sankofa Center for local! A wine tasting event with p.m.) www.parkslopeumc.org Health and Healing. Business wines from 30 Long Island winer- development sessions 6:30 - 8 ies. Wines available for purchase SUN. JUN 3 p.m. Free-will donation. 5/7: What (cash only), and opportunity to win is your Fire Within? 5/14: How to a getaway at a B&B in wine country. FREE PAIN RELIEF WORKSHOP. be a Visionary. 5/21 Are you work- May 16 at the BAMcafé at the Learn to perform effective and ing on your Biz? Call to reserve Brooklyn Academy of Music. 6 - 9 powerful acupressure procedures your space: (718) 735-5079. p.m. Admission $30. Tickets avail- to relieve pain and discomfort in able via www.ediblebrooklyn.net. the neck and shoulders. Come pre- TUE. MAY 8 pared for a fun, hands-on experi- WED. MAY 16 ence. Presenter Elizabeth Poole, ZEEMEEUWSIC II: Sunday con- PhD, LMT. June 3 2:00-3:30 at Mid- certs at the Old Stone House. *Bev CO-HOUSING MEETING: Help cre- wood Martial Arts Center 1302 Ave. H, Bklyn. 718 258-5425. Grant & the Dissident Daughters, ate co-housing in Brooklyn, a form WED. MAY 23 original songs from a sassy wom- of living where families have private an’s point of view. Programmed by spaces but also live communally to *Martha Siegel. JJ Byrne Park, 5th some degree. Organizational and SUGAR BLUES WORKSHOP: Con- Av btw 3rd/4th Sts. 2:00 p.m. $10. Informational meeting, Wed., May stantly craving sweets? Want to 16, 7 p.m., Brooklyn Public Library, understand why and how to gain SAT. MAY 12 Youth Wing meeting room. More control? Come learn how to over- info: Alex Marshall at alex@alex- come your cravings without marshall.org or 212 229-9392. willpower or deprivation. Led by PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFÉ: Heather Angela Davis, Holistic Health Lev; Sharon Abreu. 45 East 33rd St. Counselor. FREE, May 23, 7:00- (btw Madison & Park). 8 p.m. Sug- 8:30 p.m. 44 E. 32 St, 11th Fl., Man- A group of young artists and activists go to the woods of gested Donation: $12 or TDF; More htn. To RSVP: angela@nourishing- if you choose; Less if you can’t. No works.com or 646 522-9540. one turned away. 212-787-3903. California to create a new, tribal world with one credo: Free Land for Free People. However, each person at the WORKSLOT NEEDS Black Bear Ranch commune has their own idea of what freedom might be. Their utopia is complicated by FBI sur- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Soup Prep veillance, the births of children, and an extreme cult. to do a variety of physical tasks including: Friday, 7:00 to 9:45 a.m. Commune is the first documentary to explore “being setting up tables and chairs, buying food and Do you have a strong social conscience? Do supplies, labeling and putting away food and you hate waste? You can help the Coop res- together” as imagined in the 1970s, shedding light on supplies, recycling, washing dishes and mak- cue slightly damaged food and turn it into how personal choices reverberate throughout our nation- ing coffee. Sound like your dream come true? ingredients for nutritious meals. You will be This job might be for you. Please speak to sorting and packing food by category (veg- al and global identities. Featuring commune members Adrianna in the Membership Office, Monday etables, fruit, eggs, milk, etc). You and a part- through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ner will be asked to take a U-boat of food to actor Peter Coyote, herbalist Micheal Tierra, Chinese CHIPS, the soup kitchen on 4th Ave. (it’s Medicine pioneer Harriet Kitchen Cleaning downhill all the way!) The job involves some Wednesday, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. lifting and working in the walk-in refrigerator Beinfeld, and artist Elsa Marley. FREE Deep clean all three kitchens in the Coop: for part of the shift. You may be asked to help Non-members childcare, the meeting room, and the staff do produce preparation if you finish the welcome room. You will work independently to clean soup kitchen tasks early. On-the-workslot countertops, cabinets, drawers, kitchen training with receiving coordinator Hilton Jonathan Berman (Producer / equipment, sinks, and refrigerators. Reliabil- Horwitz. Help the cooks at the soup kitchen Director) has been making films for over a decade, includ- ity is a must, as you are the only person get a head start in their efforts to feed the ing the independent documentaries My Friend Paul and coming to do this job on your day. Please hungry. The Shvitz. Berman has also produced for the NY Times speak to Adriana in the Membership Office, Television, Discovery Networks, WDR-TV, ARTE and other Mon. to Thurs. 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. if you broadcasters. are interested. A discussion with Jonathan will follow.

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

Signage Committee Seeking Sign Fabricator The Coop’s Friday Night Film Night is looking The Signage Committee needs to add a member with the capability and access to facili- for a projector donation. ties to do sign fabrication. Please contact us if you are capable of fabricating and installing signage, have been a member for at least six months, and have a good atten- The projector should have dance record. Materials we use include aluminum, vinyl and cintra. at least 2500 lumens and Ability to output, mount and laminate large format digital signage a plus. We also use high resolution. If you can computer vinyl-cutting services for adhesive lettering. donate a projector, Attendance at our monthly meeting (first Monday at 7:00 p.m. at the Coop) is mandatory. please contact Trish In addition to meetings, members work on signage projects on their own time. If you Dalton at mail@trishdal- would be doing fabrication from your place of employment, you may not receive pay from ton.com. (Please note your employer and get work credit from the Coop for the same hours. The Coop will reim- that because the Coop burse the cost of materials. is not a charity, there would be no tax write- If you are interested, and for more details, please contact Jessica Robinson, General off for the donation— Coordinator, at [email protected]. just our gratitude). 07-05/10 p 08-12 5/9/07 11:37 PM Page 9

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familiar with the basic understanding Con Edison’s decision. I called you at eliminated and there would be a that my personal lifestyle and opin- Community Board Six and I called source of cold, filtered water avail- ions are not necessarily more valuable Council Member David Yassky’s able from a sanitary easy to clean, KEEP IT KOSHER than those of another. Thus, in an office. We have recently received an dispenser. We also benefit because effort to maintain Coop values and apology from Con Edison and a the toilet rooms will stay cleaner DEAR COOP, good rapport with shoppers and work- check for $7,000 thanks to your longer as there will be fewer spills With all due respect to the ers around you, prepare the checkout efforts and those of Council Member from dumped cups and less trash to Kosher Committee, some recent for yourself if you feel the need, but Yassky. Thank you very much for overflow the waste baskets. events on your behalf are downright leave the labeling to the manufactur- appealing on our behalf. Anthony Marchese self-aggrandizing and insulting to ers, and the choices and actions of Joseph Holtz other members in your midst. other members to themselves. General Manager First, sometimes I notice labels Michelle Kay Park Slope Food Coop, Inc. on prepackaged kosher chicken that notify members that those particular packages were not under the supervi- THANKS TO YASSKY ORPHANS LETTERS POLICY sion of the Kosher Committee. These chickens, which come directly from a AND HAMMERMAN OF THE WASH kosher distributor (Wise), are sealed DEAR EDITORS, You say my socks are schizophrenic, We welcome letters from members. in plastic in a kosher facility. The way I believe our members should be That red and green are not authenic [sic] Submission deadlines appear in the they are slaughtered, salted, and aware of the help we received from As a genuine, legitimate pair. Coop Calendar. All letters will be packaged under kosher supervision Council Member Yassky and District But wait! Such reasoning’s not fair printed if they conform to the pub- makes them kosher—not the watch- Manager Hammerman as described Applied to struggling stretched-out orphans lished guidelines. We will not know- ful eye of Jewish Coop members on a in the letters below. Whose experience as recent morphens ingly publish articles which are racist, committee. Putting a label on an Thanks, Has left them totally bereft, sexist or otherwise discriminatory already packaged kosher chicken that Joe Holtz, General Coordinator Both the right sock and the left. The maximum length for letters is gives a member any reason to doubt Each lost his dearly beloved twin 500 words. Letters must include your the kosher-ness of that chicken not April 25, 2007 While sloshing around, about and in name and phone number and be only gives unwarranted concern to Council Member David Yassky A washing machine as it revolved typed or very legibly handwritten. Edi- the customer, but totally undermines District Office Soapily till both evolved tors will reject letters that are illegible the manufacturer’s authority and Into poor garments without sibs 114 Court Street or too long. care. After all, it is Wise that is And cried into some much-soiled bibs. Brooklyn, New York 11201 You may submit on paper, typed or responsible for the kashrut, not the You know, of course, that socks have no DEAR COUNCIL MEMBER YASSKY, very legibly handwritten, or via email Coop or its members. Mother or father or granny, so to [email protected] or I am writing first to thank you for Second, recently while working at When a left proceeds to lose its right, on disk. Disks are returned through an your concern about the Coop last July the checkout the week before Both lives become an endless night. envelope at the back of the Gazette during the electricity blackout that Passover, I read the laminated The least that you and I can do submissions box. affected parts of Union Street and 5th instructions taped to my register. Is foster-parent such as these two. Avenue. They explained, in absurd amounts of Bestow them a home that’s warmly sweet— Thank you also for alerting us to Anonymity detail, that I, the checkout person, Wear them together on your feet. Unattributed letters will not be Con Edison’s Commercial Claim for ought not to act “surprised” by mem- Leon Freilich published unless the Gazette knows Perishable Merchandise program at bers buying large quantities of food the identity of the writer, and there- that time. We lost over $22,000 of in preparation for the celebration of fore must be signed when submitted perishable food on July 17th and Passover with a large family. The KEEP IT GREEN (giving phone number). Such letters 18th, 2006. Con Edison’s claim form instructions also advised me to will be published only where a reason promised to reimburse businesses DEAR COOP, refrain from eating at the register, so is given to the editor as to why public that lost money on perishable food I am the squad leader for the “C” as to not contaminate kosher for identification of the writer would as a result of a blackout for up to week morning maintenance shift and Passover groceries on the line. impose an unfair burden of embar- $7,000. We met all of Con Edison’s I am writing to call attention to the Irritated by the assumption that I rassment or difficulty. Such letters conditions, filed our claim before the following two circumstances at the would have normally acted rude to must relate to Coop issues and avoid deadline and provided all the Coop that many of us who work on someone buying a case of lemons, any non-constructive, non-coopera- requested documentation. the maintenance shift believe are in and that I was under some obligation tive language. But Con Edison, without reason- need of improvement. to aid others maintain their level of In keeping with the ideals of the kashrut by not eating around them, I able explanation, denied our claim. I realized that I needed help to appeal Park Slope Food Coop Mission Fairness stood there eating peanuts, which In order to provide fair, comprehen- Con Edison’s decision. I called our Statement, I am asking the Board to are not kosher for Passover, without sive, factual coverage: Community Board and I called your please consider implementing the caution, and I have no regrets. 1. The Gazette will not publish office. We have recently received an following changes. The coop is not a kosher super- hearsay—that is, allegations not apology from Con Edison and a Important for both the environ- market, nor should it ever be. based on the author's first-hand check for $7,000 thanks to your ment and the Coop’s utility bill, the Considering that a pork loin likely observation. efforts and those of Community type of lighting in the toilet rooms passed through the register at some 2. Nor will we publish accusations Board 6. Thanks also to Mary Lou should be modernized. Presently point before your groceries, it is com- that are not specific or are not sub- Bradley from your office for her help most of the toilet rooms are overlit, mon sense to understand that the stantiated by factual assertions. on this matter. with four 60 watt incandescent checkout is not kosher, let alone 3. Copies of submissions that make Joseph Holtz bulbs. The bulbs need frequent kosher for Passover. To demand that substantive accusations against spe- General Manager replacement, waste energy and cre- your fellow 12,000 members pay cific individuals will be given to those Park Slope Food Coop, Inc. ate a lot of unwanted heat—incan- utmost respect to Passover guidelines descent light sources produce persons to enable them to write a is an abuse of the collective process; almost 10 times more heat in the response, and both submissions and Craig Hammerman to instill baseless fear that food with a form of infrared than visible light. It response will be published simultane- District Manager legal hechsher (kosher symbol) is in fact would be quick and easy to replace ously. This means that the original not kosher is an abuse of power. Community Board Six the existing fixtures with new 20 or submission may not appear until the As a practicing Jew who keeps a 250 Baltic Street 30 watt energy saving long life fluo- issue after the one for which it was kosher home, I am no stranger to the Brooklyn, New York 11201-6401 rescent lights. Fluorescent is 5 times submitted. rules of Passover or kashrut. I am also more effective in producing light The above applies to both articles DEAR DISTRICT MANAGER than incandescent. and letters. The only exceptions will HAMMERMAN, Do away with the plastic drinking be articles by Gazette reporters which I am writing to thank you for your cups. There are cup dispensers in all will be required to include the help and the help of Jill Ercolano the toilet rooms for people who need response within the article itself. from your office. We lost over $22,000 a drink of water. We constantly need of perishable food on July 17th and to refill the dispensers. The cups are 18th, 2006. Con Edison’s claim form expensive, and ultimately they end promised to reimburse businesses up in the landfill—added to that is that lost money on perishable food the aversion many people have to as a result of a blackout for up to drinking tap water from a sink in a $7,000. We met all of Con Edison’s toilet room. It’s easy to improve this conditions, filed our claim before the situation if we can have water cool- deadline and provided all the er/drinking fountains throughout the requested documentation. building—as a preliminary esti- But Con Edison, without reason- mate—two for the shopping floor, nd able explanation, denied our claim. I one on the 2 floor and one in the realized that I needed help to appeal basement. Plastic cups could be 07-05/10 p 08-12 5/9/07 11:37 PM Page 10

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Past Life Regression Through Hypnosis

WITH J EFFREY T. CARL, 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, May 18 Non-members welcome 7:30 p.m. at the Coop

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

ENHANCING FERTILITY NATURALLY: A CHINESE MEDICINE APPROACH WITH LARA ROSENTHAL, L.AC.

UNDERSTANDING FERTILITY: • The energetics of reproduction • What our grandmothers never told us: reading our body’s signals OBSTACLES TO FERTILITY: • Chinese medicine patterns of imbal- ance • “Unexplained infertility” explained IMPROVING THE ODDS: • Nutrition and lifestyle choices for your body type • Tilling the soil: preparing the body for the rigors of pregnancy WORKING WITH ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: • Eastern and Western approaches side by side

Lara Rosenthal is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Board Certified Chinese Herbologist. She maintains a private practice in Manhattan specializing in Women’s Health and Fertility and works at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases’ Initiative for Women with Disabilities. She has a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, is fluent in Chinese, and studied and worked in Taiwan for three years. She is a faculty member at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and a Coop member. FREE Sunday, June 2 Non-members welcome 12:00 p.m. at the Coop

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

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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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Coop Plastics Recycling ALL PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY CLEAN AND DRY

What plastics do we accept? •#1 and #2 non-bottle shaped containers and #1 and #2 labeled lids. Mouths of containers must be equal width or wider than the body of the container. •All #4 plastic and #4 labeled lids. •#5 plastic cups and tubs and #5 labeled lids and bottle/jug caps, clear and opaque and with all paper labels completely removed. •Plastic film, such as shopping bags, dry cleaning shrouds, etc. Okay if not labeled.

When? •Second Saturday of each month: 12:00–2:00 p.m. •Third Thursday of each month: 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. •Last Sunday of each month: 10:00–12:00 p.m. Where? On the sidewalk in front of the receiving area at the Coop.

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.

Hikma Abdulghani Clyde Cole Lauren Grabowski Marcelo Manfredi Chana Powell Philip Tisne Sarah Abrams Kourtney Cole Justin Green Liz Maurer Tristan Quinn-Thi- Allen Tobias Abelardo Ahumada Jim Collier Emily M. Haddad Modupe McCullough bodeau Katie Todd Idit Aluma Carla Coria Floriane Harpster Alessandra McKell Mendel Reichman Martina Tomassini Ricardo Bacallao Jennifer Cortez Todd P. Harpster Jenny Rebecca Milky Reichman Jennifer Trotter Matthew Belanger Zachari Dahran Missy Hill McLaughlin Miriam Reichman Jr., T. Vincent Trotter Jimmy Beltran Argueta Jane Dickinson Yukie Hori Alex Medina Elchonon Reizes Rachel Tuichin Deborah Bershad Karen Doukas Antoinette Howell David Michaelson Tawnya Ridi Arkadiy Ugorskiy Alan Bolle Vasilios Doukas Justin Howles Bogdan Milina Victor Ridi Sadath Usman Nancy Bowen Amy Ellenbogen Meighan Igoe Galina Milina Calvin Riley Rosanne Vandeweerdt Ed Brash Cynthia Ellis Lisa Johnson Viktoriya Milina Joy Romanski Queen Nazimov Varick Sarah Brash Tahirah Ellis Karen Kao Stephanie Miller Stephanie Romeo Williams Samantha Britell Manuel Engel Jessie Katz Keiko Mishima Dan Satran Melinda Wansbrough Julian Brolaski Jennifer Escava Jennie Keinard Tamara Morgan Anamaria Segura Joel Weiss Fork Burke Sarah Felix Austin Kelley Laura Newman Davina Semo Sally Widdowson Tanisha Burke Carolyn Fisher Andrew Kim see #1773 Not in use Thomas Seufert Andy Widmann Tracy Burton Daniel Fleisch Ivana Kormanikova See 46781 Not In Use Jocelyn Smith Audrey Wilson Ernesto Cabrera Chris Ford Rebecca Kottler-Wein Charles Ornegri Juan Sosa Michael WinnelDoris Lemuel Cabrera Johnny Gandelsman William Lawrence Lia Pallas Ruthie Streiter Wolin Kelly Campbell Margaret Garrett Jessica Anne Lee Michael Paone Tom Swafford Joli Wright Geraldine Cardiel Patrick Gibson Thomas Lee Joelen Pastva Rasheed Tahir Blair Wynkoop Joanna Castro Lisa Goodrich Jeffrey Levine Matt Pavlovich Angelo Tartanian Charlotte Yongue Marina Celander Myrtle Goodrich James Luria Albert Pesso Jodie Tassiello Laura Zeis Robert Charles James Governale Sabina Magyar Janelle Pietrzak Meggan Thompson Michael Zlabinger

THANK YOU!

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

Carlos Alberto Annette Carter Karin Fleisch Alison Lin Julia Miller Naomi Sato Nathaniel Allman Shirley Catton Sarah Foudy Amie Macdonald Rebekah Mindel Colin Sheehan Alessandra Almgren Peggy Cheng Ezra Goldstein Shelly Makleff Yoshiki Mishima Emily Siegel Alyssa Alpine Siena Chrisman Damon Gorton Jayna Maleri Desiree Newsome Fabiola G. Bergi Anne Alquist Ed Cohen Tracy Grinnel Genevieve Mandola Michelle O’Brien Simpson Lizzie Anderson Sadikisha Saundra Lisa Hamilton Karen Martin Jan Orzeck Najuma Sparkes Brendan Baer Collier Noemi Hernandez Elan Masliyah Alena P. Rebecca Stein Bailey Shara Collins Jocelyn Ho Mireille Massac Zenaida Perez Aaron Streiter Pat & Marty Bernstein Nate D. Barbara Kass Noah Mayers Viera Pitonakova Lynn Ann Taylor Angelina Bertani Thea Delage Austin Kelley Gur Melamede Roberta Ransaw John Urda Aloyse Blair Joseph Delano Dan Kelly Melanie Jason Rissman Vanessa Watson David Bowman Elizabeth Demaray Aaron Kovalchik Lara Meyerratken Mrs. Rosenberg Monica Willis Bromel Ashley Devries Izabel Lam Damali Brenda Miller Sasha Sarah Yorra Rolf Burgi Brenda Edwards-Baker Jessica Leinwand Dorcas Miller (East Village Co-op) Michaela Zanzani